Please note: More comments, contact information and resources will be added in the fall of 2001.

Titles highlighted in the color purple are resources that I highly recommend.

Books General Art Instruction and Books for Classroom Teacher
 

Title	Author	Comments	Contact/Location
A Survival Kit for the Elementary/Middle School Art Teacher	Helen D. Hume	aworld	aworld
Art from Many Hands	J. Schuman	Multi-cultural art projects.  You have to pick and choose in this book.	aworld
Art in Story: Teaching Art History to Elementary School Children	Marianne Saccardi	aworld	aworld
Art Smart!: Ready-to-Use Slides & Activities for Teaching Art History & Appreciation	Susan Rodriguez	A fantastic resource for teachers.  Includes information about each art slide and all lessons are tied to a historical work.  Worth every penny!	aworld
Culture Smart!: Ready-to-Use Slides & Activities for Teaching Multicultural Appreciation Through Art	Susan Rodriguez	aworld	aworld
Discovering Great Artists: Hands-On Art for Children in the Styles of Great Masters	MaryAnn F. Kohl, et al	aworld	aworld
Doing Art Together: Discovering the Joys of Appreiciating and Creating Art as Taught at the Metropolitan Museum of Art's Famous Parent-Child Workshop	Muriel Silberstein- Storfer, et al	aworld	aworld
Emphasis Art: A Qualitative Art Program for Elementary and Middle Schools	Frank Wachowiak, Robert D. Clemens	An excellent resource, althought written in text book style.  Contents include art development and projects for different grade levels, techniques for a variety of media, and much more.	aworld
Safety in the Artroom	aworld	aworld	aworld
Special Artists Handbook: Art Activities and Adaptive Aids for Handicapped Students	Susan Rodriguez, Paul D. Blumenthal	aworld	aworld
Teaching Art With Books Kids Love: Teaching Art Appreication, Elements of Art, and Principles of Design With Award-Winning Children's Books	Darcie Clark	aworld	aworld

Books Specific Art Instruction
 

Title	Author	Comments	Contact/Location
Basic Printmaking Techniques:  A Guide for Teachers	Bernard Toale	aworld	aworld
Children and Painting	Cathy Weisman Topal	aworld	aworld
Children, Clay, and Sculpture	Cathy Weisman Topal	aworld	aworld
Clay in the Classroom	aaworldworld	aworld	aworld
Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain	Betty Edwards	A modern art classic written in the style of a college textbook.  This book is best suited for someone serious about teaching drawing or wanting to improve in that area themself.  Everyone could benefit from reading the first few chapters about what the right brain does and how to access it.	aaworldworld
Drawing with Children: A Creative Method for Adult Beginners, Too	Mona Brookes	Everyone can draw...this book provides a wonderful approach for people of all ages.  If you don't have time to read all of the text, you can still get a lot from skimming it.  Just looking at the student work is inspirational.	aworld
Experience and Art:  Teaching Children to Paint	Nancy R. Smith, et al.	aworld	aworld
Hooked on Drawing!: Illustrated Lessons& Exercises for Grades 4 and Up	Sandy Brooke	aworld	aworld
Hooked on Painting!: Illustrated Lessons& Exercises for Grades 4 and Up	Sandy Brooke	aworld	aworld
Teaching Drawing from Art	Brent Wilson	aworld	aworld

 
 
 

Books Art History and Art Concepts
 

Title	Author	Comments	Contact/Location
A Child's Book of Art: Great Pictures, First Words	Lucy Micklethwait	Beautiful art historical pictures composed on pages by theme and/or content.	Dorling Kindersley
Discovering African Art	Jacqueline Chanda	aworld	aworld
Discovering Art History: Transparencies	aworld	aworld	aworld
Eyewitness Books	Various	A series including books on: perspective, watercolor, sculpture, looking at art, Impressionism, Post Impressionism, Goya, Manet, Monet, Van Gogh, Gauguin, and the Renaissance	Dorling Kindersley http://usstore.dk.com
Getting to Know the World's Greatest Artists series	Mike Venezia	An excellent series geared for younger children, but will still be interesting to older children.  Books include information about the author told in story style, illustrations, and several pieces of artwork.  See the complete list of artists at Amazon.com.	http://www.amazon.com Enter the title of the series in the search space.
History of Art for Young People	H.W. Janson, Anthony F. Janson	aworld	aworld
Jacob Lawrence	aworld	aworld	aworld
Let's Meet Famous Artists	Kinghorn, et al	aworld	aworld
Look at Paintings series	Jacques Lowe (editor)	Each book is based on a theme, such as musicians. Includes several pieces of art work and information about the artists.  I think these are out of print, but are worth it if you can find them.	Hyperion Books for Children

 

Magazines
 

Title	Author	Comments	Contact/Location
School Arts Magazine	Eldon Katter(Editor)	A quarterly magazine based on the DBAE* model. Includes several lessons, an artist highlight, and more in each issue	http://www.davis-art.com/schoolarts/ 1-800-533-2847 Publisher: Wyatt
Scholastic Arts Magazine	Margaret Howlet (Editor)	A bi-monthly magazine geared toward grades 7 - 12. Each issue is focused on a theme with a lesson accompanying. Student artists are also featured.	http://teacher.scholastic.com/products/classmags.htm

 

Web Sites
 

Location	Title	Comments
http://www.artsednet.getty.edu/ArtsEdNet/home.html	ArtsEdNet	A resource for teachers. Sound lessons and curriculum ideas for grades K-12, web links, and more.
http://www.kinderart.com/	KinderArt	If you can get past the advertising...there are some good lessons and a link to an art term glossary. Beware of lots of craftsy projects.
http://www.kean.edu/~decoite/artist/artist.html	Artists of the Month	A private citizen has set up informational pages and links devoted to his 12 favorite artistis. They are listed as artists of the month.
http://artsedge.kennedy-center.org/artsedge.html	The Kennedy Center's Arts Edge	A site for teachers with professionl resources and teaching materials presented.
http://www.arts.ufl.edu/art/rt_room/index.html	The @rtroom	A fun and colorful site with lesson ideas, student artwork, and resources. Beware of some of the craftsy projects.
http://www.princetonol.com/groups/iad	The Incredible Art Department	A funky site with lessons grades K-12 and student examples.
http://www.davis-art.com/	Davis	A catalogue of professional materials with substance, distance learning, a slide catalogue and more.

 

Museums and Learning Centers
 

Monart School of the Arts	Mona Brookes	Monart drawing method, licensed teaching center locations, and public school programs	http://www.monart.com/method.html
Seattle Art Museum			http://www.seattleartmuseum.org/default.asp