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Standards-aligned curriculum and on-demand professional development.

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FLEX Curriculum is a versatile and comprehensive K-12 visual arts curriculum that offers 1000s of standards-aligned lessons and resources. Teachers can utilize individual resources or tap into year-long, pre-planned Curricula at every grade.

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PRO Learning dives into rich video tutorials, giving art teachers the essential skills they need to be successful when using FLEX lessons and resources.

A powerful suite of professional development and curriculum resources built for visual arts education.

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Student Engagement Sampler

Check out a sampling of lesson plans and resources from these FLEX Collections:

Grades K-5: Investigating My Everyday World
Grades 6-8: Investigating Avant-Garde Design
Grades 9-12: Investigation: Ways of Seeing

Dive into a full set of PD videos and a sampling of resources from this PRO Pack:

De-escalation Strategies for Challenging Student Behaviors


FLEX Collection | Investigating My Everyday World

The Full Collection Contains: 6 Lesson Plans • 35 Resources • 4 Videos • 5 Assessments

Grades K-2

Inspire students to explore art through their daily lives. This Collection encourages students to investigate the world around them using various art materials and techniques. By creating art inspired by found objects and the intrinsic qualities of materials, students develop a deeper appreciation for their everyday environment.

Downloadable Lesson:

How Things Are Made

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Featured Resources:

Preview a sampling of resources available in FLEX, aligned to support the lesson.

Imagination Art Activity
Student Resource

Theo Jansen
Artist Bio

Ideas for Making Painted Paper
Anchor Chart

Two Stars and a Wish
Self Assessment

FLEX Collection | Investigating Avant-Garde Design

The Full Collection Contains: 6 Lesson Plans • 49 Resources • 5 Videos • 9 Assessments

Grades 6-8

Introduce your students to the innovative world of Avant-Garde design. Through the design-thinking process, students will create maquettes, sculptures, wearable art, and book cover designs. This unit emphasizes proper material use and environmental responsibility, fostering a sense of creativity and mindfulness in young artists.

Downloadable Lesson:

Design a Desk

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FEATURED Resources:

Check out just a few of the resources available in FLEX, aligned to support the lesson.

What is Universal Design
Worksheet

Vivian Beer
Artist Bio

How to Manipulate Cardboard
Anchor Chart

Sculpture Presentation Reflection
Assessment

FLEX Collection | Investigation: Ways of Seeing

The Full Collection Contains: 6 Lesson Plans • 57 Resources • 6 Videos • 10 Assessments

Grades 9-12

Expand your students’ imagination and sense of responsibility through creative prompts and stories. This unit helps students translate their unique perspectives, shaped by diverse backgrounds, into powerful artistic expressions. By engaging with scale, site, context, and accessible design, and exploring other artists’ works, students learn to see the world in new, enriching ways.

Downloadable Lesson:

Past Portraits Reimagined

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FEATURED Resources:

Here’s a look at a sampling of resources available in FLEX, aligned to support the lesson.

Research, Analyze, and Interpret Worksheet

Portrait Drawing Proportions
Anchor Chart

Portrait Artist Statement
Assessment

Constructive Critique
Critique

PRO Pack | De-escalation Strategies for Challenging Student Behaviors

Transform Classroom Challenges into Opportunities for Growth

Struggling with disruptive behaviors in your classroom? Use this PRO Pack to help reframe challenging behavior as communication and engage students in collaborative problem-solving.

Facilitator Chris Cusak, a school social worker and licensed clinical social worker, shares strategies to prevent and de-escalate crisis situations, teaching appropriate behaviors for expressing needs and emotions.

1.0 Understanding Challenging Behavior
2.0 Anatomy Of A Crisis
3.0 Preventing The Crisis
4.0 Concrete Strategies For Difficult Situations
5.0 Art Room Case Studies
Conclusion

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