PJ and I had two sessions today. In the first class, we began with a warm-up on 6x6=36. We discussed it, I sang it to him, and then I had him write it 10 times. Throughout class, I quizzed him, "What's 6x6?" I am going to repeat this process until I know he has it memorized. Next we moved into evaluating algebraic expressions. PJ understands this concept well. He struggles when it comes to working with decimals still. In order to keep his interest, I will only give him harder problems towards the end of class.
In the second class, I started by asking him what 6x6 is. He knew it! Next we pulled problems from the textbook. PJ practiced substituting the given values into the expression and using the order of operations to simplify.