Ben practiced writing p and y in cursive. He also practiced writing all letters he has already learned in cursive. We continue to practice both determining if two simple sentences can be combined and, when appropriate, combining two simple sentences into a compound sentence. In honor of Earth Day, Ben read a passage entitled, 'A Day to Celebrate Earth'. He did well writing the answers to questions about the text. Ben was given the writing prompt, 'What would happen if humans did not take care of the Earth?'