Bring Oregon's artists into the classroom.

Kids love art. They love to draw, sing, dance and perform. They love using art to express their creativity and personality and to explore their world.

Teachers also love using the arts to engage and inspire students, to bring out their creativity, and enhance their learning experiences.

That's why OPB has brought together this collection of over 100 video profiles, selected from the OREGON ART BEAT television series, featuring some of the best musicians, dancers, writers, photographers, and visual artists in the state. For each profile, our team of curriculum writers has developed arts-focused lesson plans with related activities, resources and projects to help teachers bring the arts into their classrooms and get kids engaged in learning and creating.

Explore the collection of video clips and lesson plans by discipline, grade level, integrated subject or artist name. All of the lesson plans are available to view online and print and have been correlated to the Oregon Content Standards for the Arts. Each lesson plan includes tips on modifying the activities to fit different classroom needs. The video clips are available for you to stream or download to your desktop.

More About the Site How to Use This SiteCredits

Lesson Spotlight:

Making a Pinhole Camera

Delve into the history of photography and the use of a pinhole camera as a fine art tool.

Featured Artist: John Maher, Photographer

Play VideoView Lesson

Video Spotlight:

Tears of Joy Puppetry

This video illustrates programming from the Tears of Joy puppet theater company, including building puppets, recruiting performers, animating puppets and their live performances.

Play VideoView Lesson