Arts, Music & DIY

Empower your students to move from consumption to creation and to make their voices and perspectives heard.

Create cool images and designs in minutes with this easy-to-use tool.

Listen to the beautiful sounds from Vietnam's ancient lithophone, or the đàn đá, made from granite, stone, wood, and corals.

Use facts about these popular holiday movies to practice some math skills and graph your results.

Explore these art installations made from books that have been banned globally throughout various stages of history. Research the relationship between censorship and democracy.

Take a closer look at what it's like to be a photojournalist, and read what one photojournalist has to say about her job.

Learn about Sally Ride and her incredible journey to become the first American woman astronaut to fly in space.

Learn about Sonia Boyce, Barbara Hepworth, Yayoi Kusama, Georgia O’Keefe, and Dayanita Singh, five women artists who have changed the art world.

Take a glimpse at Shantell Martin's stream-of-consciousness drawings. With a marker, use words and lines to make your own creative expression.

Learn about the talented opera singer Sissieretta Jones, the first African American woman to headline at Carnegie Hall. Warning: Contains graphic content.

Watch this video to learn why artist Meta Warrick Fuller was nicknamed "the sculptor of horrors" for her dark, expressive creations.

Choose an artist or area to explore and discover the rich diversity of cultures and folk traditions across the United States.

Dream of writing your own graphic novel or zine to share with friends? Learn how to start with a single sheet of paper. Then start creating!

Click through the introductory slides, and then design your own mini-exhibit using objects found in your home.

Grab some art supplies, then follow along with this video that'll help you create two types of collages.

Create your own short story inspired by photographs and illustrations.

Create along with this video that'll show you how to create a cutout, draw, and color a portrait of someone you know.

Try out some of these magic tricks to mystify and entertain family and friends.

Imagine a fictional, yet realistic, person. Write a profile of their life, including traits like physical appearance and personality. Describe their family, school, job, and more.

Empower your students to move from consumption to creation and to make their voices and perspectives heard.

Take a closer look at what it's like to be a photojournalist, and read what one photojournalist has to say about her job.

Read this article about inventor and engineer Jerry Lawson, who developed the first interchangeable, cartridge-based video game system—before Atari and Nintendo!

Through coding, students build essential literacy skills, gain an understanding of logic and sequence, and learn the mechanics of iteration.

Find a new tool for students to learn through making as they build meaning, work through problems, and acquire new knowledge and skills.

Read about how graphic novelist Jerry Craft discovered comics and why he wrote his Newbery Award-winning book New Kid.

Learn how architecture and design shape our everyday world with the stories and history behind things we rarely think about.

Find a comfy chair, get out your headphones, and listen to a Shakespeare play performed by actors from the Folger Theatre.

Think creatively and conceptually about art with this inventive painting- and picture-based crossword game.

Take a virtual tour of some of the world's most unconventional buildings. Then, using materials from home (or just pen and paper), try designing your own.

Take a virtual walk-through tour of this Amsterdam monument to Van Gogh's work. Then, browse over 150 high-res images of his most important works.

Wander the richly decorated halls of this unique holy city-state—completely free of crowds!

Reimagine and re-color famous paintings with the click of a mouse.

Explore this vast and vibrant collection of virtual tours all about how music and dance shape our world.

Ever wonder about Edvard Munch's famous expressionist painting? This short interactive answers the awesome questions you didn't even know you had.

Explore the exhibit "Harry Potter: A History of Magic" from the British Library. Look for everything from real "magical" artifacts to J.K. Rowling's original sketches.

Get ready to explore over 5,000 years of art from across the globe.

Watch modern interpretations of classic plays and dive into the Bard's lasting legacy with this virtual exhibit on performing Shakespeare.

Tour gorgeous cultural and historical sites being threatened by climate change in this virtual exhibit. Learn about ways architects are working to preserve them.

Discover the beauty of the wild with this virtual exhibit on natural history. Get up-close looks at sea creatures, dangerous wildlife, and dinosaur bones.

