Mercer was given his canvas and instructed to paint the crown and hoodie of his character. Mercer decided to add gold to his design but I instructed him that he had to put down a base color of yellow so that the gold would show through properly. Mercer completed the two coats of paint and set his canvas out to dry.

Mercer was given his canvas and instructed to continue finishing up the remaining areas of his design.

Test on Unit 3: Introduction to Matter

Christmas movie and celebration-

Begin an art history lesson. Start by choosing an artist and choosing your favorite works of theirs. Choose one painting and recreate it. Recreating the piece will be done by using the Grid Method. This form of scaling a drawing not only helps beginners start to draw on their own without tracing but it helps with proportions.

Mercer was given his canvas and instructed to paint the hoodie, headphones, and face of his character.

Therapy dog speakers and meet the dogs-

Today's lesson focused on the inventions of the Egyptians. Mercer reviewed material that detailed information about more famous inventions of the Egyptians. He watched videos and answered questions about Hygleriphics, Rosetta Stone, and chariots. Mercer discussed languages and communication during that period.

Today was movie day, we watched The Polar Express.

Today we watched a Christmas video about family bonding.