Engagement

The Coolest Website for Exploring Cave Art

Teaching students about cave art can be engaging at so many levels. Making a cave wall to draw on is a great introduction to texture for little ones, while delving into the symbolism of the images can be a great experience for older students.

Whatever level you teach, if cave art is a part of your curriculum, check out this awesome resource for the Lascaux Cave that the French Ministry of Culture has put together.

Lascaux Cave Screen

You can use the site in a variety of ways. Clicking on “A visit to the cave” will get you started with a virtual tour. From there, you can choose to explore the different paintings whenever an “explore” button pops up.

This is a great site to use if you have a projector in your room. Turn off all the lights and let the “oohing” and “ahhing” begin! Make sure to have the sound on for an even better experience.

Although I use the site in a group setting with my younger elementary students, I can see taking an older group of kids to the computer lab for some individual exploration.

Tell us, do you teach cave art? If so, do you introduce it in a fun way?

How can you see using this site in your classroom? We’d love to hear!

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ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Amanda Heyn

Amanda Heyn is AOEU’s Director of K–12 PD & Media and a former AOEU Writer and elementary art educator. She enjoys creating relevant and engaging professional development just for art teachers.

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