10月22日開始第一次外教繪畫課，孩子陸續來到愛閱思繪本館，幾個孩子都認識就開始玩起來，外教老師也早早的過來做了課前準備，18:00點準時開始上課，家長們有15分鐘的觀摩。一開始老師帶著孩子們做了個自我介紹的小游戲，每個小朋友要說出上一個或幾個介紹的人，比如老師叫Anya,下一個小朋友是Jason,那Jason就要說Anya,I am Jason,下一位是Leo,那Leo就要說，Anya,Jason,I am Leo,也是鍛煉孩子的注意力，看老師是不是很用心，這位老師真得很用心，上課前還悄悄的問我，我上課要對孩子們說中文嗎？我說盡量說英文，提供全英文的環境，老師果真對孩子盡量講英文。
首先老師帶孩子們認識了五種顏色，紅（Red），黃（Yellow)，綠(Green)，藍(Blue)，紫(Purple). 小朋友們都積極用英文回答著老師的問題，這種感觀的學習英文也很不錯，繪畫英文學習兩不誤，真是兩全其美吧。
(老師說什么了) Yesterday Students worked with watercolor paint to create abstracts shapes. When they finished with the color part, i asked them to look at the shapes they have created and find the associations with real objects, for example the shape looks like an animal or a person. This was a great exercise for logical thinking and showed every child's level of imagination.
到了第二個環節了，老師帶領小朋友開畫了，小朋友們都準備好了，老師說我們畫個圖案做背景吧，老師給小朋友們做了示范如何畫好線條和各種形狀，小朋友用水墨筆畫著各種各樣的線條和各種形狀，這一部分是練習孩子的繪畫的基礎技能及培養他們繪畫的基礎技能。
看看小朋友的創作吧，老師為了讓小朋友更多的發揮自己的想象力，跟著感覺走，老師也想看看孩子想象空間，了解每個孩子繪畫的功底，來了，看每個小朋友都認真的畫著。
(老師的總結)Second part of the project was to fill the background with patterns. Students used ink pen to draw various shapes and lines. This part showed me students drawing skills and the how developed their fine motor skills are.
第一位小朋友的作品是Leo,老師的評價，對使用各種美術的材料都充滿好奇，用比較抽象的方法完成他的作品。以后我們要學習如何一步步的表達出完成的作品。
Leo was very curious to use all art materials and used a very abstract approach to his project. In the future we will learn how to work on the tasks step by step to be able to express his imagination in a more organized way.
又一位叫Leo的小朋友，老師又是怎么評價的呢 Leo發揮非常棒的想象力 ，甚至都能陳述出自己畫的什么，今后我們可以更注重一下作品的細節。
Leo showed great imagination and even managed to put narrative into his drawing. In the future we should focus on working on details.
在課堂一開始，光明就是位非常活躍的小朋友，一旦開始繪畫就變得很集中，并且創造出非常有趣的圖案，顏色搭配也非常棒，有這方面的技巧。
Bright was very active in the beginning of the class, but once we started the work he became very focused, created interesting patterns and showed decent coloring skills.
Jason的作品展示很多好的想法，當被鼓勵時，也很用心繪畫，繪畫時有點著急完成作品，需要培養完成每個細節的習慣。
Jason showed some very good ideas and works very well when encouraged. Was rushing his work a little bit, so needs to develop habit of completing each step properly.
最后一位小美女，繪畫簡直是有一種天賦，非常投入，而且繪畫的特別棒，線條及形狀繪畫的恰到好處，第一次的杰作已經非常贊了，非常注意繪畫作品中的每個細節。
Ivy stayed very focused and creative. She took her time to work on details and really considered every part of her work.
每個孩子都有非常大的潛力，我們下節課將集中學習形狀，線條及一些基本顏色理論，在開始時也會讓孩子練習一下想象力。孩子會慢慢地更好的培養自己的邏輯思維能力，通過更多參與有趣的課題，學會不同繪畫技能。
All kids showed great potential. We will focus on learning shapes, lines and basic color theory in the beginning as well as bringing out children's imagination. Students step by step will develop better logical thinking and will learn different art techniques though engaging and fun topics.?
我們留的家庭作業，老師提供了素材供參考，講家長帶著孩子們去練習，多練習我們上課時學得線條，練習繪畫線條的基本技能，練習形狀得繪畫，注重不斷的反復練習。用小朋友所掌握的形狀和線條加上以獅子為背景來作畫，并配上顏色，下節課記著和老師展示哦。
For the homework take a look at the lines we've learnt last class. Practice drawing the lines! Repeat the shapes we used and practice drawing them, too!
Use all the shapes and lines you learnt to fill the background of the lion picture! Color it!
感謝小朋友的出色表現和家長的陪伴。
