Classicism and Romanticism: the Sober and the Sublime. White Plains, NY: The Center for Humanities, Inc., 1971.
51-page teaching packet includes information on 80 images of famous works of art and is accompanied by a lecture on two cassette tapes. Images are not included but may be found in the IMA slide collection.

Conspectus of the Arts: Turner, Wagner, Hardy. Chapel Hill, NC: The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 2002.
CD-ROM explores the art of J.M.W. Turner, the music of Richard Wagner and the poetry of Thomas Hardy.

Earth, Sea & Sky. Crayola Dream-Makers. Easton, PA: Binney & Smith Inc., 1994.
Includes art activities and suggestions for working art activities into non-art curriculum.

The Family in Modern Art: A Study Guide Based on Ten Paintings from the Collections of the National Gallery of Art. Washington, D.C.: National Gallery of Art 1987.
29-page teacher's guide with 10 posters depicting families in works of art includes background information, ways to interpret the images, discussion questions and activity suggestions.

Hands-On Celebration: art activities for all ages. Yvonne Merrill. Salt Lake City, UT: Kits Publishing, 1995.
81-page book featuring 26 projects rooted in celebrations from 16 different countries. Easy-to-follow projects include French Mardi Gras, Ukrainian Pysanky eggs, African Chiwara hats, Japanese carp kites, Jewish Purim groggers, Mexican Balero games, American doves of peace and many others. Color photos and text involving cultural history and tradition by calendar. Grade K to adult.

Many Faces: Modern Portraits & Identities. Sally Ruth May. Chicago, IL: The Art Institute of Chicago, 1997.
53-page teaching packet with 10 transparencies. Materials and activities give students a background of portraiture, information on the people depicted in the portraits, as well as cross-curriculum discussion questions and activities.

Self, Family & Community. Cynthia Meyers. Chicago, IL: The Art Institute of Chicago, 1997.
42-page teaching packet with nine slides. Materials and activities support curriculum for primary grades and introduces children to the concepts of self, family and community as expressed by artists from different times and cultures.

Take 5 Art Prints: Interdisciplinary Connections: Art and Mathematics. Nancy Walkup and Pam Stephens. Aspen, CO: Crystal Productions Co., 1998.

Five 18 x 24-in. reproductions introducing students to a theme of Art and Mathematics. On the back of each print is information about the artist, the art, and a guided analysis to explore the subject, media, cultural context, elements and principles of design, and expressive properties. A Teacher's Guide is included for lesson preparation, additional information, and related activities. This is ideal for classroom teachers of all grade

Take 5 ArtPrints: Interdisciplinary Connections: Art and Social Studies. Nancy Walkup, James D. Laney and Patricia Moseley. Aspen, CO: Crystal Productions Co., 1997.
Five 18 x 24-inch laminated prints introducing students to a theme of Art and Social Studies. The front of each poster shows an image and the back includes text on the art, artist, cultural context, elements of art and principles of design, media and techniques, comparisons, production activities, and social studies activities. A 24-page teacher's guide is included with additional information.

Telling Images: Stories in Art. Allison Day. Chicago, IL: The Art Institute of Chicago, 1996.
131-page teaching packet with six slides. Materials, discussion questions and activities teach students how cultures create works of art to tell stories based on folklore, religion, history and fantasy. Also available as a CD-ROM.

Tessellations: The History and Making of Symmetrical Designs. Pam Stephens and Jim McNeill. Aspen, CO: Crystal Productions, 2001.
40-page book provides clearly illustrated demonstrations that can be used for independent study or as a teacher resource. Take a journey through the history of tessellations and learn step-by-step how to create translations, rotations and reflections. Grade 4 and up.

Days of the Dead Mini-Kit

BOOKS and PACKETS:

Teacher's instructional binder

Cultures of the World: Mexico

Day of the Dead
The Days of the Dead Curriculum Resource: lessons include Day of the Dead, a Historical Perspective; Cut-paper Designs; Papier-mâché Sculpture; Printmaking; Clay Figures; Aesthetic Inquiry; and Interdisciplinary Activity Ideas
Mexican Papercutting: simple techniques for creating colorful cut-paper projects

OTHER AIDES:
Mexico CD; Six full-color 8 x 10-inch art prints; Day of the Dead DVD

OBJECTS:
"Papel Picado" plastic banners; Calavera figures of teacher and student; Precolumbian artifact

ACTIVITY MATERIALS:
Colored paper for papercutting activity

The Japanese Tea Ceremony Mini-Kit

BOOKS and PACKETS:
Teacher instructional binder
The Japanese Tea Ceremony DVD
The Tea Ceremony
Tea Ceremony: Asian Arts and Crafts for Creative Kids

OBJECTS:
Tea set includes decorated ceramic cup, bamboo scoop and whisk, tea container with ceremonial green tea, lacquer container and bamboo cloth bag; Kakemono (scroll); Ikebana (flower arrangement); one kimono; Roji zori (straw sandals)

Calligraphy and Ink Painting Mini-Kit

BOOKS and PACKETS:
Teacher instructional binder
Stencils: Ancient China
Stencils: Ancient Japan
The Sumi-e Book
Sumi Painting
Utamaro: Songs of the Garden

OBJECTS:
Calligraphy box set includes five brushes, brush rest, water bowl, spoon for water, ink stick, rubbing stone, red ink, seal; Chinese scroll; Japanese scrolls (one large, one small)

OTHER AIDES:
An Introduction to Chinese Brush Painting video; Chinese Brushwork, poster; Two sets of Japanese character cards

ACTIVITY MATERIALS:
30 brush pens; 30 bamboo brushes; newsprint; rice paper; two bottles of ink