Arts & Humanities
BRAIN BREAKS and opportunities for Creative Exploration:
Alphabreaths- The ABCs of Mindful Breathing
Google Arts & Culture- Learn about Arts & Culture from around the world, with high-definition views, virtual gallery and museum tours, and much more!
#metkids- The Metropolitan Museum of Art #metkids site is made for, with, and by the kids! Explore the Map, Hop in the Time Machine, of Watch Videos!
Smithsonian Museums- See the 19 different Smithsonian Museums and their online collections with detailed views and information about the art.
Keith Harring Kids- Keith Harring shares his vision of art and inspires kids to discover their own creative side. There are TONS of lesson plans, ideas, links and more, including this awesome COLORING BOOK!
Comic Maker- Create your own comic strips and cartoons.
Virtual Museum Tours- These 12 famous museums around the world offer virtual tours you can take from the comfort of home.
American Library Association- Explore the diverse options for kids to learn online with games, listening, and hunting for info!
TED Talks and Music Advocacy:
Your Brain On Music, Alan Harvey- Neuroscientist and musician Alan Harvey takes us on an interactive journey showing live on stage what music does to our brain waves, and explains how music is more than just an entertainment. You've never seen music like this before…
Music As A Language, Victor Wooten- Victor Wooten is an innovator, composer, arranger, producer, vocalist, and multi-instrumentalist. He has been called the greatest bass player in the world. He is a skilled naturalist and teacher, a published author, a magician, husband and father of four, and a five-time Grammy award winner.
How Playing An Instrument Benefits Your Brain, Anita Collins- When you listen to music, multiple areas of your brain become engaged and active. But when you actually play an instrument, that activity becomes more like a full-body brain workout. What's going on? Anita Collins explains the fireworks that go off in musicians' brains when they play, and examines some of the long-term positive effects of this mental workout.
National & State Arts Standards for Music Education
National Core Arts Standards- Dance, Media Arts, Music, Theater and Visual Arts
Massachusetts Arts Curriculum Framework- The Massachusetts Curriculum Frameworks provide teachers, students and families with clear and shared expectations for what all students should know and be able to do at the end of each year.
Massachusetts Art Education Association (MAEA)- updated 2019