Georgia O’Keeffe Cow Skull Game
Ready to liven up your middle school art curriculum with fun Women’s History Month art projects? This Georgia O’Keeffe art lesson on cow skull paintings will boost student confidence and creativity. Kids will be amazed by her depictions of flowers and animal bones from the southwest. Moreover, they’ll connect with her personal story of being inspired by nature and everyday objects.
And, it’ll help time-starved teachers like you create lesson plans based on modern artists like Georgia O’Keeffe.
During this art lesson, your class will learn how O’Keeffe found meaning in observing her environment. And, they’ll discover how she carefully composed her paintings. Students will create a still-life painting of a cow skull with watercolor paints using the step-by-step guide and PowerPoint.
Plan lessons for kids about contemporary artists and art appreciation in a way that excites them. Finally feel confident in your art curriculum and be organized and prepared to teach art!
What’s Included
Can I be honest with you? Art history can sometimes be boring for kids. There, I said it. Teaching about artists and cultures doesn’t have to be a snoozer, though!
I’ve designed 3 different ways for students to attempt this Georgia O’Keeffe art project. All will engage kids to create! Choose which way works best for your classes:
- Roll a dice game to add randomness to your student’s artwork
- “You Pick” art worksheet for kids to choose their own elements
- Digital spinner wheels, so kids can randomly pick elements and you can integrate technology in the art room
- Printable dice template in case you have no dice
- Step-by-step picture directions to guide students through the art process
- Drawing practice worksheet, for kids who want to sketch out their ideas
- How to Draw a Cow Skull directed drawing worksheet, to guide students to draw their own skull
- Georgia O’Keeffe Artist biography about the life and work of this American modern painter, so you don’t need to research
- “Big Ideas” reflection worksheet where students write about their art process
- Self-assessment worksheet so kids can think about how they performed during the project
- Art grading rubric which assesses expectations, craftsmanship, work habits, creativity, and clean-up
- 8 “I CAN” Statements aligned to the Studio Habits of Mind to use during instruction or post on your bulletin board
- 4 Art exit tickets with quick, thought-provoking prompts
- Art history coloring pages to keep kids inspired by Georgia O’Keeffe’s cow skull paintings outside of the art room
Ways to Use This Georgia O’Keeffe Cow Skull Art Project
This Georgia O’Keeffe lesson plan is flexible and can be used in many ways throughout your art room and beyond. It’s great for maternity or emergency art sub plans, early finisher activities, and even for virtual art class or an after-school art club.
You Will Receive
- 1 Non-Editable Printable PDF (Georgia O’Keeffe Art Project)
- 1 Non-Editable PowerPoint
- 5 Digital Spinner Videos (downloadable, and links to them on Google Slides and YouTube)
- Paperless Google Drive Digital Resource
Why You’ll Love It
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These art projects are so fantastic! They work for multiple age and ability levels and they always turn out so wonderful. I’m using them as the core of our art portfolio building this year. Thank you so much!
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My class loved this art project! You’ve included everything possible to make every step go as smoothly as possible. It had just the right amount of guidance but also challenged my students. Thank you so much!
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My fifth grade students really enjoyed this O’Keeffe project and they look awesome hanging in our hallway! They had fun shaking dice to see what designs they would draw and paint for the background….For a finishing touch, the students punched holes with a paper punch at the bottom of the artwork and used yarn pieces to tie a colorful fringe…I will definitely want to use it again with future students!
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Kryssa R. –
My first graders did really well following the directions for this project and they enjoyed it.
Donna A. –
This resource is perfect for my early finishers in art. I printed up the resources, slid them in sheet protectors and students can select the activity that theyÕd like to complete!
Donna A. –
This resource is perfect for my early finishers in art. I printed up the resources, slid them in sheet protectors and students can select the activity that theyÕd like to complete!
Heidi M. –
I used this project as one of my Georgia O’Keeffe choice projects, my students loved creating the skull and background
Amanda R. –
This was a challenge and proved to take a long time to complete (3rd grade). The end product was worth it! It was an incredible display.
Ashlee K. –
This is a great resource. My students found it informational, fun and engaging.
Grell Creative Resources (Teacher-Author) –
This was great resource! Thank you so much for creating this!
Krisin K. –
These projects turned out beautifully! It was a fantastic art integration for Women’s History Month!
Megan B. –
This was a fun project to do during our Women’s History Month deep dive.
Jessica Prather –
Thank you for this resource! It was really helpful!
Christine V. –
My students enjoyed learning about Georgia O’Keeffe and then completing an art project inspired by her works!
Elizabeth F. –
Offered advanced structured guided drawing instructions for an early finisher independent assignment for students. The only additional resource I would have liked is higher order thinking questions about the artists and her style.
Mary T. –
I love how well thought out and step by step this lesson was for my students.
Love Learn Teach (Teacher-Author) –
Great resource that was easy to use!
Les Lumieres de Mme L. –
My class loved this art project! You’ve included everything possible to make every step go as smoothly as possible. It had just the right amount of guidance but also challenged my students. Thank you so much!
Sarah M. –
My students absolutely loved this!
Art Teach Doodle (Teacher-Author) –
An excellent resource adaptable for all students
Jennifer J. –
Thank you for creating quality resources suitable for lessons to recognize and help celebrate the upcoming International Women’s Day!
Passionate Prarie Pupils (Teacher-Author) –
I loved doing this. My students enjoyed it too. They turned out really well and it was easy to understand and follow.
Art with SCP (Teacher-Author) –
Really awesome lesson with great handouts and resources!
Faye K. –
My fifth grade students really enjoyed this O’Keeffe project and they look awesome hanging in our hallway! They had fun shaking dice to see what designs they would draw and then paint for the background. Several students used the drawing guide for the cow skull (Very helpful-thanks!) Other students did observational drawings of animal skulls that were brought in by a family. For a finishing touch, the students punched holes with a paper punch at the bottom of the artwork and used yarn pieces to tie a colorful fringe. Thanks for this creative lesson. I will definitely want to use it again with future students!
Sabrina K. –
They turned out so beautiful.
Caitlin M. –
This was a great resource! My students loved it and produced some extremely beautiful art work. Thank you!
Susan M. –
Just finished this lesson with students. Students were able to make choices and follow the directions working on their own virtually!
Dawna B. –
These art projects are so fantastic! They work for multiple age and ability levels and they always turn out so wonderful. I’m using them as the core of our art portfolio building this year. Thank you so much!
Ashley M. –
This was a wonderful addition to my art history unit I started before COVID shut everything down. The instructions were simple enough that my students were able to complete at home with paper, pencils, and markers. Thank you!
Common Core Girls (Teacher-Author) –
Another great lesson from Glitter Meets Glue and students were so successful with this lesson!
Lisa F. –
Great!