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http://www.mfaa.msde.state.md.us/source/MDFA_index.asp Maryland Fine Arts Education Tool Kit. Mostly for Mom and Dad to learn about assessment and how it relates to what we teach and how we teach it. [|www.crayola.com] This one is for everybody. It has tons of cool ideas and projects and is interactive as well. Don’t forget to take the color quiz and vote for your favorite Crayola color! [|www.drawspace.com] This is an interesting website that allows children to practice drawing. They will learn about positive and negative space, symmetry, balance, value and many other art concepts. http://www.moma.org/momalearning/artsafari/index.html Would you like to go on a safari? An art safari, that is... Well, take a look at this website sponspored by the Museum of Modern Art. Take time to participate with your child and learn what they think about lots of different paintings. http://www.arts.ufl.edu/art/rt_room/ Everyone can check out this website for lots of cool things to see and do. Check out **//Art Sparkers//** to give you some creative ideas, //Art-ifacts// to try your hand at some art trivia and try to learn to think //Artrageously.// __http://www.sanford-artedventures.com/__ This cool website has four cool sections: Create Art, Study Art, Play Art Games, and Teach Art. Be sure to check them ALL out and test your Right brain/Left brain knowledge in "The Art of Crime Detection".__ http://www.pta.org/__ This is the National PTA website. Check it out to find all you need to know about getting involved with this great organization and while you’re at it, take a look at the section entitled, "Start the Art" week. It has some great info. __http://www.moma.org/destination/__ This website is through the Museum of Modern Art in New York. Destination Modern Art gives kids an interactive tour through the exhibits at the museum with some alien friends as their guides.__ http://www.architectstudio3d.org/AS3d/index.html__ Design a house in 3D with Frank Lloyd Wright! On this Web site, you can design a house, walk through it in 3D, then share it with the world. You can also learn more about architecture, past and present, and explore Frank Lloyd Wright's life and work. You'll need the free Shockwave plug-in. __http://www.artsconnected.org/toolkit__ A collaboration between the Minneapolis Institute of the Arts and the Walker Art Center, The Artist’s Toolkit is a great introduction to basic concepts in art for students and teachers alike. You can watch animated demonstrations of visual elements and principles artists use to create art, see examples of elements and principles in works of art, and create your own composition online. You’ll need the free Flash player. [|www.nga.gov/kids/zone/zone.htm] The Art Zone by the National Gallery of Art. With features like the “Collage Machine”, “Mobile”, and the interactive “Jungle”, you won’t be making a mess in your kitchen for a long time! [|www.albrightknox.org/artgames/index_launched.html] Artgames is an interactive website designed to engage children in playful, interactive learning about works of art in the collection of the //Albright-Knox Art Gallery// in Buffalo, New York. The activities are [|www.haringkids.com] This site has a biography on the infamous artist Keith Haring. It also is packed with games, online books, an interactive coloring book and tons of other activities to keep you busy. http://members.cox.net/mrsparker2/intro.htm This online lesson design is created for you to learn about or review **Color Theory**. //**What is**// **C****o****l****o****r** **T****h****e****o****r****y**//**?**// Basically, it's having the knowledge to mix colors and put colors together in a way that is right for your art work. It is an //[|Element of Art]// (parts of a work of art - color, value, line, shape, form, texture and space) that, along with the Principles of Design, help you create and talk about art.
 * designed for children in kindergarten through 6th grade.
 * to be enjoyed by children playing on their own or with an adult companion.
 * guided by instructions in English or Spanish text and audio.