1.Introduction
Expressive Arts Links
Expressive arts links - http://www.wiu.edu/thecenter/art/links/index.html
Global Children's Art Gallery - http://naturalchild.com/gallery/
cGetty Arts EdNet - http://www.getty.edu/artsednet/
National Gallery of Art: Kids - http://www.nga.gov/kids/
Kennedy Center ArtsEdge - http://artsedge.kennedy-center.org/
National Art Education Association - http://www.naea-reston.org/
Exploring Leonardo da Vinci - http://www.mos.org/sln/Leonardo/LeoHomePage.html
International Kids' Space - http://www.kids-space.org/
Arts Education Partnership - http://aep-arts.org/
The Art Room - http://www.arts.ufl.edu/art/rt_room/index.html
National Association for Music Education - http://www.menc.org/
Music Education and using literature - http://www.musiceducationmadness.com/literature.shtml
Life Cycle of a Star
U. of Cornell - http://curious.astro.cornell.edu/question.php?number=38
Enchanted Learning - http://www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/astronomy/stars/lifecycle/
Imagine the Universe - http://imagine.gsfc.nasa.gov/docs/teachers/lifecycles/SC_main_p1.html
Houses inspired by the big orange splot - http://www.uusbhc.org/art/bigorangespot/bigorangespot.html
2. The Happy Hedgehog Band
Happy Hedgehog Bank Lesson Plan - PDF
Happy Hedgehog Band Literature fact books -http://www.ngo.grida.no/ngo/hedgehog/litteratur.htm
Hedgehog in the classroom - http://www.siec.k12.in.us/~west/proj/hedge/
All You want to know about Hedgehogs - http://www.idyllmtn.com/~khyri/hedgehog/
The international Hedgehog Association - http://hedgehogclub.com/colorguide.html
National Geographic Creature Feature - http://www.nationalgeographic.com/kids/creature_feature/0202/hedgehogs.html
Hedgehog FAQs - http://hedgehoghollow.com/faq/
Thymes Hedgehut - http://doors.cybertrails.com/~teresa/default.htm
Books about Hedgehogs - http://www.niksula.cs.hut.fi/~mdobruck/siililand/hedgehogs/other/general/books.html
Extensive Resources - http://42explore.com/hedghog.htm
Food - http://www.exoticnutrition.com/Hedge-Hog-products.htm
Hedgie Cam - http://www.twoengineers.com/camf.html
3. Aboriginal Australian Art
Australian Indigenous Art - http://www.cultureandrecreation.gov.au/articles/indigenousart/
Australian Aboriginal Culture - http://library.trinity.wa.edu.au/aborigines/culture.htm
Aboriginal Stories of Dearming text and audio - http://www.dreamtime.net.au/dreaming/index.htm
Dreamtime Kullilla Art - http://www.dreamtime.auz.net/default.asp
Songlines Australia Foundation - http://www.songlinesaustraliafoundation.net.au/
National Geographic Spirit Country - http://www.nationalgeographic.com/explorer/australia/spirit.html
X-Ray Style Australian Aboriginal Art: An Art Activity for Students - http://www.enchantedlearning.com/artists/xraystyle/
4. Tie Dye and Indonesian Batik
A few notes on the istory of tie dye - http://www.pburch.net/dyeing/FAQ/history_tiedye.shtml
Textiles in Aotearoa : History of tie and dye - http://www.textiles.org.nz/dylon/histtiedye.html
World Shirori Network - http://www.shibori.org/tech/
P. Burch: All about Hand Dyeing - http://www.pburch.net/dyeing.shtml
Smithsonian: Discovering African Mud Cloth - http://www.mnh.si.edu/africanvoices/mudcloth/index_flash.html
The Batik Guild - http://www.batikguild.org.uk/history.htm
Batik, the traditional fabric of indonesia - http://www.expat.or.id/info/batik.html
Balinese Batik - http://www.merumas.com/balibatik/
Bakit as Art - http://www.collectorsguide.com/fa/fa062.shtml
5. Mask Art
Art Lex, a look at Masks - http://www.artlex.com/ArtLex/m/mask.html
American Indian Masks - http://www.native-languages.org/masks.htm
