Arts (dance, fine arts, cinema, literature, theatre)

Here is a sampling of resources that can be helpful in teaching and learning English as a second language. Search our database to find more similar resources.

Legend:
	Available in English		Collections		Extra Cost
	Available in French		Access Restricted

A. Pintura: Art Detective
http://www.eduweb.com/pintura/index.html

As A. Pintura, a 1940's-style detective with a degree in art history, you must identify the artist of a mystery painting.

The Artist's Toolkit
http://www.artsconnected.org/toolkit/

Explore the tools that artists use to build works of art: line, colour, and balance. The site also contains video clips that let you see artists at work.

Canadian Tapestry – The Fabric of Cultural Diversity - Resources
http://www.canadiantapestry.ca/en/res.html

Three Teaching Guides list textile-making activities. Each can be used in the classroom to support and enrich the major curriculum areas of social studies, visual arts, mathematics, and language and literacy. To appeal to every region of Canada, the curriculum connections are indicated in broad and general terms. Activities for K – 12.

Children's Literature: Lesson Plans and Resources
http://www.cloudnet.com/%7Eedrbsass/edchildrenslit.htm

This page contains links to lesson plans and resources for children’s literature (grades K-6).

Cybermuse: Artissimo
http://cybermuse.gallery.ca/cybermuse/kids/index_e.jsp

Artissimo invites visitors to spin the wheel and play a game such as Stories in Art, Colour Palette, Treasure Hunt or a Mystery Game. You can also visit the Artissimo Gallery and send a postcard.

Essentials Of Music
http://www.essentialsofmusic.com/

This site offers basic information on classical music for casual listeners or serious music students. You can search for information on musical eras or composers, or look up a term in the glossary.

Incredible Art Lessons
http://www.princetonol.com/groups/iad/lessons/lessons.html

Visit this site for art lesson plans, art teacher links and resources for the visual arts; lessons are organized by academic levels. The site also includes sections on Art History, Art Games and Drama.

Language Arts Lesson Plans and Resources
http://www.cloudnet.com/~edrbsass/edeng.htm

This page contains links to lesson plans and resources for teaching reading, spelling, writing, journalism, communication, debate, and drama.

Learning Through the Arts – Lesson Plans
http://www.ltta.ca/lesson_plans.html

Learning Through the Arts (LTTA) is a rigorous, structured curriculum program that impacts the classroom on a daily basis. LTTA offers lesson plans for all academic subjects.

Learning Through the Arts – Student Zone – Games
http://www.ltta.ca/student_zone_games.html

Play online games while learning about alliteration, fractions, bullying, insects, and more.

Mouseover Music
http://www.fonetiks.org/mom/

At mouseovermusic.com, The Lyrics and The Music Web site, you just “mouse” over words to hear the music.

National Film Board of Canada
http://www.nfb.ca

Created in 1939, the National Film Board of Canada (NFB) is a public agency that produces and distributes films and other audiovisual works which reflect Canada to Canadians and the rest of the world. It is an exceptional fountain of creativity, which, since its very beginnings, has played a crucial role in Canadian and international filmmaking.

NFBkids
http://www.nfb.ca/jeunesse/index.php?v=h&lg=en

For kids ages 3 to 12, NFBKids is the portal for fun, safe, entertaining and educational activities. From science adventures, to games with a huggable teddy bear, to making online animation, it’s all at NFBKids.

Renaissance Connection
http://www.renaissanceconnection.org/main.cfm

With the simple click of a mouse you and your students can travel 500 years into the past via Renaissance Connection, an interactive educational Web site complete with digital images of artworks from the Kress collection, interactive activities, lesson plans, a timeline, maps and more.

Welcome to Claude Monet's
http://giverny.org/monet/welcome.htm

This site dedicated to the French artist Claude Monet constitutes a structured intrusion into the world of this artist.

Welcome to the Stone Soup Web Site
http://www.stonesoup.com/

Stone Soup is an online magazine published by young writers and artists. Students can read a sample issue in the writing and art section. Stone Soup is unique: it is the only children’s magazine made up entirely of the creative works of children aged 8-13. Students can also listen (or listen and read along) to stories written by these young writers.