Art Education

Standards for many arts disciplines connected to outcomes and resources.

– Standards at a Glance: Visual Arts (PDF)
– Standards at a Glance: Media Arts (PDF)
– Customize your own handbook

Guidelines for implementing the content standards for visual and performing arts adopted by the California State Board of Education that are developed by the Instructional Quality Commission.

Resources from the National Art Education Association (NAEA).

– Standards Studio for Fresh Ideas: Standards in Action! Planning Sheets - High School
– Standards Studio for Fresh Ideas: Standards in Action! Planning Sheets - Middle School
– Standards Studio for Fresh Ideas: Standards in Action! Planning Sheets - Lower Elementary School
– Visual Arts Model Cornerstone Assessments

Geared for a wide variety of age and skill levels, offers hundreds of lesson plans designed to meet the National Standards for Visual Art Education.

Arts integration lesson plans sorted by grade level.

Free arts-based lesson plans and projects, searchable by grade and content.

Ceramic and glass lesson plans provide an excellent starting point for creating memorable lessons which incorporate art history with hands-on classroom activities. PowerPoint presentations for you to download and share with your classroom.

Multiple pre-school and early childhood lessons categorized by grade level, subject, integration, art period, artist, and medium.

Attractive, instructional classroom resource posters on Principles of Design, Elements of Art, Color Wheel, and Art Styles. Available in English and French.

Lesson plans, handouts, and teacher's guides from user CaptureCreativity.

A series of standards-based supplemental curriculum resources that contain lesson plans for educators teaching kindergarten through 6th grade. Each guide uses visual art lessons to stimulate critical thinking and problem-solving for individual subject areas such as math, language arts, science, and social studies.

Here you will find student artwork, links to art related articles, educational art websites & videos appropriate for Grades 1-5.

RAFT (Resource Area For Teaching) provides kits and materials at low cost. RAFT has developed an innovative supply chain process that converts commonly found or discarded materials from the business community into hands-on Activity Kits.