The Art of the African Mask - http://cti.itc.virginia.edu/~bcr/African_Mask.html
African Mask and Tribal Art - http://www.zyama.com/
Masks Theme Page - http://www.cln.org/themes/masks.html
Mexican Masks - http://www.latinamericanfolkart.com/mexican_masks.htm
Masks Theme Page - http://www.cln.org/themes/masks.html
Middle School Symmetrical Masks - http://mms.d321.k12.id.us/webart/html/student%20work/maskteach.html
Mask Lesson Plan - http://www.princetonol.com/groups/iad/lessons/middle/Larry-mask.htm
Masks in West Africa- http://www.yale.edu/ynhti/curriculum/units/1985/6/85.06.06.x.html#top
Mask Mania (commercial) - http://www.kinderart.com/multic/machemask.shtml
6. Music
A Primer on Music - http://davemyers.com/amcc/table.htm
Understanding Various Music Elements (6th grader) - http://studentweb.fontbonne.edu/~npea565/webbit/
Multicultural Music Site - http://139.80.18.105/413pages/Canny_Larkins_McElhinney_Walsh/index.htm
Childhood songs - http://inky.50megs.com/idlechild/songs.htm
Music in ECE - http://www.menc.org/information/prek12/echild.html
7. Play, Movement and Expression in ECE
Experience and Experiencing - http://www.thirteen.org/bucky/allegra.html
Cats Cradle: String Hand games - http://www.alysion.org/string.htm
http://www.ifyoulovetoread.com/book/chten_cats.htm
http://www.gardendigest.com/string/#Links
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/String_figure
Childrens Custom and Folk Games Around the World - http://www.estcomp.ro/~cfg/games.html
Jump Rope Rhymes - http://www.gameskidsplay.net/jump_rope_ryhmes/
http://www.streetplay.com/thegames/jumprope/
Childrens streetgames - http://www.streetplay.com/thegames/
Yo yo http://www.yoyoing.com/tricks/
Juggling - http://www.juggling.org/help/begin/
Hopscotch - http://www.streetplay.com/thegames/hopscotch.htm
Hoolahoop - http://inventors.about.com/library/inventors/blhulahoop.htm
Footbag, Hackysack - http://inventors.about.com/library/inventors/blhackysack.htm
http://www.footbag.org/
Jacks - http://www.streetplay.com/thegames/jacks/
Marbles - http://www.streetplay.com/thegames/marbles/
8. Movement and Music
9. Literature and Expression
Where I'm From - http://www.carts.org/staff_poem2.html
Draw Me A Story, Dance Me A Poem: http://www.wiu.edu/thecenter/articles/draw2.html
10. Expressive Arts in the Classroom
Getty Art Education Website - http://www.getty.edu/artsednet/
Kennedy Center ArtsEdge - http://artsedge.kennedy-center.org/
Art Express: The Expressive Arts Project - http://www.wiu.edu/thecenter/art/links/
EdSitement - http://edsitement.neh.gov/tab_lesson.asp?subjectArea=1
The Educators Reference Desk - http://www.eduref.org/cgi-bin/lessons.cgi/Arts
MarcoPolo Education - http://www.marcopolo-education.com/
11. Art and Culture
Social StudiesHarlem Renaissance websites - http://www.socialstudies.com/c/@jbQb5dEfAVdhM/Pages/harlemweb.html
MarcoPolo Education - http://www.marcopolo-education.com/
Smithsonian Education: Japan - http://smithsonianeducation.org/educators/lesson_plans/japan_images_people/index.html
Bridges to Understanding - http://www.bridgesweb.org/
National Geographic Expeditions - http://www.nationalgeographic.com/xpeditions/lessons/12/gk2/rockart.html
Geometry and Islamic Art - http://www.askasia.org/frclasrm/lessplan/l000030.htm
Introduction to Mexican Art and Culture - http://www.juniperlearning.com/skull.html
Julies Multicultural Art Page - http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Acropolis/6961/
One World Music Project - http://www.tolerance.org/teach_tol/lessons/one_world_01.jsp
Art of Ancient Africa - http://members.aol.com/TWard64340/Africa.htm
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