Erin Mourelli’s class today was working on making prints with different materials such as legos, as well as starting to incorporate multiple layers of print. Students worked with both pink and yellow and got to experiment with how they layered together into a neutral color. It was also interesting to see the gaps between the legos and the saltier areas of each print, where a single color appeared by itself. Erin did a fantastic job of keeping the steps very accessible through explanations that were detailed but not overwhelming. She also left a lot of time and created an open environment through her friendliness, which resulted in many students asking questions and engaging in discussions before the class began work. She walked the class through steps of aligning the paper with the legos and linotype print block and explained how she figured out which directions it needed to move in to be perfectly lined up. While she did this, the class was double checking their understanding and questioning the adjustments, and when it was lined up, it felt like a class achievement. I appreciated the way she invited students to help her with the math and directions, because I think the students really benefited from this and would be able to line up their own work with less tear. Double checking class understanding through asking discussion questions is very important because otherwise students can feel overwhelmed and confused without you knowing. Teaching children has taught me this, therefore I like to asks questions like this while I teach a lot, especially to remind them about something we discussed in previous weeks. Students were able to confidently move into the process of printing by themselves after the demonstration.