Nicholas seemed a bit tired today. He began the session by telling me that his car had a nervous breakdown; it had broken down on the way to school. We began by reviewing coin values and denominations, and I checked Nicholas's computational skills on his worksheet. We then proceeded to his math homework on which he has begun working on time-telling skills to the hour, using only the hour hand of a clock. He did well on his worksheet. When we proceeded to this week’s 8 new spelling words, Nicholas lost a bit of steam. He grew tired, was unable to sustain attention. We reviewed three of the eight words, using various sensory modalities (visual, auditory and tactile) to help him sound out the words, increase phonemic awareness and facilitate recall skills. We will need to review and practice these and the remaining 5 words when he returns on Wednesday. We finished up the session by making a card for his teacher’s upcoming birthday, 4/19). Nicholas drew a rainbow Easter bunny, coloring it all the colors of the rainbow. It was a very good way to end the session and Nicholas left rejuvenated and in happy spirits.