Trying to pull things together

We made it home from an amazing Celebration of Life for Matt's father! What a trip in addition to the emotional rollercoaster that grief creates, we had the additional stress of COVID-19 becoming a pandemic.

So now that we are home we are working on pulling together activities for our three kids and to share with our teacher tribe. Please remember to credit all the

Here's what we have so far........

Online Creativity for Younger Students

• Oliver Jeffers - Read aloud - 3 pm CST on instagram @oliverjeffers

• Sarah Jane Studios - via @sarahjanestudios on instagram daily video art lessons

• Mo Willems - Lunch Doodles

• Peter H. Reynolds - read aloud - 11 am CST via Facebook Live

• Emily Arrow - Sing a Long - 11 am CST on youtube.com

• The Austin Artery - online kids classes starting 3/17

• @tishhzemp stop motion on instagram

• Finish the comic strip from Jarrett Lerner

• Robot Week with Cassie Stephens

• 12 Museums around the World

• National Gallery of Art for Kids Art Zone

• TAtE Kids

• Art for Kids Hub

• Over 300 Virtual Field Trips

Online Creativity for Older Students

• Finish the comic strip from Jarrett Lerner

• 90 day online adobe access for students

• The Jealous Curator - #30DayArtQuarentine - List of 30 can be found on Instagram

• Khan ART

• 7 fun Exercises for Creative Thinking

• Sketchbook Revival - Karenabend.com

• Creative Sprint

• Broadway Musicals to Watch online

• Journal Prompts from Eric Scott

Online Creativity for Adults

• The Jealous Curator - #30DayArtQuarentine - List of 30 can be found on Instagram

• 10 Creative Online Courses You Can Take for Free Online

• Skillshare

• 7 fun Exercises for Creative Thinking

• 50 free online courses for creatives

• Sketchbook Revival - Karenabend.com

• Creative Sprint

• Journal Prompts from Eric Scott

• Free Creative Classes for Two Weeks from Brit.co

Online Learning/Resources for Creative Teachers

• Arts Madness- a tournament of 64 different artists. Explore art history and think critically about how we evaluate artworks in a series of head to head matchups. Round 1 started March 16. New round each week until just 1 artist remains.

• Davis online - Davis is giving everyone temp access Visit http://DavisArt.com/OpenAccess to request a login.

• List of Ed Companies Offering Free Subscriptions

• Scholastic Learn at Home

• Adobe Edu Creative

• Supercharge with Spark - Matt Miller

• Illinois Art Ed Webinar on Home Centered Instruction- Free for all! Register here:

• Flip A Clip How To - Don Masse

• Blog Post with Tons of HS Art Resources from Jeanne Bjork https://phsvisualartdept.weebly.com/ - go to the more tab

• Relief Resources for the Arts from the Creative Capital

• The Ultimate Guide to Virtual Museum Resources, E-Learning, and Online Collections

• The Ultimate Guide to Virtual Museum Resources, E-Learning, and Online Collections

• Mini Matisse Blog

• Institute for Arts Integration and STEAM

• The Art of Education

• Bulbapp.com - templates for teachers

• 450 Ivy League Courses for Free

This list will be added to and updated frequently but we need your help. Help us grow the list and share more by adding to this google doc!

Normally we wish everyone love and creativity at the end of every blog post and podcast but today we also wish you well being of body and mind during this unique time in our community.

Love, Creativity & Wellness, Laura & Matt