Art, Music and Museum Resources for Parents & Teachers

Information on engaging children with different types of arts including fine art, music, and dance as well as access to museum resources.

Sub-headings:

Architecture Education

Art Education

Museum Resources

Music Education

Resources in this category:

Art & Music Teaching and Learning Resources
http://www.free.ed.gov/subjects.cfm?subject_id=208

Includes resources on art, theater, music, and visual arts compiled from a diverse set of federal agencies. Learn about everything from Broadway to William Blake.

ArtsWork
http://artswork.asu.edu/arts/teachers/index.htm

This site details standards, curriculum, lesson plans, assessment, resources and organizations for the arts, including art, dance, theater, visual arts and integrated arts coming from Arizona State University and the Arizona Board of Regents.

Great Performances Educational Resources
http://www.pbs.org/wnet/gperf/education/education.html

Lesson plans related to music, dance, and theater. Learn about everything from adapting Shakespeare to Hawaiian traditions. Includes information on outside resources and educational standards.

Monster Exchange Project
http://www.monsterexchange.org/

The Monster Exchange is an attempt to combine art, language arts, and internet resources. Either access Monster Exchange lesson plans and resources for teachers or join the project and enroll your class in an artistic pen-pal project. It even has a section to show how the project meets educational standards.

Performing Medieval Narrative
http://euterpe.bobst.nyu.edu/mednar/

Looking for an interesting way to teach public speaking or theater? Trying to engage children in medieval literature? This website combines the two, with videos of students performing medieval pieces. Created by New York University (NYU), these videos are accompanied by information on the work, the genre, and the production, and even has tips for teachers.