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
Raphael Resources:
- Make a fresco activity
- Raphael lesson from the National Gallery of Art
- Another way to make a fresco
- Other Raphael Resources on Google Drive
Chihuly Resources:
- Dale Chihuly and the art of glass blowing for kids and teachers
- Other Chihuly Resources on Google Drive
- Books in Art Literacy Cabinet behind the librarian’s desk:
- The Essential Dale Chihuly, by William Warmus
- Chihuly Art Kit Activity Book
Dalí Resources:
- Salvador Dalí Museum Website – Biography Page
- Dalí Museum St. Petersburg, Florida Website
- 10 Salvador Dalí Art Projects for Kids
- Other Dalí Resources on Google Drive
- Books in Art Literacy Cabinet behind the librarian’s desk:
- Dalí, By Robert Descharnes and Gilles Néret
- Salvador Dalí Coloring Book
- The Mad, Mad, Mad World of Salvador Dalí, a book from the Adventures in Art Series
Cézanne Resources:
- Tate Kids Video: How Cézanne Changed Art
- BBC Interactive Webpage about Paul Cézanne
- Other Resources on Google Drive
- Books in Art Literacy Cabinet behind the librarian’s desk:
- Cézanne and the Apple Boy, by Laurence Anholt (This is a children’s book)
- Paul Cézanne – How he Amazed the World, a book from the Adventures in Art Series
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
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
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
Art Literacy Calendar at a Glance:
- October 7, 2026 – Docent Meeting – Raphael
- October 19-23, 2026 – Presentation Week – Raphael
- November 4, 2026 – Docent Meeting – Henri Matisse
- November 30 – December 4, 2026 – Presentation Week – Matisse
- January 6, 2027 – Docent Meeting – Francisco de Goya
- January 19-22, 2027 – Presentation Week – Goya
- February 3, 2027 – Docent Meeting – Diego Rivera
- February 16-19, 2027 – Presentation Week – Rivera
- March 10, 2027 – Docent Meeting – Kandinsky
- March 22-25, 2027 – Presentation Week – Kandinsky
- April 14, 2027 – Docent Meeting – Jacob Lawrence
- April 26-30, 2027 – Presentation Week – Lawrence