My name is Mrs. Paden and I am extremely excited to become your Art Teacher at Pawling Elementary! I am originally from Putnam County, New York, but I have been living in Northern Virginia with my husband for about seven years. I have a B.A. in Art Education from The College of Saint Rose in Albany, NY and an M.A. in Art Education from Boston University.
I taught art at various levels in New York, Virginia, and in Washington D.C. Public Schools. I have experience teaching therapeutic art as well as advanced studio curriculum. The arts will introduce students to a variety of materials and works which will increase visual art vocabulary and allow students to explore diverse cultures societies. The arts also encourage creativity, self-expression and strengthen critical thinking and problem-solving skills. Furthermore, in this program we have a unique opportunity to couple core content areas with many different art concepts.
I am also an artist in my spare time and for most of my career I have focused on drawing and painting using various materials and techniques. Aside from art and art history, I enjoy hiking, kayaking and spending time with family and friends.
Please feel free to contact me at Padens@pcsdny.org. You can also follow me on Instagram @Paden_pawling_es to see what’s going on in the art room!
Please make sure that you completed and submitted the Pawling Permission to Publish Revocation Form if you do not want your child’s photograph or art work posted or published. I'm eager to become a part of the Pawling community and I am looking forward to a great year!!
Thank you,
Sara Paden
Find the primary colors! Red, Blue and Yellow! Create a piece of art, find objects around your house or wear all three of the primary colors! Please share the challenge by sending a picture!
Email: padens@pcsdny.org
Instagram: Tag your picture @Paden_pawling_es or @Pawlingelementaryschool. #mrspadenchallenge
Mrs. Paden's Youtube Channel Username: Mrs. Paden (Pawling ES ART)
How to create a paper dinosaur https://youtu.be/n3MiOvSIZd8
How to create a "Mondrian" inspired owl: https://youtu.be/4q83NxXR_g8
How to paper weave : https://youtu.be/DzYwaRiFt3I
Other Online Art Resources:
https://www.artforkidshub.com/
http://toytheater.com/category/art/
https://www.crayola.com/crafts/
https://go.brainpop.com/accessrequest
Apps:
Doodle Buddy Paint Draw App
Crayola Create and Play
Kids Drawing, Doodle Painting
Dear Parents and Guardians,
My name is Mrs. Paden and I am extremely excited to become your Art Teacher at Pawling Elementary! I am originally from Putnam County, New York, but I have been living in Northern Virginia with my husband for about seven years. I have a B.A. in Art Education from The College of Saint Rose in Albany, NY and an M.A. in Art Education from Boston University.
I taught art at various levels in New York, Virginia, and in Washington D.C. Public Schools. I have experience teaching therapeutic art as well as advanced studio curriculum. The arts will introduce students to a variety of materials and works which will increase visual art vocabulary and allow students to explore diverse cultures societies. The arts also encourage creativity, self-expression and strengthen critical thinking and problem-solving skills. Furthermore, in this program we have a unique opportunity to couple core content areas with many different art concepts.
I am also an artist in my spare time and for most of my career I have focused on drawing and painting using various materials and techniques. Aside from art and art history, I enjoy hiking, kayaking and spending time with family and friends.
Please feel free to contact me at Padens@pcsdny.org. You can also follow me on Instagram @Paden_pawling_es to see what’s going on in the art room! Please make sure that you completed and submitted the Pawling Permission to Publish Revocation Form if you do not want your child’s photograph or art work posted or published. I'm eager to become a part of the Pawling community and I am looking forward to a great year!
Thank you,
Sara Paden
Many of our art projects and makerspace challenges incorporate the use of found and/or discarded materials. Please think of the art room/maker space as you are cleaning as we are in need of recycled materials. I would be happy to accept the following items that you may have at home:
Please have your child bring these items to the hallway across from the gym. There will be boxes to organize these items throughout the year. Thank you!
Have some fun creating at home! If you don't have something, use something that you do have! Be creative! Please send what you create to my email Padens@pcsdny.org, tag me on Instagram @Paden_Pawling_ES or bring it to our next art class! #Mrspadenchallenges I am looking forward to seeing what you will create!
