Emilia arrived with homework from Kumon and asked me to help her complete several pages of math problems in addition and a few reading passages. We used hands-on techniques using physical objects for her to touch and count; word problems and scenarios (e.g.; you invited eight friends to your birthday party but now 4 more friends have asked to come. If you agree, how many friends could come to your party?); we also used an abacus and a number line; dice and cards to help her understand and have fun doing math. The last technique resonated with her the most, and she began to request the dice to try more problems. Emilia enjoyed rolling the dice to solve addition problems and giggled with delight when she got the sum before me. We even added a third die and cards on which numbers were written to expand, transfer, and consolidate her gains. This activity proved more rewarding, less frustrating, and sustained her attention longer. I promised we would continue the activity tomorrow, and she enthusiastically told Esha upon leaving that she did all her math homework today. We also worked on reading comprehension. Emilia was assisted in a guided reading exercise to answer comprehension questions. She was afforded prompts and strategies when uncertain of the answer to help figure it out by referring back to the sentence and making logical predictions based on textual evidence given in the passage. In between our work we took a few short breaks during which we collected coconut shells outdoors, played a quick game of Jenga, Headbanz, and played drums.