Visual+Arts

Mr. Picassohead
http://www.mrpicassohead.com/ Using online tools, students can create their own Picasso like portrait.

Jackson Pollock
http://www.jacksonpollock.org/ Create your own Blue Poles!

Sketch Swap
http://www.sketchswap.com/ Draw a picture and you get one drawn for you in return.

Make a Flake
http://snowflakes.barkleyus.com/ Cut out your own snowflake online. Not that easy but the results are still surprisingly good!

Wordle
http://www.wordle.net/ Great for creating visual images of word selections. Can be used for Literacy as well.

CoolText
http://cooltext.com/ You can create your own customised logo or heading. Easy to use and can be downloaded as jpg

Tux Paint
http://www.tuxpaint.org/ Open source software for children. A little like Kid Pix.

Galleries
http://www.nga.gov/kids/ National Gallery of Washington

http://www.cleverpatch.com.au http://www.zart.com.au **
 * Great art activities for classroom

Lesson Plans
http://www.crayola.com/educators/index.cfm?n_id=5 Crayola lessons include ones about Communities. Just type in a key word to search.