Explore this exhibition focused on quilt-maker and artist Rosie Lee Tompkins, whose "put-togethers," as she puts it, experiment with color, shape, and texture.

Learn about synesthesia and how it influences musicians and artists. Then put some music on, get inspired, and draw.

Move and create along with these high-energy video lessons that are sure to tap into your inner artist, writer, and performer.

Try these engaging, one-hour introductory computer science tutorials, appropriate for all ages. There are hundreds of activities and tutorials in over 45 languages.

Learn the fundamentals of computer science with drag-and-drop blocks. Create your own drawings and games.

Discover the history of the distortion pedal, a little box that changed rock music. Then learn about what distortion is and design your own pedal.

Examine this gallery of photos taken during the Great Depression. Use the Photo Analysis Worksheet to guide your thinking.

Play through Vidcode's super-simple but fun tutorial that focuses on creating custom social media-style filters.

Perfect for Disney lovers, this incredible course covers the renowned Disney Imagineering method for storytelling and gets kids designing their own theme park attractions.

Write a letter to someone important that you'll never actually send. Afterward, reflect on the experience.

Listen to the beautiful sounds from Vietnam's ancient lithophone, or the đàn đá, made from granite, stone, wood, and corals.

Explore these art installations made from books that have been banned globally throughout various stages of history. Research the relationship between censorship and democracy.

Learn about Sally Ride and her incredible journey to become the first American woman astronaut to fly in space.

Learn about Sonia Boyce, Barbara Hepworth, Yayoi Kusama, Georgia O’Keefe, and Dayanita Singh, five women artists who have changed the art world.

Take a glimpse at Shantell Martin's stream-of-consciousness drawings. With a marker, use words and lines to make your own creative expression.

Learn about the talented opera singer Sissieretta Jones, the first African American woman to headline at Carnegie Hall. Warning: Contains graphic content.

Watch this video to learn why artist Meta Warrick Fuller was nicknamed "the sculptor of horrors" for her dark, expressive creations.

Visit this inspiring garden made of plastic waste. How can you use old toys or plastics from the recycling bin to make your own sculpture garden?

Watch how Ocean Sole is cleaning up the ocean by taking washed-up flip-flops and transforming them into beautiful sculptures.

Be moved by the 400-year-old history of bomba, a style of music and dance created by enslaved people that resisted colonial culture.

Watch as Tate Gallery visitors take part in Yayoi Kusama's interactive art exhibit. Visitors transform the white room by covering it with dot stickers in different colors.

Sit down with jazz musician Robert Glasper, as he shows the jazz origins of famous hip-hop samples and tracks.

Create cool images and designs in minutes with this easy-to-use tool.

Choose an artist or area to explore and discover the rich diversity of cultures and folk traditions across the United States.

Get free access to art collections and virtual field trips from around the world with 360-degree image tours of museums, famous sites, landmarks, and more.

Website teaches kids to program while they create games and animations. Lessons available in over 40 languages.

Turn your iOS device into a powerful multitrack recording studio complete with awesome loops, impressive editing and production features, and more.

Teach and learn digital design with clear and well-thought-out tutorials for teachers and students, plus high-quality digital materials.

Record and publish your own podcast, then share it with the world.

Learn computer science from home with lessons for all grades and abilities, from pre-readers to AP-level programming students.

Get ready to explore over 5,000 years of art from across the globe with this whimsical, kid-friendly intro to the wide world of art.

Browse hundreds of free, high-quality digital learning resources to incorporate the arts into any classroom.

Take an in-depth look at Asia's influence on art and history with inventive lessons, activities, videos, and images.

Students of all ages can use this cloud-based video-editing site to showcase their creativity and demonstrate learning.

Use facts about these popular holiday movies to practice some math skills and graph your results.

With a little folding and loads of creativity, use this template to make a recipe for yourself, a family member or friend, or anything!

Color the Incan textile pattern and then try to create your own version. What patterns do you see? What shapes will you include?

Print or save these calendars and use them as inspiration for daily creative activities. They're open-ended and don't require any specific supplies.