On Tuesday I did a full day collograph printmaking program with grade 9 girls. I love printmaking. Collograph is a technique where the artist collages materials and texture together to make the plate that is used for printing. I haven't seen this program before so I didn't teach but I did make the teacher's example for her and I sat with a table of girls who were struggling to help boost their confidence and help them through the process. Their prints turned out wonderfully and I feel confident that I could teach this program.

On Wednesday Anne was away and I did the puppet program with Lili. I taught the program in the afternoon and Lili and I learned from each other's methods and styles of teaching the program.

On Thursday Anne and I had two special needs classes for the puppet program. The groups were small and it was very rewarding to help the children create puppets they were proud of. There was a confusion with the booking and the students thought they were making clay so they were a bit disappointed and not all of them have the ability to cope with change so we did our best to make the puppets extremely fun. Anne asked me if she fell off the face of the earth would I be able to teach puppets. I think I could definitely teach the program. I haven't practiced the intro and puppet show at the beginning but I've seen it enough times that I'm sure I could do it and make it my own.

On Friday I did accordion books with grade 12 in the morning. We used the same fancy paper that we had for Forest of Reading and we even had some donated suede for them to use. The group came all the way from Barrie and Anne wanted to give them a special day. This was my first experience with grade 12 and my first experience having a student flirt with me. Awkward! Since this age group needs less help Anne asked me to make a sample book. So I made a book and circulated helping students as needed.