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March is Youth Art Month

Youth Art Month (YAM) is celebrated each March and emphasizes the value of art education for all children as well as encourages support for quality school art programs. Get creative with these art-inspired resources and join thousands of schools participating in YAM this March!  

Grades K-12

TeachersFirst's Art Resources

Make connections in your class with this collection for Art in our Schools Month, including a variety of subject areas: math, science, social studies, etc. Take virtual field trips to museums, find tools to create art, and learn about famous artists.

Grades K-12

CurriConnects Book List: The Artist's Eye

Feast your eyes on Caldecott winners and other books with unusual or beautiful layouts or illustrations. Connect art to the rest of your curriculum with this eclectic book list including books about art, artists, colors, photography, and more.

Grades 5-12

Murder at the Met: An American Art Mystery

The scenario is an evening gala in 1899, and you must put clues together to solve the murder at the Met as you examine the artwork as a witness. Tour American paintings, sculpture, and decorative arts that reside at The Metropolitan Museum of Art.

Virtual Field Trips for Art

Virtual field trips are an excellent way to take your students out of the classroom, for free! Jump out of the classroom and discover art work from two museums as well as the White House.  

Grades K-12

The Walters Art Museum

Take your student on a virtual exploration of the Walters Art Museum, opened in 1934 in Maryland. Learn about the museum, its founders, the long history, and more. Take a deeper dive by looking at various art exhibits available.

Grades 5-12

One Met. Many Worlds

Be playful, poetic, and creative! Skim this collection of 500 works of art from the Metropolitan Museum of Art that encourages you to engage and compare. Choose two images, provide a short text description for each, then share using the link.

Grades 6-12

Of the People: Art and History of the White House

Take your students to the White House, regardless of where you live. Virtually join White House Curator, William Allman, for a behind-the-scenes look, in-depth video discussion, and questions/answers about the art and history of the White House.

Create Art in Your Class

Bring the power of art into your classroom with these three tools to get students drawing, painting, and designing! Turn a photo into a piece of artwork and create 3D scenes with writing.

Grades 1-12

Artyfactory

Learn to draw, paint, or design with these step-by-step tutorials. Discover basic techniques of still life drawing and painting lessons. Increase your knowledge of art, practice perspective, proportions, drawing animals and portraits, and more.

Grades K-12

DeepArt

In three easy steps, transform any image into the form of your chosen artist. Upload your picture, select the style, then submit. An email will be sent with your finished image.

Grades K-12

WordsEye

Infuse writing into your art lessons. Create 3D scenes using descriptive sentences to make images. Check out the intro video that shows how to use this easy program. Challenge students of all ages to create a story to share with the class.

This Week at TeachersFirst

Looking to try out a Twitter chat? Learn how with our Twitter chat tutorial, which covers the basics of what you need to get started. Now is also a great time for middle school science teachers to join MySciLife. The next Jumpstart webinar is Thursday, March 28th. Lastly, we invite you to share what classroom tools you use related to Art with our community.