The Ultimate Visual Arts Curriculum for K–12
Flexible, standards-aligned curriculum that supports every teacher—whether starting fresh or enriching existing instruction.
Get the best of both worlds—structure and flexibility!
FLEX’s on-demand resource library offers thousands of standards-aligned, ready-to-teach materials to supplement instruction and curate custom units. Districts gain access to K-12 Curricula, providing pre-planned, full-year instruction for every grade.
NEW! Curricula
FLEX’s newest district-only feature offers pre-built K-12 visual arts units—ready to customize for your students.
Artist Bios
Biographies to help students connect with a diverse set of historical, contemporary, and living artists.
Yayoi Kusama
Zaha Hadid
Kara Walker
Jacob Lawrence
Hokusai
Barbara Hepworth
Lesson Plans
Engaging step-by-step lessons complete with key objectives, teaching strategies, material lists, and more.
LINES AND SHAPES OF UNITY
PINCHED PATTERNS IN NATURE
VISUAL STORYTELLING
WE GO TOGETHER
POP ART SELFIES
ARTIST STATEMENT STOP-MOTION
DO YOU SEE WHAT I SEE?
Resources
Premium student-facing worksheets, reference materials, anchor charts, lists, planning sheets, and more.
the 5 w’s of pop art
what is a metaphor?
colored pencil techniques
grid drawing practice
basic drawing vocabulary
Videos
Ad-free videos capture student attention and scaffold learning around critical art concepts.
What Is Abstract Expressionism?
Seascape Drawing
What Are Fiber Arts?
Assessments
Targeted and open-ended assessments, including formative, summative, reflections, critiques, and more.
visual journal reflection
my art career
learning goals self assessment
experimentation, practice and persistence
artist statement
COLLECTIONS
Resources Are Organized Into Thematic Collections
FLEX Collections are a great way to discover curriculum materials that work well together.
Exploring Abstract Expressionism
Help students interpret their feelings with mark making and emotion as they explore the movement and genre of abstract expressionism.
Line in Everyday Life
Illustrate the importance of lines, a core element of design and an essential part of many art forms across mediums.
Includes resources describing types of lines.
Empowering Identity in Art
Show students how an artist’s identity can influence their artwork and how they can apply that learning to express their personal identity.
LATEST RELEASE
What’s New in FLEX
Curricula: Complete K-12 Coverage for Districts
K-8 teachers gain access to grade-level curricula for year-long instruction; high school teachers use media-based curricula for full-course content.
Expanded Painting Content for High School
Discover 2 new advanced painting lessons, 10 new resources, and 100+ updates, including essential questions, differentiation strategies, enhanced visuals, and video connections.
Enhanced K-5 Content
Explore newly updated lessons with essential questions, differentiation options, and improved visuals to engage your students and support their learning.
Bookmarking & My Library
Save your favorite FLEX content in one click with the new Bookmarking tool. My Library keeps your bookmarked lessons and customized classes organized for easy access anytime.
Enhanced Search Experience
Enjoy improved search, browse, and filter functions to easily discover inspiration and specific content types.
Simplified Grade Level Filters
Quickly find the right content with new grade level filters for all Collections, Lessons, Resources, Assessments, and Videos.
Fresh Content for High School Drawing Classes
Access new and updated drawing lessons for high school, complete with essential questions, differentiation tips, and linked videos.
3 New K-1 Collections
We’ve expanded our K–1 curriculum with engaging, short, K–1 instructional materials.
6 New Front-of-Classroom Videos
Discover new front-of-classroom videos for grades K-1 to demonstrate techniques, facilitate hands-on learning, and engage learners.
AOEU Integration with Clever
Teachers and districts that use Clever can now find The Art of Education University in the Clever library. Log in with your Clever credentials for seamless access to your AOEU offerings.
5 NEW Collections
Explore the newest FLEX Collections with resources designed at 3 levels making it easy to adapt to student needs, further supporting ready-to-go instruction, and job-embedded instructional support.
FLEX AND PRO
Go Further With the Curriculum Suite
Pair FLEX with PRO Learning for the ultimate instructional support duo! PRO provides 500+ hours of video tutorials to help art teachers build skills and confidence, maximizing the impact of FLEX for their students.
PRICING
Select Your Plan
*Features scale to align to the needs of your district, from small teams to larger implementations.
Funding
Unlock Funding for Your Art Curriculum
There’s curriculum funding available for your team. We can help you advocate for it.
Securing educational funding can be daunting, but we’re here to assist. Explore our Funding and Advocacy Resources Page for expert insights, invaluable resources, and actionable strategies to obtain and advocate for the funds your art curriculum needs. Enhance your program and ensure your students receive a superior arts education.
ARTS STANDARDS
Standards-aligned for all 50 states and the National Core Arts Standards
Aligning your curriculum with state and national arts standards is easier than ever. FLEX content is individually aligned—simply select a standard, and FLEX filters the materials for you. Learn more about state requirements and how FLEX aligns.
Testimonials
Teachers Flex
With FLEX, the lesson format and materials have made it super easy to refresh our curriculum, which keeps art teachers engaged. If art teachers are bored, students are bored.
“The big difference with the FLEX Curriculum is the quality of the lessons. Our district is very studio based. It’s all about projects and hands-on learning. It’s doing, creating, making—it’s a very artistic mindset type of learning. These FLEX lessons really lend themselves to what we’re trying to do, and we feel that it really helps our new art teachers.”
