| Dance |
What's It All About? |
Tells about the various types of dance styles including ballet, tap, modern, jazz and folk. Each section goes into the history and concepts of the style. |
Both |
And Thay Kept On Dancing |
| Drama |
none |
A 10 lesson plan handbook provided by CBC Saskatchewan to learn about writing radio drama. May be used as a ELA unit, drama unit, or an independent study project. Final project may be selected by CBC radio for production. |
Teacher |
Writing Radio Drama |
| Drama |
none |
Lesson plans developed for use in a Creative Drama Classroom (and a few games and lessons from others as well) "All of these lessons have been tested and proven successful in the classroom." |
Both |
www.childdrama.com |
| Drama |
none |
Broken down by topic, a very useful conglomeration of references to plays, costumes, music, and more. |
Teacher |
Medieval Drama Links |
| Drama |
none |
After being magically transported back in time (17th century), students decide to make the best of it and hold a dinner party and invite some of the major important people of the time and get to know them better. Interdisciplinary connections: ELA, Social |
Teacher |
Guess Who's Coming to Dinner |
| Music |
From Source to Expression |
Music sites for classroom music. |
Teacher |
ISD77 |
| Music |
From Source to Expression |
Children's online creative music environment for children of all ages. It's a place for kids to compose music, play with musical performance, music games and music puzzles. |
Student |
Creating Music |
| Music |
From Source to Expression |
How to motivate a student to perform on their instrument. |
Teacher |
Tripod |
| Music |
From Source to Expression |
Sites for Band teachers. |
Teacher |
ISD77 |
| Music |
From Source to Expression |
Biography of Louis Armstrong. Includes links to other jazz bios. |
Both |
Geocities |
| Music |
Traditions and Innovations |
Biography of Charlie Parker, jazz saxophonist. |
Both |
Duke |
| Music |
Traditions and Innovations |
From CBC 4 Kids - The world of classical music has a lot to offer - but it can be hard to know where to start. Here are some fantastic recordings to help students start to appreciate some of the world's greatest music, from the most influential classical |
Both |
Classical Music Overture |
| Music |
Traditions and Innovations |
A history of jazz before 1930. |
Both |
Redhot Jazz |
| Music |
Traditions and Innovations |
Louis Armstrong and his Hot Five. Includes links to other jazz bios. |
Both |
Redhot Jazz |
| Music |
Traditions and Innovations |
Joe "King" Oliver biography. Includes links to other jazz bios. |
Both |
Redhot Jazz |
| Music |
Traditions and Innovations |
"Jelly Roll" Morton biography. Includes links to other jazz bios. |
Both |
Redhot Jazz |
| Music |
Traditions and Innovations |
Biography of "Jelly Roll Morton. |
Both |
Geocities |
| Music |
Traditions and Innovations |
The History of Music web search. |
Both |
music history |
| Music |
Traditions and Innovations |
Biography of Dizzy Gillespie. Includes links to other jazz bios. |
Both |
Geocities |
| Music |
Traditions and Innovations |
Biography of Benny Goodman. Includes links to other jazz bios. |
Both |
Redhot Jazz |
| Music |
Traditions and Innovations |
Biography of Bessie Smith, female blues singer. Includes links to other jazz bios. |
Both |
Redhot Jazz |
| Music |
What's It All About? |
From The National Arts Centre- "A great place to discover the excitement of the performing arts." Includes an Instrument Lab, Orchestra Pit, and Activities and Games (English and French) |
Both |
ArtsAlive |
| Music |
What's It All About? |
Learn about the elements of music and the instruments of a symphony orchestra. |
Both |
San Francisco Symphony for Kids - Fun With Music |
| Music |
What's It All About? |
MIDI-Assisted Composing in the classroom. |
Teacher |
Camilx2 |
| Music |
What's It All About? |
A step by step guide on how to listen to music. |
Both |
Tripod |
| Music |
What's It All About? |
How to practice your instrument. |
Both |
Tripod |
| Visual Arts |
none |
Uses artwork from a variety of online museums. Students explore and decide what they think is "good art. |
Both |
Eyes on Art |
| Visual Arts |
none |
An on-line game for students pertaining to Art History and Composition. Students play a 1940's noir detective with a degree in Art History. They examine paintings, concepts - a fun way to learn about art. |
Student |
A. Pintura: Art Detective |
| Visual Arts |
none |
Contains a variety of Art topics - Create Art, Study Art, Play Art Games and Teach Art. |
Both |
A Lifetime of Color |
| Visual Arts |
none |
The Louvre's official Web site includes stunning QuickTime virtual reality tours of the galleries, and close looks at some of the major items in their collection. |
Both |
Le Louvre |
| Visual Arts |
none |
Learning Art criticism skills to enrich the museum experience. |
Student |
How to "READ" a Painting |
| Visual Arts |
none |
Interactive online games for teachers and students. In these fun and educational activities, discover how great artists made their famous works while learning tips and techniques for creating your own art! |
Both |
ArtEdventures |
| Visual Arts |
none |
Explore the world of art and artists through an interactive timeline and glossary. Learn about the colour wheel, the elements and principles of art, and much more. |
Teacher |
Study Art |
| Visual Arts |
none |
Journey through 100 years of art, people and events in Canada. |
Both |
Art2Life |
| Visual Arts |
none |
Prompts students to compare and contrast. Divides artworks by theme (awe, love, anguish, joy, triumph). Teachers and students see a multicultural interpretation of theme. |
Both |
Rings of Passion - five emotions in the world of art |
| Visual Arts |
none |
This site is an "egg"cellent starting point for people interested in this Ukrainian Easter craft. |
Teacher |
How to Make Ukrainian Easter Eggs (pysanky) |
| Visual Arts |
none |
Categories include: Artists (Adams, da Vinci, Monet, Rockwell, Warhol, etc.) and Galleries (African Art, Le Louvre, Institute of Egyptian Art and Archaeology, etc.) |
Teacher |
Terrific Web Sites...Just for Middle School Kids |
