In Maria Katzman’s Fourth Grade painting class, the boys experiment with color as they paint large scale Egyptian gods. also investigate the skill of proportion and how to enlarge their sketches into three-foot-tall paintings (scaling). And, of course, they continually experiment with color mixing, which is the process of asking, “What color do I get when I mix . . . ?” and “How can I create visual contrast in my picture?” Finally, when the last daub of paint is applied, and the last coil of clay smoothed, the third step of analysis and reflection begins. This allows the young artists to gain insight into their strengths and challenges and hones their ability to make finer aesthetic decisions and choices. Again, these discoveries are reached through inquiry. Students first look at their work individually with a critical eye and fill out a skills rubric that asks them