Arts Resource File by Jules Buttner https://padlet.com/jlbuttner/pyz0fhv823gpfj59 A resource file of arts and interactive websites for parents and teachers en-us 2021-04-26 19:02:27 UTC 2024-10-01 05:02:49 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet.net/icons/png/1f58c.png Professional Arts Organizations jlbuttner https://padlet.com/jlbuttner/pyz0fhv823gpfj59/wish/1461290340 1.) Smithsonian Learning Lab

https://learninglab.si.edu/#sll-create

Through art and collections children can learn about history through the arts with interactive lessons and art shows. Clicking on the Student Activities link you can access lessons made by teachers for different grade levels like:

"Making "Family Memory" Storybooks: Fun for the Whole Family".

2.) National History Museum of Los Angeles County

https://nhmlac.org/connects

Here they offer learning activities such as Move like a Lizard, bird watching, and my personal favorite - DIY Paleoart. Students can learn how animal skeletons turn into the animal drawings we see in museums.

3.) National Gallery of Art

https://www.nga.gov/education.html

The Gallery offers lessons for teachers and parents with DIY activities, free programs for art, and web lessons. By entering the Teachers tab and selecting the grade level, the website will give you multiple lesson plans like Shape. 1st and 2nd graders learn about space and shape with geometry. It includes an activity and warm up questions.

4.) The Metropolitan Museum of Art

https://www.metmuseum.org/learn/educators/lesson-plans

The Met offers lesson plans for different grade levels that highlight different cultures and arts they have displayed. An example activity called Ancient Animals at Work based on a terracotta camel made in early 3rd century A.D. It has elementary students sculpting animals and doing a supplementary research project.

]]> 2021-04-26 19:13:49 UTC https://padlet.com/jlbuttner/pyz0fhv823gpfj59/wish/1461290340 Interactive Visual Arts jlbuttner https://padlet.com/jlbuttner/pyz0fhv823gpfj59/wish/1461292376 1.) Coloring Nature

https://www.coloringnature.org/

This website has over 700 free printables for parents to print and for children to color. They can learn about animals, food, habitats, etc while coloring. Example coloring lesson for Habitats: Biomes offer labeled options and unlabeled for places like the Arctic, African Grasslands, and the Chesapeake Bay.

2.) Art Projects for Kids

https://artprojectsforkids.org/gallery-new/

This free website offers how to draw lessons in step by step illustrations. Some examples offered are Alpaca, Dino Parasaur, and Delaunay Art. The site suggests to use of paid PDF forms and other tools but with found objects around the house you can avoid paying for anything.

(Below is an example of the Delaunay Art project. I used markers and traced circles from every day objects)

3.) P.S Arts

https://www.psarts.org/resources/to-go/#visualarts

This website offers a multitude of arts lessons, read alouds, and music lessons for children to watch and continue learning. By clicking on the links under the section - Music, Theatre, Visual Arts - you can get a video tutorial and/of an instruction sheet that kids can complete.

(Below is an example of one of the activities I did - Anni Albers

Paper Weaving)

]]> 2021-04-26 19:14:20 UTC https://padlet.com/jlbuttner/pyz0fhv823gpfj59/wish/1461292376 Interactive Music Websites jlbuttner https://padlet.com/jlbuttner/pyz0fhv823gpfj59/wish/1461293806 1.) Chrome Music Lab

https://musiclab.chromeexperiments.com/Experiments

An interactive free site where children can learn piano chords, harmonics, melodies, and make songs. It's an easy site to navigate and the instructions are mostly self explanatory. You can also interact with other kids while you learn songs on the piano.

(Below is an example layout and song I made while investigating the site.)

2.) Classics for Kids

https://www.classicsforkids.com/

This educational site offers lesson plans, pod casts, and games for kids to play as they learn about composers, instruments, notes and rhythm. It's easy to navigate and kids can play learn based on the composer they are interested in.

