The two moms and I had our 4th Art Vistas lesson with Connor’s class today.  After I dropped off the boys, I went to prepare for the class.  After recess, the teacher led the class to the cafeteria to join us.  One of the moms began by reviewing what they had learned in previous lessons: the different lines, primary and secondary colors. Then she talked about the neutral colors, i.e. black, white and brown.  Next she and the other mom shared two famous paintings and used them to lead a discussion to review the concepts. The children were eager and answered questions well.  Connor wanted to sit near me and held my hand while listening to the presenters.  Then it was my turn to talk with the kids.  I had the kids imagine where they would love to live and how their dream houses might look like.  The children got excited imagining a house on water, or made of ice or made of candies.  I demonstrated by drawing a cactus house, then it was the children’s turn to express their creativity on paper using oil pastels.  We saw many colorful and beautiful castles, tree houses, and other inventive creations.  There were a shark house and houses with many lookouts or with security.  This was one of the easiest and stress-free lessons, and the kids really seemed engaged drawing a cool house.  Connor drew a nice castle that he was very proud of it.