In this lesson, I facilitated students in drawing their grid portraits. This was a lesson their teacher had already began with them, so I helped them map out their drawings, in preparation for painting with monochromatic colors. For my second day of teaching, I made color gradient worksheets, to help the students better understand the end product.  Using the worksheet, I showed the students how to blend black and white with the color of their choice to make a gradient. this served as a note sheet they could refer back to when painting their finished portraits. I reminded the students about the importance of material care and use. both lessons went really well. I really enjoyed working with middle school students. Prior to teaching them, I observed for several days and quickly learned their names, so when it came time to teach, we had built a good relationship and I felt much more comfortable with them. Grid drawings are tricky for students, especially when the students dislike math. Had this been my own lesson, I would have dedicated more time to helping students understand the purpose of grid and give them tricks to making it simpler, as well as give them a smaller scale to work with.