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Central Alberta Arts and Wellness Programming: An Electronic ManualV. Linkscreated, sponsored, and occasionally updated by Arts à la Carte |
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The @rt Room - is a web site with creative suggestions for lots of art activities for children. The focus is on the visual arts. http://www.arts.ufl.edu/art/rt_room/index.html - home page |
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ArtsAlive.ca - is "a great place to discover the excitement of the performing arts." Activities for children, parents, and arts educators are available and may give you some ideas for your own programming. http://www.ArtsAlive.ca/en/index.cfm |
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ArtsEdNet - is the Getty Museum's guide for teaching and learning about art. There are a vast number of lesson plans, curriculum suggestions, and more. www.artsednet.getty.edu |
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Creative Drama and Theatre Education Resource Site - is a site with some interesting drama and theatre activities. The links take you to more adult-oriented improvisation materials which may not be suitable for some audiences, including children. http://www.creativedrama.com/ |
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Enchanted Learning Crafts for Kids - is a site with a variety of craft ideas for preschool and elementary level children. The ideas are organized by subject and material. There are also lists of suggestions for special events (such as Earth Day, Thanksgiving, etc.) There are a number of projects that can be done by printing off materials from the site itself. This would be an excellent resource if you are looking for new ideas for younger children. http://www.EnchantedLearning.com/crafts/[ top ] |
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The Kennedy Center Arts Edge - collects teaching materials, curriculum web links, lessons, and activities related to the arts. The site is full of fascinating suggestions and may prompt you to come up with ideas for your program. It could also provide a starting point for a discussion with your instructor about what you might like to try. Note in particular a short article, "Suggestions for Effective Arts Integration Lesson Planning" by Randy Barron, which outlines some considerations when planning for arts programming. This too may help you and the instructor to plan for your event. http://artsedge.kennedy?center.org/teaching_materials/weblinks/artsedge.html# - web links http://artsedge.kennedy?center.org/professional_resources/howto/arts_int.html - article |
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Music Alberta Links Page - is a listing of resources and organizations about music and music education. http://www.musicalberta.com/links.html |
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The Painter's Keys - is an impressively extensive compilation of quotations about art, "by far the largest collection of art quotations available anywhere." You may find the perfect quotation here for publicity for your event. http://www.painterskeys.com/quotations.htm
PoeticMedicine.com - is the web site of John Fox, a workshop facilitator who encourages individuals to create poetry as a pathway to healing and wholeness. It includes some of his poetry and some exercises for creating poetry. http://www.poeticmedicine.com/index.htm[ top ] |
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Teachnet.com - is a web site of tools for busy teachers. One section includes lesson plans for arts/creativity. This may give you and your instructor some ideas about your event. http://www.teachnet.com/lesson/art/index.html Theatre Alberta - is a web site for this provincial arts service organization committed to encouraging the growth of theatre in Alberta. Note particularly descriptions of programs offered by Dramaworks. http://www.theatrealberta.com/ |
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Writer's Guild of Alberta - is a web site outlining a variety of literary arts opportunities for writers. Note that they have a Rural Workshop series that may be of interest. http://www.writersguild.ab.ca/programframe.htm |
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And also check out... Fun, Interactive Web-based Arts Activities for Children - You may want to use sites on the Internet, particularly with children. Check out what's out there. Some of the sites are pretty fantastic! To give you a taste, here are some pages that are particularly intriguing or unique: http://www.eduweb.com/insideart/index.html http://www.ArtsAlive.ca/en/activitiesgames/index.cfm http://www.kn.pacbell.com/wired/art2/index.html http://www.humanities?interactive.org/splendors/game/[ top ] |
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