Providing a well-balanced variety of artists, genres and media for the kids to
explore
Art Literacy is a volunteer-led program designed to help students learn and appreciate how
others have expressed themselves through art. Students will also learn a vocabulary for looking
at and analyzing art, and practice critical thinking and communication skills.

Art Literacy Resources
General Resources:
- Art Literacy Volunteer Handbook
- Introduction to VTS Video (6:47)
- Philip Yenawine Conducts a VTS Training
- 10 Fun Kinesthetic Activities To Do With Art
- 82 Questions to Ask About a Work of Art
- Charlotte Mason Picture Study Demonstration (8:36)
- The Art of Education article about teaching culture with integrity
- Other Resources on Google Drive
John James Audubon Resources:
- National Audubon Society – Audubon Biography
- National Audubon Society For Kids – Activities and Resources
- Audubon Books in Art Literacy Cabinet behind the librarian’s desk:
-The Boy Who Drew Birds, A Story of John James Audubon, by Jacqueline Davies
-Audubon’s Birds of America Coloring Book
-State Birds and Flowers Coloring Book, by Annika Bernhard - Other Resources on Google Drive
Fra Angelico Resources:
Giuseppe Arcimboldo Resources:
- YouTube Video – Art with Mati and Dada Arcimboldo
- Create Art with Me – Arcimboldo Found Object Portraits
- Artsology.com Food Face Portraits
- Other Resources on Google Drive
Australian Aboriginal Art Resources:
- Aboriginal Art lesson plan, including video
- Australian Dot Art Activity – Art with Mrs. Nguyen
- Aboriginal Art and Patterning Teacher Resources
- YouTube Video – Mrs. Smith’s Aboriginal Art Info and Activity
- Kid World Citizen Australian Dot Painting
- Q-Tip Dot Painting
- Other Resources on Google Drive
- Books in Art Literacy Cabinet behind the librarian’s desk:
An Australian 1, 2, 3 of Animals, by Bronwyn Bancroft
Kangaroo and Crocodile, My Big Book of Australian Animals, by Bronwyn Bancroft
Kangaroos Hop, by Ros Moriarty
Papunya School Book of Country and History, by Nadia Wheatley
Art History Place, by Christine Nicholls
Aztecs Resources:
- Art and Culture of the Aztecs at latinamericanstudies.org
- Explore Aztec Mythology at the Yale-New Haven Teachers Institute
- Aztec Sun God Activity
- YouTube Video – Aztec Mosaic Paper Mask
- YouTube Video – Another Aztec Mosaic Paper Mask Lesson
- YouTube Video – Radial Symmetry Aztec Sun
- Other Aztec Resources on Google Drive
- Aztec books in Art Literacy Cabinet behind the librarian’s desk:
The Sad Night, Ste Story of an Aztec Victory and a Spanish Loss, by Sally Schofer Mathews
The Aztec News, A History News Publication
How to Be an Aztec Warrior, by Fiona MacDonald
Romare Bearden Resources:
- Romare Bearden: A Black Odyssey – Wallach Art Gallery Exhibition Tour
- Other Resources on Google Drive
Alexander Calder Resources:
- Calder Foundation Website
- Tate Kids – Who is Alexander Calder?
- YouTube – Calder Performs His Circus (10:02)
- Other Resources on Google Drive
Mary Cassatt Resources:
Dali Resources:
- Salvador Dali Museum Website – Biography Page
Dali Museum St. Petersburg, Florida Website
10 Salvador Dali Art Projects for Kids - Other Dali Resources on Google Drive
El Greco Resources:
- Met Kids El Greco Activities
- National Gallery of Art Video: El Greco, An Artist’s Odyssey
- Biography from the Metropolitan Museum of Art Website
- Drawing like El Greco Activity from Layers of Learning
- “Drawing Tall People” from Lesson This
Landscape Activity from MetKids - Other Resources on Google Drive
Giotto Resources:
- Web Museum: Giotto Biography
- Web Gallery of Art: Giotto Biography
- Homemade Egg Tempera
- Smart History of Art You Tube Videos on Giotto Works
- Art with Mati and Dada: Video for Kids
- Other Resources on Google Drive
Clementine Hunter Resources:
- Clementine Hunter Biography, National Museum of Women in the Art Website
- The Inspiring Story of Clementine Hunter from Google Arts & Culture
- Clementine Hunter episode on Louisiana Public Broadcasting (13.30)
- Read Aloud Video of Art from her Heart picture book
- Art Activity – Clementine Hunter Zinnias
