4th Grade American Gothic Parody Display

Kindergarten Torn Paper Owls

 Kindergarteners worked on an owl unit with their homeroom teachers and read The Little White Owl. In art class, we made our own enchanting owls. We learned that friends come in all sizes, shapes and colors!

Well, Look Who Visited the Louvre Last Week!

Thank you, Beyonce and Jay Z for visiting the Louvre and being photographed with the Mona Lisa the week before I started my Renaissance unit. This will make it so much more appealing to my students!

4th Grade American Gothic Parodies--So Creative!

American Gothic Royals!

C'est Bon!

I have to laugh every time I see that hamburger!

These heads are awesome!

I love this, with the couple, the wedding cake, the baby...first comes love, then comes marriage, then comes a baby in a baby carriage! Peeking over the roof of the house! haha

Blake Lively and a racoon--how can you not love it?

Suburban Sprawl American Gothic

A snowman head!!!

Flo from Progressive!

First Grade Weather Projects on Display

2014 Delaware Charter School Network IDEA Awards

 Odyssey Charter Administration and Staff, so proud of our Academic Excellence and Innovation awards!

 Artwork by our first grader Wyatt Etshman

 Artwork by our first grader, Aashritha Sama

 Odyssey Charter art teachers--Mrs. Ciriaco (grades 5-7) and me

2nd Grade Abstract Expressionism Project Planning

 Second Graders are in the planning stages of an abstract expressionism project after learning about Jackson Pollock. Each student selected an emotion out of a basket on a slip of paper and is responsible for creating an abstract work to represent that feeling. Their thoughts have been so insightful! Check the link on the right of this page for an online digital abstract expressionism game.

First Grade Science & Art Connection

While first graders are working on their Weather & Me science kits, we are making a precipitation project in the art room! We have created clouds and are showing the four different types of precipitation that fall from them.

Check the links on the right side of this page for a water cycle video and song!

4th Grade Grant Wood Study

4th Grade has begun an artist study of Grant Wood, American folk artist.

Lovely Sentiment!

Getting Ready For Some Critical Thinking!

I'm loving this display wall where I can swap out different pieces of artwork in the frame and have kids select one of the critique questions to journal about!

Second Graders Begin Jackson Pollock Artist Study

4th Grade Self Portraits: "Believe in Your Selfie."

I am learning so much about my fourth grade students by looking at their "selfies." They've drawn themselves wearing the clothes they like to wear while doing activities they enjoy in places that are important to them! #awesome

First Through Third Grade Experiments with Tints & Shades

Decking Our New Halls

Kindergarten Finger Paint Color Wheels

Back to School Excitement!

 I love how a lot of parents are now taking photos of the kids on the first day of school, with a sign telling the year and their grade. We teachers decided to get silly and do the same, telling what year of teaching it was for us! This is my lucky 13th! (Second year of teaching art)

 And I got a fun new school bag too, from 31! "Art Chick." heehee

Beautiful Oops

 All grade levels read Beautiful Oops by Barney Saltzberg. This book teaches us not to waste imperfect paper, and to not get frustrated if our art doesn't turn out the way we planned. Often times it ends up being better than we could ever have imagined!

Alexander Calder Inspired Mobiles

 Last year's second graders made these mobiles, inspired by mobile inventor Alexander Calder, during our study on balance and sculpture. I packed them and moved them with us from the old school and finally got to proudly display them in the stairway to the basement. So much color!!!