This page is useful for teachers in elementary schools to find information that can be used within the classroom.
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
They include an entire section of lesson plans that teachers can use in their classroom as well as things to teach students before visiting the museum. I really like how they break down the plans into four different categories: grades, subject area, collection are, and theme. They also provide a list full of publications that teachers can use. The website has created a section that shows lesson plans for a specific subject area. They take art from the museum and relate it to a subject such as Geography and show how it can be used as a lesson in that specific subject.
Smithsonian Education
This website breaks down into: art and design, science and technology, history and culture, language arts, and idea labs. One of the major things that stuck out to me was the "Idea Labs" on the website. This is a section that the students can go into and do activities on. I did one myself, "Sizing up the Universe." Within this idea lab you can compare the earth to the moon using objects that a child would recognize such as a; basketball, tennis ball, beach ball and more. It then lets you enter an address to compare the two; it then moves onto the sun and Pluto and more. It is a great activity the have students do because the can have fun and learn at the same time. This one specific topic they provide can be a great resource when teaching about the solar system withing Science.
Philadelphia Museum of Art
They include many lesson plans for all different grades that can be used in the classroom. One that stuck out to me was the "Descriptive Writing" lesson plan. This can be used in grades 7-9 but also late elementary. The lesson can be used in language arts. By presenting the picture and giving the students questions to answer they are practicing their writing skills while learning about the artwork. Many of the lesson plans presented can be used in most subjects such as; Science, Mathematics, Language Arts, Social Studies, etc. The specific artwork chosen within the plans have a connection to that specific subject. For instance the lesson plan I used above presents questions to ask the students about the art.
The San Diego Museum of Art
This museum also presents many lesson plans that can work within the classroom. One for example is the "Textured Landscape Art." This is a project to learn about texture and students can use recycled objects or any materials to create the piece. I really liked this lesson because not only is it teaching art but also language arts. After creating their artwork they can write a story about it which is a great way to incorporate it within this subject. Most of these lesson plans connect to other subjects also. For example the “Kimono-Inspired Landscape Collage” can be used for history or language arts. Mainly history because it is teaching about another culture and it can be linked to how the Japanese culture is, and teaching different cultures within lessons is very important.
Google Arts Project
This breaks down art into what museums they are from as well as different artists. Most of the art I looked at can be used in many different subjects. I specifically went into the “White House.” In these paintings I felt that they could be used when teaching history. This website doesn’t have lesson plans but it presents a lot of artwork that can be used within the classroom to help the teachers.