- Other Resources on Google Drive
Hokusai Resources:
- The Floating World of Ukiyo-e Exhibition of the Library of Congress Website
- Artelino Article on Hokusai
- National Endowment for the Humanities Lesson Plan-Hokusai
- Other Hokusai Resources on Google Drive
Ezra Jack Keats Resources:
Jacob Lawrence Resources:
- Videos, Information, and Images of the Jacob Lawrence Migration Series
- “Jacob Lawrence Painted Stories” activity from Crayola.com
- Jacob Lawrence Resources from The Whitney
- “Decoding Jacob Lawrence” activity from The Art of Education
- Other Jacob Lawrence Resources on Google Drive
Michelangelo Resources:
- An Introduction to The Art of Fresco
- Michelangelo: Paintings, Sculptures, Biography
- 10 Magnificent Michelangelo Activities for Kids
- “Ouch, My Neck! Ouch, My Back”
- Madi and Dada Meet Michelangelo
- Other Michelangelo Resources on Google Drive
Berthe Morisot Resources:
- Tate for Kids – Who is Berthe Morisot
- Art History Kids – Women in Art – Berthe Morisot
- Berthe Morisot Facts for Kids
- MFA for Kids – Berthe Morisot’s Reading Video
- YouTube Video – Art with Mati and Dada – Morisot
- Activity – Woman Sewing in Her Garden
- Other Resources on Google Drive
- Morisot book in Art Literacy Cabinet behind the librarian’s desk: Meet Berthe Morisot
Claude Monet Resources:
- Getting to Know Claude Monet Video
- Tate Kids – Claude Monet
- Claude Monet Website
- Daily Art Magazine article – Monet Caricatures
- Other Resources on Google Drive
Grandma Moses Resources:
- Grandma Moses at the Bennington Museum
- Grandma Moses at KinderArt.com (includes coloring sheets)
- Painting in the style of Grandma Moses
- Foreground, middleground, background excercise (pdf template in Google drive)
- Other Resources on Google Drive
Georgia O’Keeffe Resources:
- Georgia O’Keeffe Museum Learning Activities and Coloring Sheets
- About Georgia O’Keeffe – O’Keeffe Museum Website
- Georgia O’Keeffe a Life in Art – O’Keeffe Museum Documentary
- Houses of My Own – O’Keeffe Museum Documentary
- Other Resources on Google Drive
Picasso Resources:
- 10 Amazing Facts about Pablo Picasso (8:45)
Las Meninas at del Museu Picasso de Barcelona - Other Resources on Google Drive
Beatrix Potter Resources:
- Victoria & Albert Museum Website Beatrix Potter Biography
- Crayola.com “Rabbit in the Garden!” Activity
- EDSITEment Lesson Plan – Beatrix Potter’s Naughty Animals
- Other Resources on Google Drive
Faith Ringgold Resources:
Rivera Resources:
- PBS American Masters: Diego Rivera
- PBS Culture Shock: Man at the Crossroads
- Kid World Citizen Collaborative Mural Project
- Olga’s Gallery Diego Rivera Biography
- Other Resources on Google Drive
Wayne Thiebaud Resources:
- NGA Thiebaud Cake Math Activities
- Other Resources on Google Drive
- Book in Art Literacy Cabinet behind the librarian’s desk:
Delicious, The Life & Art of Wayne Thiebaud, by Susan Goldman Rubin
Van Gogh Resources:
- Van Gogh Museum – Van Gogh for Children Page
- Daily Art Magazine – The Mystery of Vincent’s Death
- Van Gogh Museum – Frequently Asked Questions
- Other Resources on Google Drive
Velazquez Resources:
- The Prado Exhibit: Velazquez and the Golden Age
- Art Smarts 4 Kids: Diego Velazquez
- Artsy.net article on Las Meninas
- Diego Velazquez – National Gallery Documentary
- Prado video: The Exhibition “Velazquez and the Family of Phillip IV”
- TEDed Video: La Meninas
- Other Resources on Google Drive
NW Coastal Native American Art Resources:
- Discovery Education Video about Native Americans of the Pacific NW
- Other NW Coastal Indian Art Resources on Google Drive
Prehistoric Art Resources:
- The Metropolitan Museum of Art Introduction to Prehistoric Art
- The Kahn Academy, Introduction to Paleolithic Art
- Cave Painting Activity
- Another Cave Painting ActivityYet another Cave Painting Activity
- Other Prehistoric Art Resources on Google Drive
Norman Rockwell Resources:
- Rockwell Video Minute: Triple Self-Portrait
- Norman Rockwell’s World – Heroes
- Introducing Rockwell Into Your Classroom
- Rockwell Activity – Drawing Conclusions
- Other Resources on Google Drive
Peter Paul Rubens Resources:


