Art is one class Charlie doesn’t mind going to, although Art isn’t something Charlie can do every day. With me not being good at drawing art may not be a class I should be teaching. For art I believe David might be better at teaching Charlie because he is good at drawing and also more patient than I am. Although getting David to explain things to Charlie is pulling teeth. Neither one wants to listen to the other and they both think they know everything. Although I think I have found a problem to this situation and it is a new website I would like to share with you called ArtLex Art Dictionary.
ArtLex Art Dictionary is for older children, but I did take a look at ArtLex Art Dictionary. I think I can use ArtLex Art Dictionary with Charlie. I can pick the type of art like cartoons and read what they say and turn it into something, Charlie can understand. We can practice drawing what we learned. Or we could write up a report on it for Language Arts.
I would like to let you know even though a website or workbook might be too old or too young for your students if you “think outside the box” you can usually find something about that program that you can use.
Age Range: 10-18 (Grades 5-12, with parental supervision)
This site provides an online art dictionary that defines words and terminology used in the world of art through text and by linking to photographs and pictures of artwork that helps to describe the term.
For example, look up “Folk Art” in the ArtLex Art Dictionary. You will see a description that reads:
Art made by people who have little or no formal schooling in art. Folk artists usually create works of art with traditional techniques and content, in styles handed down through many generations, and often of a particular region. Paintings, sculptures, ceramics, metalwork, costume, tools, and other everyday objects may all be folk art.
There are italicized words within that definition that are links. Click on them and see pictures of the items described for a clearer understanding of the terms.
The ArtLex Art Dictionary is comprehensive. Some of the topics include:
- Abstract Art
- Architecture
- Art Deco
- Baroque
- Byzantine
- Cartoon
- Collage
- Cubism
- Egyptian Art
- Expressionism
- Futurism
- Greek Art
- Harlem Renaissance Art
- Hindu Art
- Impressionism
- Islamic Art
- Japanese Art
- Numismatic Art
- Pop Art
- Realism
- Renaissance Art
- Roman Art
- Stone Age Art
- Surrealism
- Tapestry
- Tessellation
- Video
- Watercolor
- Woodcut and many, many more!
You can search by genre, painting title, artist, art word, etc., through the A-Z index, or check out their shortcut list of popular terms and concepts. You will also find links to many other art resources on the Internet at this site. The ArtLex Art Dictionary provides a simple way to introduce art to your family by clicking through the various art genres – and it is a great research tool for the serious art student.
Thank you,
Glenda, Charlie, and David Cates