3.) Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra

http://listeningadventures.carnegiehall.org/

Carnegie Hall created an interactive adventure game where kids can see how an orchestra is organized, which instruments go where, pitch, sound, and instrument names. It's a simple click and play with games in between each educational video. ]]> 2021-04-26 19:14:40 UTC https://padlet.com/jlbuttner/pyz0fhv823gpfj59/wish/1461293806 Make-and-take Websites jlbuttner https://padlet.com/jlbuttner/pyz0fhv823gpfj59/wish/1461294907 1.) Felt with Love

https://www.feltwithlovedesigns.com/category/diy-crafts/

This site offers a multitude of craft DIY ideas for sensory toys, learning toys, and holiday crafts. Parents can download no sew options or sew options for free. Some of the posts are collaborations and others are original ideas. There are options for free sewing designs and there ones you can pay for but it's not required.

2.) The Spruce Crafts

https://www.thesprucecrafts.com/10-minute-crafts-for-kids-1250670

This site offers a variety of crafts that range from educational to hands on activities like Counting Sticks, Hungry Caterpillar chain, and Origami Animal puppets

(Like the Origami Cat puppet I made below)

3.) Arty Crafty Kids

https://www.artycraftykids.com/diy-art-craft-ideas/

This website offers thousands of free DIY options for kids and parents. They separate things into materials needed and offer print outs or ways to do things without the print outs.

(Below I did one of the activities called - Cool Hand Print Art)]]> 2021-04-26 19:14:56 UTC https://padlet.com/jlbuttner/pyz0fhv823gpfj59/wish/1461294907 Secret learning sites jlbuttner https://padlet.com/jlbuttner/pyz0fhv823gpfj59/wish/1461298854 1.) Color

https://color.method.ac/

This website is an interactive color matching and color theory game where kids and parents alike can learn about colors and play a game while they learn.

2.) Quick Draw

https://quickdraw.withgoogle.com/

Google offers a fun doodling game where you have 20 seconds to draw something and an AI has to guess it. It offers a way for kids to draw things they recognize and the game doesn't last too long.

(Below is my attempt at playing a round.)

3.) Funklet

https://funklet.com/

This interactive site takes public domain songs and displays the bare drum beat. The object of the activity is to add/subtract beats, adjust tone, and change the rhythm. It offers a chance for kids to learn about rhythm while having fun.

(Below is an example of a song from the website.)

4.) Scratch Jr.

http://www.scratchjr.org/teach/activities

This site offers children coding instruction without the technical jargon. Using keys and pieces kids can learn how to move animals, have people talk in video games, change scenes, etc. ]]> 2021-04-26 19:15:53 UTC https://padlet.com/jlbuttner/pyz0fhv823gpfj59/wish/1461298854 Delaunay Art project jlbuttner https://padlet.com/jlbuttner/pyz0fhv823gpfj59/wish/1462348195 2021-04-27 01:59:20 UTC https://padlet.com/jlbuttner/pyz0fhv823gpfj59/wish/1462348195 Anni Albers Paper Weaving jlbuttner https://padlet.com/jlbuttner/pyz0fhv823gpfj59/wish/1462353659 2021-04-27 02:01:32 UTC https://padlet.com/jlbuttner/pyz0fhv823gpfj59/wish/1462353659 Chrome Music Lab Song Example jlbuttner https://padlet.com/jlbuttner/pyz0fhv823gpfj59/wish/1462355868 2021-04-27 02:02:26 UTC https://padlet.com/jlbuttner/pyz0fhv823gpfj59/wish/1462355868 Funklet Song Example jlbuttner https://padlet.com/jlbuttner/pyz0fhv823gpfj59/wish/1462358794 2021-04-27 02:03:29 UTC https://padlet.com/jlbuttner/pyz0fhv823gpfj59/wish/1462358794 Origami Animal Puppet jlbuttner https://padlet.com/jlbuttner/pyz0fhv823gpfj59/wish/1462363549 2021-04-27 02:05:13 UTC https://padlet.com/jlbuttner/pyz0fhv823gpfj59/wish/1462363549 Quick Draw Game Example jlbuttner https://padlet.com/jlbuttner/pyz0fhv823gpfj59/wish/1462367191 2021-04-27 02:06:34 UTC https://padlet.com/jlbuttner/pyz0fhv823gpfj59/wish/1462367191 Cool Hand Print Art jlbuttner https://padlet.com/jlbuttner/pyz0fhv823gpfj59/wish/1462369168 2021-04-27 02:07:19 UTC https://padlet.com/jlbuttner/pyz0fhv823gpfj59/wish/1462369168