Resources by Subject → The Arts

Beat by Beat Press: Drama Games for kids

This site offers teachers access to various drama games to use in the classroom. (For a fee, you can also access musicals.) Great for drama class or just to integrate into the classroom.

Beat by Beat Press: Drama Games for kids

Incredible Art: Lesson Plans

This site offers art lessons plans for all grades and inclusive of art from all over the world WITH art history to accompany it.

Incredible Art: Lesson Plans

Reading and Writing Stories

This website is a hands-on program that allows students to use artwork to inspire writing. Students arrange images in a sequence and begin writing a story to go along. The whole class is involved and students can write reviews and commentaries regarding their peers work.

Reading and Writing Stories

Learning through the Arts

The Royal Conservatory database of lesson plans gives teachers access to a range of arts-based activities from across Canada for cross-curricular instruction.

Learning through the Arts

25 Pop Songs to Use with Students

This website lists 25 fun, recognizable pop songs that have a positive message that could be used in your classroom.

25 Pop Songs to Use with Students

Drama and Language Activities based on Picture Books

This site describes drama and language activities prompted by pictures books.

Drama and Language Activities based on Picture Books

Noteworthy Software

This free trial of a notation authoring tool allows you to print sheet music from your desktop.

Noteworthy Software

The Canadian Society for Education through Art

The national association for art education in Canada promotes advancement and high standards in art education. Links to art education publications are provided on this site.

The Canadian Society for Education through Art

National Gallery of Canada

The National Gallery of Canada offers a wide selection of lesson plans which provide teachers with in-class activities, a great selection of artwork images to show students, and  information about artworks and artists in their collection.

National Gallery of Canada

Ontario Music Educators Association

This is the collection of resources for elementary educators developed by the Ontario Music Educators Association.

Ontario Music Educators Association