Visual Art

Visual Arts Year at a Glance (CLICK HERE)

Our Lessons

In AEP Visual Arts, the lessons are culturally relevant, feature local artists, and highlight diverse perspectives while maintaining alignment with state standards, ensuring students experience high-quality, inclusive arts education. Students explore various studio art practices through lenses that reflect their own identities and communities. By studying the work of local artists alongside global traditions, students learn to see art as both a personal expression and a shared cultural dialogue. Each lesson builds skills in technique and creativity while deepening understanding of how visual art connects to history, culture, and lived experiences.

UTK

Cycle 1: Dia de los Muertos! -- Lesson Plan & Slides

Imagination--Lesson Plan & Slides: Best Artist in the Ocean

Cycle 2: Identity & Empowerment-- Lesson Plan and Slides: "Hair Love"

Identity & Empowerment-- Lesson Plan and Slides: "I'm Not Just A Scribble"

Cycle 3: Empowerment-- Lesson Plan and Slides: "Only One You"

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Cycle 4: Identity-- Lesson Plan and Slides
Cycle 5: Food-- Lesson Plan and Slides
Cycle 6: Community-- Lesson Plan and Slides (Leonardo)

Kindergarten

Cycle 1: Dia de los Muertos! -- Lesson Plan and Slides

Imagination-- Lesson Plan & Slides: Not a Box

Cycle 2: Identity & Empowerment-- Lesson Plan and Slides: "I Promise"

Identity & Empowerment-- Lesson Plan and Slides: Charley Harper

Cycle 3: Food- Lesson Plan and Slides: "Paletero Man"

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Cycle 4: Identity-- Lesson Plan and Slides or Slides2
Cycle 5: Food-- Lesson Plan and Slides
Cycle 6: Community-- Lesson Plan and Slides (Only You)

Grade 1

Cycle 1: Dia de los Muertos! -- Lesson Plan and Slides

Imagination-- Lesson Plan & Slides: Beekle

Cycle 2: Identity & Empowerment-- Lesson Plan and Slides: Kenny Scharf

Identity & Empowerment-- Lesson Plan and Slides: I Will Be Fierce

Cycle 3: Food-- Lesson Plan and Slides: Itzel Islas
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Cycle 4: Identity-- Lesson Plan and Slides
Cycle 5: Food-- Lesson Plan and Slides
Cycle 6: Community-- Lesson Plan and Slides

Grade 2

Cycle 1: Dia de los Muertos! -- Lesson Plan and Slides
Cycle 2: Identity & Empowerment-- Lesson Plan and Slides: "NIgel & the Moon"
Cycle 3: Food-- Lesson Plan and Slides: "Amy Woo & the Perfect Bao"
Cycle 4: Identity-- Lesson Plan and Slides
Cycle 5: Food-- Lesson Plan and Slides
Cycle 6: Community-- Lesson Plan and Slides

Grade 3

Cycle 1: Dia de los Muertos! -- Lesson Plan and Slides
Cycle 2: Identity & Empowerment-- Lesson Plan and Slides: Niki de St. Phalle
Cycle 3: Food-- Lesson Plan and Slides: Judy Chicago
Cycle 4: Identity-- Lesson Plan and Slides
Cycle 5: Food-- Lesson Plan and Slides
Cycle 6: Community-- Lesson Plan and Slides or Slides2 (V Fold Pop Up)

Grade 4

Cycle 1: Dia de los Muertos! -- Lesson Plan and Slides
Cycle 2: Identity & Empowerment-- Lesson Plan and Slides: Chicano Park
Cycle 3: Food-- Lesson Plan and Slides: Zard Apuya
Cycle 4: Identity-- Lesson Plan and Slides
Cycle 5: Food-- Lesson Plan and Slides
Cycle 6: Community-- Lesson Plan and Slides

Grade 5

Cycle 1: Dia de los Muertos! -- Lesson Plan and Slides
Cycle 2: Identity & Empowerment-- Lesson Plan and Slides: Shepherd Fairey
Cycle 3: Food-- Lesson Plan and Slides: Wayne Thiebaud Cake
Cycle 4: Identity-- Lesson Plan and Slides
Cycle 5: Food-- Lesson Plan and Slides
Cycle 6: Community-- Lesson Plan and Slides

Grade 6

Cycle 1: Dia de los Muertos!-- Lesson Plan and Slides
Cycle 2: Identity & Empowerment-- Lesson Plan and Slides: Whilce Portacio
Cycle 3: Food-- Lesson Plan and Slides: Wayne Thiebaud Cupcake
Cycle 4: Identity-- Lesson Plan and Slides
Cycle 5: Food- Lesson Plan and Slides
Cycle 6: Community: Slides

ESN

Cycle 1: Dia de los Muertos!-- Lesson Plan and Slides
Cycle 2: Line-- Lesson Plan and Slides: Charley Harper
Cycle 3: Color-- Lesson Plan and Slides: Only One You
Cycle 4: Shape-- Lesson Plan and Slides
Cycle 5: Color & Light-- Lesson Plan and Slides
Cycle 6: Color & Texture-- Lesson Plan and Slides

Emergency Lessons

Grades TK/K-1: Line and Shape Kite Drawing

Grades 2-3: Line and Shape Symmetry Architecture Drawing

Grades 4-5: Line, Shape, and Value Sculpture Drawing OR Digital Shape Collage- all students' chromebooks necessary

Cat Chiu Phillips

Visual & Media Arts Resource Teacher

cphillips4@sandi.net

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