This afternoon we began with a review our reading of The Lemonade War (end of chapter 3) from yesterday. Piero read a paragraph and using a word bank, filled-in-the blanks to complete the summary. He scored 10/12 on this activity and we discussed areas where he needed support. Next, we read the first half of chapter 4. We discussed the events and actions of the characters consistently as we read. Additionally, we read a RAZ kids non-fiction selection on Australia. We decided that looks like a nice place to visit! We worked through the follow-up comprehension and analysis questions together. I provided support on two of the questions, giving a little more explanation. Piero scored 9/10. Oral language: We are working on pronunciation when reading as well as in conversation. Our word focus today was on the silent -e. We read through words such as bit-bite-biting as at times, Piero is observed to use a short vowel (instead of long) when reading the -ing form of the word. Additionally, we focused on possessive nouns. When I asked him where he was today, he responded, “The house of my grandfather.” We watched a Brain Pop Jr. learning video on possessive nouns. Further explanation was provided and then we worked through some examples together. We really worked on getting the /s/ sound on the end of his possessive words. Next, we had fun with our funny pictures. Piero used a vocabulary word from our novel (freaky) to caption one of the photos. For the second photo (a dog wearing sunglasses and a sparkly hat and bowtie), Piero said he has seen a dog wearing a hat before. Finally, Piero was excited to tell me that he won 2 out of 4 of his ping-pong games yesterday!