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
Cézanne Resources:
- Tate Kids Video: How Cezanne Changed Art
- BBC Interactive Webpage about Paul Cezanne
- Other 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
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
Dali Resources:
Art Literacy Calendar at a Glance:
- October 9, 2025 – Docent Meeting – Australian Aboriginal Art
- October 20-24, 2025 – Presentation Week – Austrailian Aboriginal Art
- November 6, 2025 – Docent Meeting – Norman Rockwell
- December 1-5, 2025 – Presentation Week – Rockwell
- January 15, 2026 – Docent Meeting – El Greco – Cancelled
- January 19-23, 2026 – Presentation Week – El Greco
- February 12, 2026 – Docent Meeting – Paul Cezanne
- February 23-27, 2026 – Presentation Week – Cezanne
- March 12, 2026 – Docent Meeting – Salvador Dali
- March 23-27, 2026 – Presentation Week – Dali
- April 16, 2026 – Docent Meeting – Dale Chihuly
- April 27-May 1, 2026 – Presentation Week – Chihuly