We worked on multiplying three-digit numbers by three-digit numbers and long division. Then we worked on solving word problems. We practiced our 7’s, 8’s, and 9’s times tables.
Sam and I worked on word form and expanded form of whole numbers and decimals. Then we compared and ordered decimals. Next, we worked on rounding whole numbers and decimals.
Sam had a book report to complete on Louis Sachar's "The Wayward School and the Cloud of Doom." The assignment was to summarize the ending (7 sentences minimum) and write an alternate ending (7 sentences minimum). I helped Sam brainstorm his ideas and organize his thoughts. He wrote the paragraphs as described, and we edited his work for clarity.
Assignment
none
Session Minutes
60
Minutes Student Attended
60
Lesson Comments
I'm going to have to be stricter with Sam. I think I let him get too comfortable in our first two sessions. Today, he was work-avoidant and quite frankly, rude. I think he is trying to be funny in a typically adolescent way, but much of what he said was inappropriate.
Sam has a test this week on the states and capitals. I pre-tested him and determined that he could identify all the states' locations, and knew all but eight capitals (Virginia, West Virginia, North Carolina, Montana, Iowa, Minnesota, Missouri, and Maryland). I made flashcards of the states that he didn't know for him to review. He was eager to do his math IXL homework, so I stayed 15 extra minutes to help him complete it.
After meeting Sam and offering him a snack, we got to work on a book report due tomorrow. The format for the report was a letter to the author, detailing three favorite parts (and why) and three questions (related to the book). Sam had read The Wayward School Gets Stranger by Louis Sachar. First, we brainstormed his favorite parts and questions for the author. Then, following the teacher's rubric, I helped Sam to organize his thoughts into a three-paragraph letter. We edited his work, adding appropriate spacing, capitalization, and punctuation. Sam decided to print the letter at home.
Assignment
none
Session Minutes
60
Minutes Student Attended
60
Lesson Comments
Sam was pleasant and compliant during our session. He had read the book, and brainstorming was pretty straightforward. He needs some help organizing his thoughts. The iPad settings scaffold the spelling and grammar.
My goal for my first session with Sam was to get a better understanding of his goals so that we can plan our tutoring sessions around topics that would be most useful to him. When I’d first met Sam, he told me that he had a small business called “Printwave” where he and his peers work together to 3D print and sell various toys to their classmates. I was interested in learning more about this project because I think it would be a great starting point for us to learn essential graphic design and 3D prototyping skills. Sam gave me an excellent rundown of what his business does such as what toys they print, which ones are the bestsellers, which software they use to acquire models, and the logistics of managing a team with several different printers. Our first assignment is to design a catalogue so that his peers can make requests to order and to assess the demand from other grade levels and other schools.
Assignment
Sam’s homework assignment is to take product photos of each of the different toys he prints and each color filament in which he prints. I gave him a sheet outlining the steps to do this. We will be reviewing how to edit the photos at the start of next class and start learning graphic design skills by creating the catalogue.
