A
Year of ArtA
Year of Art
How do
you plan a year of art in advance? You can create an art planning calendar
online or on a traditional blank calendar or in a notebook.
A simple sheet of paper with the month and ideas works also.
Make it your own. Keep it
simple so that it will be something you will personally use.
Scholastic makes an interesting online planning calendar.
You will find art idea projects and plans along with other subjects.
Click the month you are interested in at
Scholastic
Find Free Planning Calendars and Lesson Plans from Scholastic.
Education World has a good year
long template that can be downloaded for free.
Insert your own art project ideas.
http://www.educationworld.com/tools_templates/index.shtml#Calendars
Proteacher has some good resources for lesson planning and themes.
http://www.proteacher.com/020001.shtml
THEMES
Before
you can plan a year in advance you will need to gather and organize ideas that
you want to present throughout the year.
Art ideas and themes can come from a variety of sources.
Take a look at your local school calendar and subject requirements for
specific grades. Are you a 4th grade teacher who is suppose to
include a unit on your state’s history this year?
Your state standards should be an integral part of the year plan.
You may be able find out from your district’s website.
Themes can also be determined by age level and interests.
Holidays, current events, artist birthdays, artist of the month and other
themes can also simplify the planning process.
Bulletin boards and the general classroom environment can enhance monthly
themes.
You will
have an easy time addressing art and art history standards and have fun doing it
by selecting an artist of the month theme.
Find out
if you or your students share a birthday month with your favorite artist.
Davis Publishing-Artist Birthday site.
http://www.davisart.com/portal/TeacherResources/T_resourcesDefault.aspx?curPage=ArtistBirthdays
A very
comprehensive list of events for each month of the year is at Greetings 123 free
ecard website. Set your browser for
no-pop ups if you are distracted by pop ups, this has many, but it is free and a
good source of holidays-minor and major.
123
Greetings
http://www.123greetings.com/events/#
Suggested Themes for Each Month
Your
state is an important source of possible themes and art lessons.
Go to
Art
Teacher on the Net
Art
Resources from your State
http://www.artmuseums.com/states.htm
January
New
Year’s Around the World
Artist
of the Month
Polar
Bears
Global
Warming
Martin
Luther King
A to Z Teacher Site
http://www.atozteacherstuff.com/Themes/Martin_Luther_King__Jr_/
February
Presidents Day
Art Teacher on the
Net-Favorite Presidential Paintings & Present Art Lessons
http://www.artmuseums.com/favorites.htm
Valentine’s Day
Black
History Month
National
Dental Health Month
Artist
of the Month
March
St.
Patrick’s Day
Earth
Day Themes-
The Teacher’s Corner
http://www.theteacherscorner.net/thematicunits/earthday.htm
Artist
of the Month
Youth
Art Month
Art and
Music
Kite Day
Kinderart March Themes
http://www.kinderart.com/seasons/mar.shtml
National
Craft Month
April
Easter
Around the World
Art
Teacher on the Net-Easter
http://www.artmuseums.com/Easter1.htm
Passover
Art
Teacher on the Net-Passover
http://www.artmuseums.com/passover.htm
Artist
of the Month
Math
Awareness Month
May
Teacher
Appreciation
Gardens
and Artists who Paint Them
Your
Favorite Book
School’s Out but the Art Continues
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June/July
Traveling to New York this Summer? Can't make the trip? Travel Virtually!
Traveling to the Museums this Summer? Be sure to talk to the educational curators of the Art Museums you visit this Summer. Often there are teacher packs and classes offered especially to K-12 educators. Most Art Museums have online lesson plans these days and they can be great resources to add to your curriculum when school starts again. One of my favorites of course is the Getty Museum Center in Los Angeles. If you can't visit in person, take advantage of the online sources at Getty Museum Center http://www.getty.edu/education/search/
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Visit Yellowstone Online This Summer
Take a trip to the Zoo this summer.
Enchanted Learning Canoe Project http://www.enchantedlearning.com/crafts/na/canoe/ or Family Fun Learn how to play the piano online. Piano Nanny
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Travel the World This Summer What is Your Favorite Destination?
Where would you like to go this Summer?
Create your own art lesson before or after you return. |
August
Back to
School
Invite a
guest artist to your class
Artist
of the Month
Famous
Buildings
Papertoys-Make the Whitehouse
http://papertoys.com/white-house.htm
September
Incorporate Art Games
Art
Auctions
Labor
Day
Grandparents Day (Adopt a Senior Center, Community Project)
Art
Teacher on the Net-Intergenerational Art Projects
http://www.artmuseums.com/intergenerational.html
October
Statue
of Liberty
Art Teacher on the Net
http://www.artmuseums.com/flag.html
Artist
of the Month
Columbus
Day-Art of the U.S. and South America
Photography
Field
Trip to Your Local Art Museum
Pen Pal
with Other Art Students (Create Art Trading Cards)
November
Thanksgiving
Turkey
Planter
http://www.artmuseums.com/turkeyplanter.htm
Artist
of the Month
Veterans
Day
Classroom Art Exhibition
Elections-Current Events
December
Christmas Around the World
Education World
http://www.education-world.com/a_lesson/lesson041.shtml
Christmas Around the World
http://www.artmuseums.com/christ~2.htm
Pearl
Harbor
Hannukkah
Amazing Moms
Craft for Hannukkah
http://www.amazingmoms.com/htm/holiday_hanukkah_crafts.htm
Plan your own yearly
calendar. Start with your favorite
month. Jot down the Month, some
ideas, and links to support them.
