Group items tagged

"The Arts in Primary Education shows how resources already present in schools, such as picture books or the outdoor environment, can be used to develop a creative culture. With a focus on long-term initiatives including partnerships with art institutions and the training and personal development of teachers, the book also presents clear and accessible explanations of the benefits of integrating the arts across a school. Backed by research and evidence and complete with images and descriptions of artworks, this guide is ideal for helping develop a whole-school arts curriculum to enrich learning and raise attainment in all subject areas."

This is a great site for creating virtual art. Make art in the style of Piet Mondrian. This art style lends itself to maths with stimulus for fractions and proportion. http://ictmagic.wikispaces.com/Art%2C+Craft+%26+Design

This is a good virtual art colouring activity from the Tate Art Gallery. See full screen at http://kids.tate.org.uk/games/colour-colour/colour.swf http://j.mp/Hzjr9o http://ictmagic.wikispaces.com/Art%2C+Craft+%26+Design

This is an extraordinary piece of digital art of zooming dreamscapes. Use it to inspire other digital art work or for creative writing. http://ictmagic.wikispaces.com/Art%2C+Craft+%26+Design

What Would You Do with $200 to Keep Creativity and the Arts Alive? Whether it's exposing your students to classical music, a theatrical production, or even a class field-trip to the art museum, there is never enough money to go around-especially when it comes to the arts.

"Incorporating the arts-rapping, dancing, drawing-into science lessons can help low-achieving students retain more knowledge and possibly help students of all ability levels be more creative in their learning, finds a new study by Johns Hopkins University. The findings were published on Feb. 7 in Trends in Neuroscience and Education and support broader arts integration in the classroom."

Make art out of ribbons of light with this interactive drawing site. Just move your mouse around to create beautiful patterns. http://ictmagic.wikispaces.com/Art%2C+Craft+%26+Design

Read Ashley Perkins' thoughts on embedding the arts into instruction to help students create meaning. 

Phun is a free game like 2D physics sandbox where you can play with physics like never before.

Phun is a free game like 2D physics sandbox where you can play with physics like never before. The playful synergy of science and art is novel, and makes Phun as educational as it is entertaining. Great for kids Phun is a fantastic toy for children, where they can learn and appreciate physics, science and simulations in an open ended gameplay with rich creative and artistic freedom, including colorful freehand drawing. and everyone else... But watch out, Phun is also totally addictive to the rest of us! Experienced users create fabulous machines and elaborate mechanism using Phun, as well as games, comics and contemporary art. See more of Phun in the media section, or go download it! ...and for free! We want to keep Phun freely available for non-commercial use, since we think and hope that Phun can make a difference in promoting science and art to the masses, in particular children and young people, through a constructionists learning paradigm. Contact us for sponsorship agreements, or for commercial licenses of Phun. We are also open to R&D collaboration, including pedagogic use of Phun.

This site is a collaborative online drawing and animation project from Google and the UK's Tate Modern art gallery. Draw part of a picture and add to other people's creation. http://ictmagic.wikispaces.com/Art%2C+Craft+%26+Design

Make art by choosing two template images. Then generate lots of variations and edit until it's right. http://ictmagic.wikispaces.com/Art%2C+Craft+%26+Design

A clever resource for making fabulous art in just a few clicks. Use an online or a stock photo to make an interesting kaleidoscope effect to download. http://ictmagic.wikispaces.com/Art%2C+Craft+%26+Design

A great site with a good set of printables for arts and crafts for kids. http://ictmagic.wikispaces.com/Art%2C+Craft+%26+Design

A fun art site where you can design a virtual plate and fire it in a virtual kiln. http://ictmagic.wikispaces.com/Art%2C+Craft+%26+Design

A fun little art site where your every line grows into interesting shapes. http://ictmagic.wikispaces.com/Art%2C+Craft+%26+Design

A great arts & craft site. See instructions for making things or download PDFs to print. http://ictmagic.wikispaces.com/Art%2C+Craft+%26+Design

An indexed list of Common Core English Language Arts standards and lessons aligned with those standards. A must-share for grades 6-12 English/ Language Arts teachers using Common Core.

A fun "pop art" set of projects. You can download this workbook to use with students. It includes T-shirt design and other fun things.

I love this site. This site provides a safe online space for children to upload their art, craft and design creations to share with the whole world. For teachers, it is a great place to find inspiration for your own class projects. http://ictmagic.wikispaces.com/Art%2C+Craft+%26+Design

So many great books for so many uses. Here are some art books you'll want to share and use.