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Feed your children’s curiosity.

Art in Action’s multifaceted lessons develop students’ critical-thinking skills, creative confidence, hands-on skills, visual literacy, self-esteem, and an appreciation of other cultures.

The Curriculum

Each of Art in Action’s nine program levels has at least twelve sequential, age-appropriate lessons that provide a high-quality visual art curriculum.

Explore Our Curriculum

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    Original K-8 Art

    FOR ONE CLASSROOM
    • Access our dynamic, common-core aligned curriculum for your grade level with dozens of lessons that teach art techniques, skills, vocabulary & history

    • Webinar orientation and grade-specific training

    • Online interactive curriculum with
    printable teaching notes + images

    • Year-round support

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    Art in STEAM

    FOR KINDERGARTEN-5TH GRADE
    • Art in STEAM reinforces NGSS & Common Core Math standards using visual art as a creative vehicle

    • Each multi-grade program offers four engaging STEAM lessons

    • Play-n-Pause student-facing videos that prompt students to wonder and explore their
    world through art

  • 7 year old with a pen in her hand looking at her computer for an art lesson

    Distance Learning

    FOR INDIVIDUALS OR SCHOOLS
    • Simplified art materials and student-facing resources. Each bundle has three
    fun art lessons from our diverse curriculum, giving students a foundation in art concepts,
    history, and techniques

    • Choose from Primary, Intermediate or Advanced curriculum lessons

    • Select materials available

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Art in Action for schools.

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Buy for at-home use.

Testimonials

  • Photo of a 9 year old boy in a NBA shirt on. Both hands up with paint brush in the left hand and paint on hands. Painting on the desk below him.

    Student

    “ I like Art in Action because it is really fun.
    I get to learn new things every time. ”

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    Parent

    “ I am absolutely in love with your program. The curriculum is fantastic and
    extremely user friendly. ”

  • A blonde woman with pen in hand drawing on a yellow paper. A group of children around her looking at her closely and learning her technique.

    Educator

    “ I can’t wait to do the Art in Action program next year. So uplifting, educational,
    exciting and enjoyable. ”

Student Gallery

  • Miró kids art

    1st Grade: Miró

  • orange background made by 1st Grader based on Art in Action Bearden Lesson

    1st Grade: Bearden

  • Picasso kids art

    2nd Grade: Picasso

  • Kandinsky colorful paint circles

    2nd Grade: Kandinsky

  • 3rd Grade: Degas

  • Miró kids art

    3rd Grade: Miró

  • 4th Grade: Thiebaud

  • Vasarely watercolors

    4th Grade: Vasarely

  • Black background with colorful blocks of paper glued on top done by a 5th Grader with the Art in Action Ringgold Lesson

    5th Grade: Ringgold

  • white background with beautiful colorful paint splatters everywhere

    5th Grade: Frankenthaler

  • Delaunay kids art

    6th Grade: Delaunay

  • red background with a colorful Chinese dragon painted with watercolors

    6th Grade: Chinese Textile

  • Kandinsky watercolor kids art

    7th Grade: Kandinsky

  • Lichtenstein 8th grade art

    8th Grade: Lichtenstein

  • Stella 8th grade art

    8th Grade: Stella

  • Tree wrapped in colorful cloth strips done by All Grades with the Art in Action Wishtree lesson

    All Grades: Wishtree

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