Curriculum and Teaching Resources: Music, Theater, Visual Arts

From the Kennedy Center, free standards-based teaching reesources.

Online resource finder for art teachers. Can be searched by curriculum area, topic, or artist.

Based at Arizona State University, this site has resources for teachers related to curriculum, lessons plans, standards, assessment, and other links.

A joint project of the Minneapolis Institute of Arts and the Walker Art Center, this site has thousands of resources.

The coordinating body for arts education in Minnesota. Includes a school, a lending library, and curriculum resources.

COMPAS is Minnesota’s most widely-used resource for artist residencies and community-building through the arts. They engage nearly 600,000 people in the arts in over 100 Minnesota cities, towns, and suburbs each year. Writers and Artists in the Schools (WAITS) is one of their programs that supports school residencies, performances, exhibits, and professional development programs for educators.

An advocacy group that supports the arts in Minneaota. Of special interest is the research section that provides supoort for the value (economic and otherwise) of the arts.

The purpose of the site is to teach reuse and recycling concepts through art activities using solid waste as a source of free materials.

An interactive site where students go on an intergalactic trip to the Museum of Modern Art in New York City. They can explore the exhibits by clicking on 'online artwork'. Each piece of art includes information about the artist, and interactive activities to learn about the art and techniques.

A trade association for music product businesses, this group also actively supports the importance of music education. Visit the educators section for more information.

Skip past the ads for resources for integrating music into other curriculum areas.

This music education homepage is organized to provide links to curriculum resources for each of the nine national content standards as presented by the National Standards for Art Education.

There are ideas here for using music activities in other curriculum areas.

From New Hampshire Public Television, this site has lesson plans and other resources for music and other arts subjects.

SFSO educational website for kids.

This site connects music educators and music resources. Use the tabs at the top to explore the content.

Note especially the section with ideas for using technology to meet music education standards.

This website is a comprehensive resource for anyone desiring to produce quality theatre on a shoestring budget with sections devoted specifically to the various areas of production from directing to acting to designing.

Lots of classroom activities and ideas.

Dozens of lesson plans for using drama in various subject areas and all age groups.

More good websites here.