Create a color wheel with objects you find around your house! Look around your house and try to find things that are each of the six colors on the color wheel (red, orange, yellow, green, blue and purple. Arrange them in a circle like the color wheel and take a picture!!
Draw a picture of your pet or an animal in crayons (press hard) then paint over it with watercolor paints. This is called a crayon or wax resist, the wax in the crayon prevents the watercolor from covering it.
Make a radial design or a face using found objects around your house or outside!
Scribble Drawing! Have someone in your family draw a loose, quick scribble. Turn the paper to look at the scribble from all sides and see if you can see anything. Create a drawing from that scribble! Maybe a face, animal or an alien!
Coffee Filter diffusion Design.-Draw design on a while coffee filter with water soluble markers. Spray or brush water on the coffee filter and watch the colors mix!
Create something out of a paper towel roll, like an animal or a rocket!
Look in the mirror, draw a self-portrait. Color it to match you OR color it VERY differently. Try someone from your family!
Use aluminum foil to sculpt a person, boat or car.
Use letter to make art! Check out these fun letter animals! BEMBO'S ZOO
Cut up OLD magazines and create a collage! Find examples of the three primary colors: Red, Blue, and Yellow.
Draw a picture of your favorite memory or wish
Fashion Designer: Create a clothing design, create an outfit for sports, special occasion, travel or business.
Create a building using basic geometric shapes: square, rectangle, circle, triangle, oval, diamond, hexagon , or octagon. You can draw the shapes or cut them out of paper and glue them to create a collage.
Create an Origami Fox
Collect nature objects and create a rubbing!
Go outside and create a nature piece of art! Use grass, bark or leaves. Check out the artist Andy Goldsworthy!
Try sidewalk chalk drawing! Draw a landscape, an animal or yourself!
Use a camera to document the things you do! Make the ordinary seem extraordinary!
Art Museums-Take a Virtual Tour:
National Gallery of Art in Washington DC
https://www.nga.gov/education/kids.html
Metropolitan Museum of Art
https://www.metmuseum.org/art/online-features/metkids/
Smithsonian Learning Lab
Tate Kids Online Museum: art activities, art games and art gallery
Getty Games: Play online games with Getty art!
http://www.getty.edu/education/teachers/student_resources/
Smithsonian Museum of Art
Smithsonian American Art Museum
Online Art Resources:
https://www.artforkidshub.com/Opens in a new browser tab
http://bomomo.com/Opens in a new browser tab
http://toytheater.com/category/art/Opens in a new browser tab
http://www.haringkids.com/Opens in a new browser tab
https://www.crayola.com/crafts/Opens in a new browser tab
https://jr.brainpop.com/artsandtechnology/art/ Username: palwingelem Password: poplearn
Free Apps:
Stop Motion
Kaleidoscope Drawing Pad
Draw It
Doodle Buddy Paint Draw App
Youtube:
Mrs. Paden's Youtube Channel Username: Mrs. Paden (Pawling ES ART)
How to create a paper dinosaur https://youtu.be/n3MiOvSIZd8Opens in a new browser tab
How to create a "Mondrian" inspired owl: https://youtu.be/4q83NxXR_g8Opens in a new browser tab
How to paper weave : https://youtu.be/DzYwaRiFt3IOpens in a new browser tab
Van Gogh- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9lGEvm1Lve0
Henri Matisse- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s37OoBXkYAc
Rene Margritte- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yD53mLZ_y8k&disable_polymer=true
Peter H. Reynolds https://www.peterhreynolds.com Read Out Loud of The Dot The Dot
What Dot? There it is!
Make a dot by NOT painting a dot. Try painting around your imagined dot, leaving the center blank.
Dot, Dot, Everywhere a Dot
Make a list of all the dots you can see. Go on a dot scavenger hunt with a digital camera. Create a photo montage of your dot collection.
Dot Beautiful Colors
Coffee Filter diffusion Design.-Draw design on a while coffee filter with water soluble markers. Spray or brush water on the coffee filter and watch the colors mix!
