Landseer’s Dogs and Their Stories ~ Free
Landseer's Dogs and Their Stories by Sarah Tytler is a free book that tells the stories of several dog paintings by Sir Edwin Landseer.
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Monthly Art Appreciation Lessons Free ~ Part 4
Free monthly art appreciation lessons September through June including Audubon, Landseer, da Vinci, and more.
Monthly Art Appreciation Lessons Free ~ Part 3
Free monthly art appreciation lessons September through June.
Benjamin West and His Cat Grimalkin ~ Review
Benjamin West and His Cat Grimalkin is a fun read-aloud by favorite author Marguerite Henry.
Stories Pictures Tell ~ Free eBooks
What a great series! Stories Picture Tell by Flora L. Carpenter offers an easy way to cover art each year for eight years! These free eBooks encompass an entire art appreciation course that makes it easy to add this discipline…
The Science of Drawing: Animals {Free eBook}
The Science of Drawing: Being a Progressive Series of the Characteristic Forms of Nature by Frank Howard is a series of drawing instruction titles that focus on trees, animals, and the human form. You can read our review and find…
The Science of Drawing: Trees {Free eBook}
The Science of Drawing: Being a Progressive Series of the Characteristic Forms of Nature by Frank Howard is a series of drawing instruction titles that focus on trees, animals, and the human form. The first two parts are in the…
8 Ways to Easily Teach Art Appreciation
Covering art appreciation without breaking the school-time budget.
Discovering Great Artists ~ Review
Discovering Great Artists can be the basis for designing your own art program or a supplemental addition.
Leonardo da Vinci: Pathfinder of Science ~ Free eBook
Public domain biography of da Vinci told in story form.
The Bayeux Tapestry Elucidated {Free eBook}
The Bayeux Tapestry is a 230-ft. work of embroidery that tells the story of the Norman Conquest of England. Free eBook
Picturing America {Free Art History Lessons}
Here is a beautiful resource from the National Endowment for the Humanities. Picturing America is a 130-page Teacher’s Resource book with 20 lessons that explore America through art. Picturing America: …offers a way to understand the history of America —…
Summer Fun Activity: Photographic Wrap-Up
Here is a summer fun activity with purpose: create a photographic summer wrap-up collage! Have your child take digital pictures of those things he most enjoyed during the summer. The pictures can be of souvenirs, keepsakes, collections, places, or other…
Drawing Instruction Series {Free eBooks}
Augsburg’s Drawing was a “three book system designed to teach form and color in the public schools” published in the early 1900s. The drawing instruction series included a teachers’ handbook to be used to teach first through third graders drawing…
Beautiful 2016 Jan Brett Calendar {Free}
Each year Jan Brett offers a free calendar download, usually based on one of her latest books. This year’s calendar is based on her book The Turnip, a fun twist on a Russian folktale about a family’s efforts to pull…
Artist Notebooking Pages Set {Free Download}
Free 12-page Artist Notebooking Set handy for studying an artist or works of art.
The American Drawing Book {Free eBook}
"Especially Adapted to the use of Public and Private Schools, as well as Home Instruction." Free
Beautiful Jan Brett 2015 Calendar {Free!}
Each year Jan Brett offers a free calendar download, usually based on one of her latest books. This year’s calendar is based on her book The Animals’ Santa. Just print the beautiful artwork pieces for each month on a standard-sized…
Thanksgiving Primary Source Teacher Guide {Free}
The Library of Congress has put together a wonderful teacher guide for learning about Thanksgiving through primary source documents. The free 7-page download begins with historical background information on how on our nation has celebrated a day of thanksgiving throughout…
Crayola Crayons: A Unit Study
On October 23, 1903, Edwin Binney and C. Harold Smith sold their first crayons. The box of eight red, orange, yellow, green, blue, violet, brown, and black sticks sold for 5¢. Edwin Binney’s wife Alice named the brand Crayola from…
Come Look With Me Art Series
A set of books that makes art appreciation for young children very simple!
Meet the Masters Art Program {Free}
Meet the Masters Program Manual is a free 247-page art appreciation instruction download provided by the school board of Broward County, Florida, as part of its volunteer program to help expose all children to fine art: Meet the Masters…
Manet Poster with Activities {Free}
Here is an easy way to add a quick art appreciation lesson into your day. Download this free Art in the Classroom Manet Poster with activities from the National Gallery of Art. The download features a beautiful printable of The…
Mary Cassatt: A Unit Study
On May 22, 1844, Mary Stevenson Cassatt was born near Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Unit resources.