This afternoon we jumped right into literature. We first reviewed chapter 10 of Charlotte’s Web and then read chapter 11. As we read, Piero worked to describe the pictures as well as answer questions related to recall and analysis. He then did his follow-up fill-in-the blank summary to recall the chapter events. He did a fantastic job scoring 15/16 on measured tasks with some modifications of repetitions and two-choice questions. Our focus words for vocabulary included miracle, ordinary, unusual, common, and punishment. We then reviewed vocabulary from the text from chapters 8 – 10 with a crossword puzzle and fill-in-the blank sentences. Next, we learned about the figurative language concept of simile (comparing items with like or as). We worked through a PowerPoint of information about similes and multiple examples. We discussed the meanings and intention of each. We then had fun with inference riddles. Piero read clues to and correctly identified all 4 of the items described! Our English picture dictionary today had Piero quite stumped. We labeled pictures of animal parts, which we included as they are often found in fiction novels (items such as snout, talons, wings, beak, and claws). We then labeled household items that hold things such as a box, jar, basket, and bag. Piero’s knowledge of all of our words today was quite limited. Oral language directed activities: We enjoyed reviewing more of our Marvel slides project by discussing the features of more characters and Piero identified items he likes about the characters. Finally, Piero chose Would You Rather questions as our conversational activity. For homework he created a fantastic question about if one would rather have no friends or bad friends. We both agreed we’d rather have bad friends and try to help them to make good choices. Piero did a great job explaining his answers to why he’d rather sky dive (instead of ride a rollercoaster), have a pet zebra (instead of a pet panda), and sweat honey (instead of smell like a skunk). He claimed that last one was “too difficult!”. He also declared he’d be the “king of the ocean” if he lived under the sea all of the time (instead of living in the sky).