Word Counting Exercise 1

Today we did a word counting mindfulness exercise, where we counted the number of words in a paragraph or two. We did the first exercise for five minutes, and I barely made it through two times. I don't remember any of the numbers I counted up to. The second time we did it for six minutes, and I had much better results. I made it through twice and then nearly a third time. I counted 164 words first and 168 words the second time, which leads me to believe that I was fairly accurate.

The book I counted from was The Complete Book of Drawing Techniques, By Peter Stanyer
My actual word count is this:  168. I made this count after reflecting on the process.

I really enjoyed the process because I had to concentrate, which is the point. And while I was doing it I "went away," as indicated by my counting. But I did feel a little anxiety in having to get the numbers right!

6th Grade Tech

In tech so far we have explored a Journeyman's Chest, pulling it apart to check out the tools and layers.

Now the final project has been named! The kids must design a box that when opened quadruples in volume!

Let the engineering begin!

Art and Mindfulness

What a fantastic first week. We've participated in a couple types of mindfulness exercises and expressed ourselves on paper. As the year progresses we will expand our experiences and make more art. So for now, just turn your phone off once in a while and express yourself in some exceptional way!

Graphics Class

I have the secret codes for our software, so we'll get that loaded into your computers. That and the Wacom tablet will be your main tools this year, if we don't count your sense of imagination, play, and ability to create.

Our first goal will be to watch the videos linked here: https://affinity.serif.com/en-us/tutorials/photo/ . This way we all have the same foundation to build upon.