Various San Jose Museum of Art, Teacher Resource Books are available for FREE, through the book title or "download" links below.

To purchase any of the teacher resource books listed below that are not available for download on this page, please call (408) 291-5393 or e-mail: education@sjmusart.org. The resource books that must be ordered through SJMA are $20.00 each ($15.00 each for 5 or more).

The Teacher Lesson Plans listed at the bottom of the page are relevant to current or recent exhibitions at SJMA, and are available for FREE through their corresponding title links.

Take a Look Around! Architecture and the Built Environment
suggested grade(s): K-12
Discover the architecture of the San Jose Museum of Art and find information to further your knowledge about architecture and the built environment. This resource book will focus on ideas and information to help teachers in introducing architecture as a complement to traditional curriculum areas such as math, science and social studies.
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Dale Chihuly -- The George R. Stroemple Collection
suggested grade(s): k -12

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Robots: School Programs Pre-Visit Packet
suggested grade(s): Suggested grade(s): K-12
Prepare your students for their visit to the exhibition: Robots: Evolution of a Cultural Icon, through the exploration of artworks and overarching concepts that are explored in throughout the galleries.
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The Art of Landscape
suggested grade(s): K-12
Description under development.
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Carmen Lomas Garza
suggested grade(s): K-12
Description under development.
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Hung Liu
suggested grade(s): K-12
Information about SJMA's permanent collection work Chinese Profile by artist Hung Liu. Bay Area artist Hung Liu is one of the most collected local artists and SJMA is fortunate enough to have this highlighted work in addition to several other works.
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Chester Arnold Tailings
suggested grade(s): K-12
Lesson plan centered on SJMA's Permanent Collection work Tailings by artist Chester Arnold.
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Nathan Oliveira Lesson Plan
suggested grade(s): K-12
Known primarily as a painter and master printmaker, Oliveira has been active in the Bay Area for more than 40 years, and is regarded by many as a key figure in American art. In this lesson students will learn about: Nathan Oliveira's works in a variety of art media including oil on canvas, watercolor, sculpture, and printmaking; that Oliveira‘s expressionistic style was influenced by the European Expressionists of the 1940’s and 1950’s: that Oliveira’s art is personal and expressive of his emotions; and the four themes that comprise this exhibition.
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Is the Medium the Message?
suggested grade(s): K-12
More and more, artists today create work that not only pleases the senses, but also provokes a range of responses and emotions. Viewers are increasingly challenged by contemporary art that seems to ask more questions than it answers. Some key objectives of this lesson are for students to learn: that SJMA?s permanent collection focuses on California contemporary artists; that in addition to painting, sculpture, and photography, artists use a wide range of other media for their artwork; that contemporary art incorporates many different styles, such as realism, expressionism, and abstraction.
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