Jackson continues to create his community of houses and buildings. We are looking at the buildings as a collective whole made by classmates and me to see how they will come together. We designed the landscape for Jackson's houses, and we created clouds and trees out of found materials. We reviewed the principle of aerial perspective: objects in the background are smaller in size, duller in color, and have less detail.

Remington continues to create his community of houses and buildings. He is mixing colors using his color theory knowledge. We are also looking at the buildings as a collective whole made by classmates and me to see how they will come together. We will think about the landscape and environment of the community.

Cam is working on his landscape with fantastical forms and colors. It is one of his best drawings. We discussed the design principles of unity and variety and directional forces and how Cam is applying those.

On Friday, March 6th, Aiden told me he wanted to revisit a book of character portraits of monsters that he created in the sixth grade. He said it was an art project that he really enjoyed. He told me he had reference materials at home, and I asked him to bring those in for today's class. However, he said he was too busy this weekend. He worked on a perspective drawing instead.

Jackson worked on his cardboard houses to create his community/village. He has a variety of materials to create his community: cardboard, burlap, buttons, sticks, material, felt, ribbon, etc. I am having him slow down, think, and measure before he cuts out cardboard pieces. I am also posing a challenge or a problem for him and asking him how he would solve it. I am encouraging more critical thinking and problem solving for Jackson.

Remington worked on his cardboard houses to create his community/village. He has a variety of materials to create his community: cardboard, burlap, buttons, sticks, material, felt, ribbon, etc. He has created three interesting houses so far. I am encouraging him to think about texture, size, and design.

PJ started a new drawing of his interesting and unique characters. I want to keep encouraging him to develop his artistic style. Super work, PJ!

Cam has been creating a landscape with vibrant colors and lively forms. He would have continued working on it, but he is absent today.

Aiden drew a beautiful study of flowers in a bouquet: roses and chrysanthemums with leaves. He is bringing it home as a gift for his mom. Well done, Aiden!

Jackson finished his Judith Scott inspired bundle (small sculpture). Jackson helped me photograph his sculpture, so it could look its best. We talked about why it is important to document our artwork. Then Jackson started his next project: Houses in Our Community.