3-5 Art Links  

New Site!  Everything you ever needed to know about polyhedra (and more) is available at Paper Models of Polyhedra.   Polyhedra are beautiful 3-D geometrical figures that have fascinated philosophers, mathematicians and artists for millennia. More than eighty paper models available for free.
bulletHere is an interesting lesson. It involves using ClarisWorks Paint to create tessellation's. Suzanne Alejandre from Math Forum gives very clear directions for each step. It will work with any paint-program, not just ClarisWorks.
bulletInstructions and diagrams for various projects using the beautiful art of origami are available at Joseph Wu's Origami Page.
bulletVisit Michael's Kids Club to find a variety of projects (more are available in the Kids Club Newsletter) and images to show the steps toward each project.
bulletExplore Leonard da Vinci and find the creations of one of the most famous painters of the Italian Renaissance.  Find out not only about his paintings but also about his experiments and inventions.
bulletAunt Annie's Craft Page contains projects such as flexagons, paper airplanes, games to make and much more.
bulletThe Refrigerator hosts a weekly art contest for kids 18 and under.  The top 5 contestants' work is posted on this site with the winner's being posted at the top of their Web page for a week.
bulletIn the photo essays of the National Gallery of Art's West Building,  you'll view comparative images that demonstrate the many ways, some subtle, some obvious, in which the National Gallery's West Building--and the environment that surrounds it--have changed through the years.
bullet Elementary Art Lessons offers over 50 art lesson plans including some on the art of well-known artists.
bullet Oragimi Teaching Tips is a compilation of ideas from several teachers on the art of origami.
bullet Ancient Africa is a an excellent resources for African art.  Great for Black History Month.
bullet Kodak offers several lesson plans dealing with using photography in art.
bullet Teachnet lists art lesson plans that would prove to be lots of fun for your students.
bullet Instructional Materials offers several links pertaining to general art resources.
bullet A Lifetime of Color contains art products and resources for creative individuals from beginner to advanced.
bullet Eyes on Art has lesson plans and tutorials that will help stimulate the creativity in your students.
bullet Kinderart K-12 offers quality art lesson plans free!
bullet Home School Arts contains extensive resources for teaching many areas of art.
bullet Edhound will be a great resource for lists of links on the subject of art.
bullet Looney Tunes cartoon school shows how studios make cartoons.  Students will learn how much work actually goes into making a cartoon.
bulletFind a picture of anything from aardvarks to zeppelins at The Amazing Picture Machine.

 

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