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Gustavo the Shy Ghost by Flavia Z. Drago (All Ages)

Professor "T" Triada Samaras reads:

Gustavo the Shy Ghost by Flavia Z. Drago

 Gustavo the Ghost can be purchased in Spanish HERE.

School 21 Art Teacher demonstrates how to use Google Drawing to make art (All Grades) (In Spanish)

School 21 Art Teacher Raquel Ford demonstrates how to use Google Drawing to make art (All Grades) (In Spanish). 

Inspired by the book, El Punto by Peter Reynolds.

 

El Punto (The Dot) by Peter H. Reynolds (Read in Spanish) (All Ages)

Raquel Ford, School 21 Art Teacher reads:

El Punto (The Dot) by Peter H. Reynolds (In Spanish)

 

Hieroglyphs by Kremena Spengler (All Ages)

Professor "T" Triada Samaras reads:

Hieroglyphs by Kremena Spengler

 

The Big Orange Splot by Daniel Manus Pinkwater (All Ages)

Professor "T" Triada Samaras reads:
The Big Orange Splot by Daniel Manus Pinkwater

Creating Drawings Using Zentagles (Grades 6-12)

Professor "T" Triada Samaras explains how to create "Zentangle" drawings.

Materials needed to make the project in this video:

A few sheets of plain white printer paper
A black marker or pen
A pencil (optional)

More Resources:

How to get started with Zentangles

Some Zentangle Patterns

Artworks Sent in From Home! (Grades 9-12)

After watching Professor Samaras' video above and 
following more instructions on Google Classroom,
students from DBTA and School 21 sent in these zentangle drawings!

Art teachers Patty Kaminski (DBTA) and Katie Machere (Panther and Harp Academies) collaborated with WP Arts Integration PIR Triada Samaras for this lesson.
Below is work sent in from Panther Academy.

            

Straight Line Wonder by Mem Fox (All Ages)

Professor "T" Triada Samaras reads

Straight Line Wonder by Mem Fox pictures by Marc Rosenthal

                                                     https://youtu.be/n4g9URcRUMA

Artworks Sent in From Home! (Grades 6-12)

Here are some new artworks sent in from home!

Above: Sent in by Jayden and Family, Don Bosco Technical Academy
"Family Tree" inspired by Gustav Klimt's Tree of Life



Above:  Gustav Klimt's Tree of Life



Above:  D.R., Senior, Harp Academy, Paterson
"Food Transformation Drawing"
"


Above:  L.G.. Freshman, Harp Academy, Paterson
"Food Transformation Drawing"



Above:  J.F., Junior, Panther Academy, Paterson
"Transformation Drawing"



Above:  A.P., Sophomore, Panther Academy, Paterson
"Food Transformation Drawing"

The Little Engine That Could by Watty Piper (All Ages)

Professor "T" Triada Samaras reads:
The Little Engine That Could by Watty Piper
and talks about being an artist.

Above: A pencil drawing of "Orbit" by Professor Samaras inspired 

by a photograph taken by her son Leopold.

Looking at Student Artwork and Creating Flipbooks (All Ages)

Professor "T" Triada Samaras looks at students' artworks from Paterson School 21 and demonstrates a new flipbook-making technique.

Materials needed to make the project in this video:

A few sheets of plain white printer paper
A scissors
Colored pencil and or markers

A stapler

https://youtu.be/nak54BiLI8w

More Resources:

Flipbooks

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AE09UyrAeBU

How to Make a Quick and Easy Flipbook

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=29SCiHN9zCI

Making Artwork Using Positive and Negative Space (All Ages K-12)

Professor "T" Triada Samaras shows how to create artworks using Positive and Negative Space

Materials needed to make the project in this video:

A few sheets of plain white printer paper
A scissors
Pencil and or markers
A cell phone camera

https://youtu.be/wmXOY_89M3Q

Above:  Postive/Negative Artworks sent in by Ms. Ford, Art Teacher, School 21

Above:  Positive/Negative Artwork 

(Sent in by Joel, School 21)

Above:  Positive/Negative Artwork 

(Sent in by Lia, School 21)

Ms. Ford created this site for her Paterson School 21 student artworks done from home: LINK

The Long and Short of It by Cheryl Nathan and Lisa McCourt (All Ages)

Professor "T" Triada Samaras reads:
The Long and Short of It by Cheryl Nathan and Lisa McCourt illustrated by Cheryl Nathan

                                                  https://youtu.be/_mKez59KLl0

Art Dog by Thacher Hurd (All Ages)

Professor "T" Triada Samaras reads:
Art Dog by Thatcher Hurd

                                                    https://youtu.be/1zadxJ8u4ow

Creating a Home Planetarium (All Ages)

Professor "T" Triada Samaras shows how to create a home planetarium using at home art materials!

