Resources
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National Gallery of Art (NGA) Open Access Image Collection
Provides over 50,000 digitized artworks that are free to download and use for educational and non-commercial purposes, perfect for deep visual...
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Reframing Art History Online Textbook
A free, open-access college-level art history textbook that takes a global, thematic, and critical approach to the discipline, moving beyond the...
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Smithsonian American Art Museum Recording a Changing Nation
Uses photographic surveys as source documents to spark sustained inquiry into historical context, visual literacy, and social change.
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The Metropolitan Museum of Art Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History
An online chronological, geographical, and thematic exploration of art history, featuring essays, images, and high-resolution downloadable art.
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Adobe Express Teaching Resources
The Adobe Education Exchange search page is your one-stop shop for curriculum inspiration! It isa virtual filing cabinet brimming with projects ready...
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Smarthistory
A free, not-for-profit multimedia resource featuring high-quality videos and essays that explore art from prehistory to the present, focusing on...
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Smithsonian American Art Museum (SAAM) Critical Thinking in Action
Guides that use art to promote critical thinking, observation, and analysis, often integrating U.S. history and language arts skills.
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National Gallery of Art (NGA) Art Tales
Provides lessons, videos, and books designed to introduce art concepts (like line, shape, and color) to young children by connecting them to stories...
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National Gallery of Art (NGA) The Elements of Art Unit
A comprehensive unit with multiple lessons designed to introduce students to the Elements of Art (color, line, shape, form, texture) using...
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Art Lessons for Kids (KinderArt)
A large collection of free, simple, themed lesson ideas and activities for primary grades, covering topics like seasons, holidays, and basic crafts.
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Getty Museum K-5 Lessons
Free lesson plans and guides for exploring the elements of art and design, often using simple materials and focusing on observation and basic...
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Home Language Survey (HLS) Profile
In this video, users will learn how to navigate to the Home Language Survey (HLS) profile, complete the required information, and upload the original...
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BandLab for Education
A free, collaborative, cloud-based digital audio workstation (DAW) allowing students to create, record, and mix music using technology.
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Paint With Music, Google Arts & Culture
An interactive tool where students arrange animated “blobs” to generate rhythms and melodies, helping them explore beat, pitch, and...
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Musical Canvas, Google Arts & Culture
An interactive AI-powered tool where students draw shapes, lines, and patterns that transform into musical phrases, textures, and soundscapes,...
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Instrument Playground, Google Arts & Culture
An interactive tool that lets students generate, play, and compose music using instrument sounds from around the world powered by Google AI.
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Carnegie Hall: Write Your Own Song
A five-part video course detailing the process of songwriting, from inspiration and idea generation to final composition.
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MuseScore
Free, open-source software for creating, playing, and printing sheet music. A robust tool for composition and arranging.
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Carnegie Hall: Perelman American Roots Curriculum
Explores the legacy and cultural context of African American Spirituals, linking music to history and social studies.
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Musictheory.net
Offers comprehensive, free, online lessons and customizable exercises covering fundamental music theory topics.
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