Today we kicked off our session with a review of chapter 11 in Charlotte’s Web using the completed summary. We then read chapter 12 and completed the fill-in-the blank summary. We also read the first-half of chapter 13. As we read, we discussed items for recall as well as analysis and predictions. Piero did a nice job describing the illustrations with more detail. Overall, he scored a fantastic 12/14 on measured tasks! Our focused vocabulary words today included gander, praising, slogan, destiny, and sensational. We then reviewed chapter 11 vocabulary with a crossword puzzle. Next, we continued learning about similes. We read 11 examples and determined if it was /was not a simile. Piero got all 11 correct and was also able to identify the two items being compared in the similes. We completed one last review of wh- questions (with three choices) and Piero was able to respond much quicker today with 6/6 accuracy. Lastly, we worked on our English picture dictionary. We reviewed the animal parts and containers we labeled yesterday. Our focus today was on school and office supplies and tools. We discussed several areas of interest that he would like to add to our project, which we will do in our next session. Oral language directed activities: Piero brought a Lego Iron Man figure that he built for his share item. We worked through the information he shared with revisions as indicated. We enjoyed reviewing our Marvel project. While this offers a chance for verbal discussion, Piero is also reinforcing reading comprehension skills as he is analyzing and finding evidence in the text to help with responding to questions about the material. Piero chose to caption funny pictures as our last activity. We really worked to use our imaginations and get creative today. One of our pictures had a cat sleeping with some ping pong balls! We talked about having “butterflies in the stomach” as Piero has a ping pong tournament today. I can’t wait for him to tell me all about it in our next session!