Analise and I continued to work on her subtraction skills today. She wondered why she had to practice so much. I explained that practicing will make her quick so that she does not need her fingers or visual aids to help. For today, we used the teddies she likes so much. We brought the bears out then pretended some of them had to leave. Analise does great with subtraction when using manipulatives. I explained how next year she might have to take a test without help to see if she understands. Her eyes got big and she said, "Can I take a test like a first grader?" I gave her a "test" with 10 subtraction problems. She used the teddy bears and finished 6 problems correctly before the lesson was over. She is excited to finish tomorrow.