Resources

Awesome Resources for Kids!

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Pintura: Art Detective

Become a detective and identify the artist of a mystery painting. Teaches the concepts of composition, style and subject needed to solve the puzzle.

www.eduweb.com/pintura

Art Express

Contains a nice variety of fun and educational artistic activities for

grades 1 through 5.

www.harcourtschool.com/menus/art_express

Cartoon Critters

Offers dozens of cartoons to print and color, and coloring books with pictures that you can color online. Also includes graphic step-by-step instructions on how to draw cartoons, online games you can play, and crafts.

www.cartooncritters.com

Color Matters

Budding artists and anyone interested in color will want to see how color affects our mind and body, its use in design and art, plus lots more. Explains additive and subtractive color systems, how the eye sees colors, and how other cultures view and use colors.

www.colormatters.com

Drawing With Shapes

Easy-to-follow lessons teach young artists how to draw animals, cartoons, monsters and more, using circles, squares, and other simple shapes. Also included are coloring pages, an online drawing app, and games.

www.drawingwithshapes.com

Keith Haring for Kids

Artist Keith Haring was devoted to kids. At this site, he shares his vision of art with them and inspires them to discover their own creative side. Activities include games, puzzles, pictures to color, stories and more. Lesson plans for each section are available to teachers.

www.haringkids.com

Metropolitan Museum of Art

Includes art games like “What is it?”, activities, interviews, stories, art in the classroom, a FAQ about the museum, and more.

Learn About Color at the Met

How many colors can you make by mixing red, yellow, and blue? Color William, the hippopotamus, to find out.

http://www.metmuseum.org/metmedia/interactives/start-with-art/learn-about-color

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Great Art Exploration & Activity Books for Kids!

Grades Pre K -1

The Drawing Book of Animals, by Ed Emberly

My Very First Art Book, by Usborne

My Puppet Art Class, by Nellie Shepherd

The Big Drawing Book, by Usborne

Kid’s Stuff, by Mary Jo Collier

Grades 2-3

Drawing Cartoons, by Usborne

My First Sewing Book, by Winky Cherry

Art Projects, by Usborne

Art for Kids Comic Strips, by Art Roche

The Complete Book of Drawing, by Usborne

Splat Art, by Andrew Pinder

Art Creativity Book, by Ruth Thomson

Grades 4-5

Big Book of Paper Craft, by Usborne

We Love to Sew, by Annabel Wrigley

Beaded Critters, by Sonal Bhatt

Embroidery by Judy Ann Sadler

The Complete Book of Drawing, by Usborne

Kids Knitting, by Melanie Falick

The Usborne Book of Art Skills, by Usborne

Art Starts, by Trula Margruder

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Great Books About Art to Read With Kids!

Grades Pre K -1

Harold and the Purple Crayon, by Crockett Johnson

Mouse Paint ,by Ellen Stoll Walsh

Little Blue and Little Yellow, by Leo Lionni

Linnea in Monet’s Garden

Wonder Bear, by Tao Nyeu

Behold the Bold Umbrellaphant, by Jack Prelutsky

A Day with No Crayons, by Elizabeth Rusch

Do You Know Colors?, by Katherine Howard

Why is Blue Dog Blue?; A Tale of Colors, by George Rodrigue

Augustine, by Melanie Watt

The Shape Game, by Anthony Browne

Colors, by Ken Nordine

The Pencil, by Allan Ahlberg

The Magic Paintbrush, by Julia Donaldson

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 Grades 2-3

Ish, by Peter Reynolds

The Dot, by Peter Reynolds

White Rabbit’s Color Book, by Alan Baker

Seen Art?, by Jon Scieszka

When Pigasso Met Mootisse, by Nina Laden

Bridget’s Beret, by Tom Lichtenheld

The Imaginary Garden, by Andrew Larsen

Hugo Miles in I’ve Painted Everything, by Scott Magoon

Vincent’s Colors, by Victoria Charles

Willy’s Pictures, by Anthony Browne

Sky Color, by Peter Reynolds

Uncle Andy’s: A Faabbulous Visit With Andy Warhol, by James Warhola

The Red Chalk, by Iris van der Heide

A Strange Day, by Iris van der Heide

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Grades 4-5

Art & Max, by David Wiesner

I Aint Gonna Paint No More!, by Karen Beaumont

Willow, by Denise Brennan-Nelson

Fantastic Jungles of Henri Rousseau, by Michelle Markel

The Legend of the Indian Paintbrush

How to Paint the Portrait of a Bird, by Jacques Prevert

Vincent Van Gogh: Sunflowers and Swirly Stars, by Joan Holub

Stained Glass Summer, by Mindy Hardwick

Dreamer from the Village; The Story of Marc Chagall, by Michelle Markel

Magritte’s Marvelous Hat, by D.B. Johnson

A Splash of Red: The Life and Art of Horace Pippin

Dreaming Pictures: Paul Klee

The Painter, by Peter Catalanotto

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Any Grade Level

The Big Orange Splot, by Daniel Pinkwater

A Color of His Own, by Leo Lionni

Usborne the Children’s Book of Art, by Rosie Dickens

Beautiful Oops, by Barney Saltzberg

The Art Lesson, by Tomie dePaola

 

2 thoughts on “Resources

  1. Your style is really unique in comparison to other folks I’ve read stuff from. Thanks for posting when you have the opportunity, Guess I will just book mark this site.

    1. I’m so glad you like the site! I’ve spent a lot of time working on it and continue to look for ways to develop and grow as an art teacher. I love hearing your thoughts! Thanks for writing! – Nichole

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