Instructional Elective
Lesson
Plans
Emily C.
Moser
SLM 521
March 2001
Lesson
Plans in the Visual Arts-
searching
the internet
Collected
and researched by Emily C. Moser
On the
internet, my five favorite places to find arts-related lesson plans are…
The Gateway to Educational Materials
Excellent
resource for lesson plans—2402 results under the subject ‘visual arts’;
authoritative-- sponsored by the U.S Department of Education; uses the search
engine Inktomi which provides links to multiple
sources; very thorough lessons, good quality, multicultural and across
curriculum choices; all levels.
Drawbacks—cannot refine search.
Date
visited-3/02/04
New York Times
Excellent
resource for lesson plans under subject heading ‘fine arts’; not a huge listing
but extremely high quality-provocative and stimulating based on current topics
and linked to excellent literary references; great for relating personal to
larger social, political, and historical issues. For levels
6-12. Drawbacks—keep the ideas
flowing!
Date
visited-3/02/04
http://www.nytimes.com/learning/teachers/lessons/archive/html
Awesome Library
Very good resource for art lesson plans and other educational
information. A database with links to
other valuable sources, so it’s a good place to start. Manageable list; brief lessons that are
interesting; for all levels; cross curriculum and multi-cultural—it has info in
other languages which might be helpful to ESL students. Drawbacks—more information with each lesson
plan would be helpful.
Date
visited-3/02/04
http://www.awesomelibrary.org/
Eduweb
Excellent resource
for web based lesson plans in art, history, and science. Each lesson is crafted in accord with a
museum exhibition and by professionals.
The plans are highly interactive with beautiful graphics. Very fun and interesting
on-line projects with opportunities for role-play, simulation, puzzles, and
creation. For
middle and high school mostly.
Drawbacks—the lessons take time and a lot of reading is sometimes
required.
Date
visited-3/02/04
KinderArt
Focusing on
Elementary level art lessons, this is an excellent resource. It has a large selection (about 800), very
well developed lesson plans that are creative and use cheap, easy materials for
young ones! The site also has great
general advice and help for art teachers, a communication board, as well as
things to print and activities for preschoolers. Drawbacks—the lesson objectives may not be
written in top educational form.
Date
visited-3/29/04