We began with spelling practice today. Morgan practiced writing her words on the wipe board today for Thrilling Thursday! She spelled 17 of 19 words correctly and provided the correct definition for the bonus word of the week (wrath). In the text, we worked on two activities in which Morgan had to fill in the blank to complete the sentence. One of the activities focused on vowels in words. In literature, we continued our study of fairy tales. Morgan finished writing her recap of Rapunzel from yesterday. Her first draft had a number of spelling, punctuation, and grammar mistakes. We discussed focusing simply on a beginning, middle, and end instead of retelling the story with many details. She was encouraged to read it over and self-edit. She read it first for grammar and to see if the sentences made sense. She then read to see if the words “say what she wanted them to say” (spelling). She found a number of mistakes independently. I was so excited to see her make these corrections on her own. We then went through her paper together for spelling, grammar, and content revisions. She will rewrite her draft tomorrow. We then read three different versions of Little Red Riding Hood. Two were slight variations of the classic story while the last was characterized as a “newfangled prairie tale” by Lisa Campbell Ernst. In this last version, Little Red Riding Hood sets off to visit her grandmother on her bicycle and red-hooded jacket. The setting is a midwestern prairie vs. the woods and instead of finding a frail old granny, the wolf encounters a feisty fit grandma! We discussed vocabulary concepts such as the phrases: off her rocker and improved his disposition. For science today, Morgan completed a matching of five of the unit vocabulary terms. She correctly matched all of the words to their definitions and was able to discuss each. We also reviewed the unit in preparation for assessment. We enjoyed a quick visit to the preschool room to see their presentation on Arctic animals. The children shared all kinds of neat facts, artwork, and masks of Arctic animals. Later in our session, she completed the unit assessment. She scored 12/13. We began lesson 17 in Latin today. Morgan made her flashcards for this next lesson. This lesson continues on with the remainder of the constellations: Leo (lion), Libra (scales of justice), Pisces (fish), Sagittarius (archer), Scorpio (scorpion), and Taurus (bull). We also discussed that a myth is a traditional, ancient tale about supernatural beings or heroes. The constellations tell mythical stories.