Materials needed to make the project in this video:

Toilet paper roll or 2-3 sheets of white printer paper
Tool to poke holes in the toilet paper roll or the paper
A cell phone flashlight

https://youtu.be/fYcUtYWqdSI

(Above:  Ms Machere, Panther and HARP Academies in Paterson  presents her idea for using toilet paper rolls and cell phone "flashlights" to create a "home planetarium" with the other art teachers)

Vocabulary Words

Resources:

NASA Science SpacePlace:  Explore Earth and Space!

Above:  Home Planetarium Created with Tinkercad

(Sent in by WP K-12 Art Certification Candidate, David Myers)

Above:  Home Planetarium Created with Paper and Markers

(Sent in by WP K-12 Art Certification Candidate, Nicole Paduano)

Talking to Faith Ringold Part 4 and Looking at Student Artworks from Home (All Ages)

Professor "T" Triada Samaras reads:
Talking to Faith Ringgold by Faith Ringgold, Linda Freeman, and Nancy Roucher.

(Part Four)
and discusses student artworks sent in from home.

See this PADLET LINK created by

School 21 Art Teacher Raquel Ford

(Above:  Art Teacher Raquel Ford)

Vincent's Colors Words and Pictures by Vincent van Gogh and Making a Flip Book (All Ages)

Professor "T" Triada Samaras reads:
Vincent's Colors Words and Pictures by Vincent van Gogh
and discusses creating a Flip Book (Part One).

Materials needed to make the project in this video:

2-3 sheets of white printer paper
Scissors
Stapler or glue stick or glue
Markers or pencils

Above: Some Art Vocabulary Words

Above:  Creating a Flip Book at home with simple materials

Above:  Creating a storyline for a flipbook

 uisng the rising and setting of the sun as a sample idea.

Another Flip Book Video

Talking to Faith Ringgold Part Three (Third Grade and Up)

Professor "T" Triada Samaras reads:
Talking to Faith Ringgold by Faith Ringgold, Linda Freeman and Nancy Roucher.
(Part Three)

Faith Ringgold was born Faith Will Jones on 

October 8, 1930, in the Harlem neighborhood of New York City.

Above:  Who's Afraid of Aunt Jemima by Faith Ringgold

Narrative Quilt, 1983

Making Colored Paper for Collage at Home (All Ages)

Professor "T" Triada Samaras talks about how to make colorful sheets of paper at home to use at another time for a collage.

Materials needed to make the project in this video:

2-3 sheets of white printer paper

Markers or homemade paint (See LINK)
Brushes or sponges

https://youtu.be/b_RELZn0yuc

From Tinkerlab

Make your own egg temera

A Hole is to Dig by Ruth Kraus Pictures bt Maurice Sendak (For All Ages)

Professor "T" Triada Samaras reads:
A Hole is to Dig by Ruth Kraus, Pictures by Maurice Sendak

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4tY5Ew8RTjU&t=9s

and talks about the Elements of Art LINK

Line

Shape

Form 

Space

Color

Texture

Did she miss one?

Write to her!

Talking to Faith Ringgold Part Two (Third Grade and Up)

Professor "T" Triada Samaras reads:
Talking to Faith Ringgold by Faith Ringgold, Linda Freeman and Nancy Roucher.
(Part Two)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b_RELZn0yuc

Faith Ringgold was born Faith Will Jones on 

October 8, 1930, in the Harlem neighborhood of New York City.

Writing and Illustrating an Accordion Book

Professor "T" Triada Samaras explains how to write and illustrate a simple accordion book inspired by Harold and the Purple Crayon by Crockett Johnson.

Materials needed to make the project in this video:

2-3 sheets of white printer paper
Markers or pencils

https://youtu.be/y786PTtoaX4

(Professor "T"s pet turtle "Speckles")

Harold and the Purple Crayon (All Ages)

Professor "T" Triada Samaras reads:
Harold and the Purple Crayon by Crockett Johnson

https://youtu.be/7L1tvOwXmTU

Talking to Faith Ringgold Part One (Third Grade and Up)

Professor "T" Triada Samaras reads:
Talking to Faith Ringgold by Faith Ringgold, Linda Freeman and Nancy Roucher.

Faith Ringgold was born Faith Will Jones on 

October 8, 1930, in the Harlem neighborhood of New York City.

Making a "New Vocabulary" Book (All Ages)

Professor "T" Triada Samaras explains how to create a new voabulary book with illustrations and text inspired by "Jambo Means Hello: Swahili Alphabet Book" by Muriel Feelings pictures by Tom Feelings.

Materials needed to make the project in this video:

2-3 sheets of white printer paper
Markers
Scissors
Stapler

https://youtu.be/xrN1Rl0abbQ

In Professor "T's" new words book, a "swole" is a sweater with a hole.

To make this book out of one sheet of paper see:

Origami Mini-Booklets from a Single Sheet of Paper