Mrs. O'Connell's Art Room

My plan was to do this with my fourth graders at the end of the year but I ended up doing it with some of the 5th grade as well.  In the fut...

Kindergarten read the book The Very Hungry Caterpillar.  They learned how to draw their own caterpillars and collaged it together with a bac...

At the end of the year I like to keep it simple with fun little drawing projects. First graders read the story The Biggest House in the Worl...

I love doing a Matisse inspired collage at the end of the year.  It allows me to use all those beautiful scraps of paper I've been colle...

Fifth grade discussed the importance of math and symmetry in the art of many cultures around the world, Islamic art, Celtic, African art, an...

First graders were introduced to Degas by watching the cartoon Mati and Dada.  These two characters magically transport themselves to Paris ...

https://www.dkfindout.com/us/history/mayans/ Third graders traveled to Mexico via the smartboard to discover some of the ruins left behind ...