The Arts Resources
This page is dedicated to providing resources for k-12 classroom teachers looking to enrich their students opportunities in the Arts. (Please note that these are teacher resources. If you plan to have students establish accounts on these sites, please see Terms of Service for that specific site with regard to student privacy settings, age restrictions, and COPPA guidelines. If you have questions about a certain site, please contact your school’s Library Media Specialist.)
Differentiation Ideas for Students
Tic-Tac-Toe Boards - Civil Rights Sample, Elementary Art , Art History
Think Dots - Template 1,
Anchor/Choice Charts - Elementary Non-Fiction Sample, Reading Sample
Cubing - Template 1, Template 2
Tiered Instruction
Newsela - Tiered Readings based on Lexile Levels
Commonlit - Fiction and Non-Fiction Readings grouped by Grade Levels and Lexiles
Tween Tribune - News Articles from the Smithsonian Institute based on Grade Levels
Lesson Ideas and Activity Tools
ArtsEdge - The Kennedy Center's free digital resource for teaching and learning in, through and about the arts.
Ted.com - Sharing ideas worth spreading. Bringing together technology, entertainment, design. Multi -media meets informational texts.
Ideas for differentiating in Art - article
So La Mi: Elementary Music Blog post and website for differentiating ideas
Mr. A Music Place: Where Music Teachers Gather - A Blog
Google Arts and Culture - Explore the World
Tools for Students and Teachers
FlipGrid - Empower Student Voice with this tool, while they capture short videos to share ideas with classmates on topics you define.
RecapThat - A free student response and reflection app to allow parents and teachers insight on how students learn and think.
Explain Everything - Collaborative and Interactive White Board
Nearpod - Interactive Lesson plan tool for sharing and collaborating in groups
Padlet - collaborative resource for students and teachers
GoogleKeep - Project Management tool for teachers and students
Go Soap Box - Backchanneling tool and real time quizzes and feedback