Libby used rubber stamps to match upper and lower case letters. She used paint brushes to practice short vowel words. On writing paper she practiced short vowel words. I read another Jan Brett book, and we discussed it.
Chris watched the video of the interview of Phillipa Soo. He practiced his spelling words for the test tomorrow. We read Hades: Lord of the Dead and discussed it. We talked about emotions related to his story and Piper Chen Sings.
Libby used magnetic letters to practice short a words. She used Twistables to practice short e words. On writing paper, she wrote short u words. We did an emotions activity with Inside Out magnets and talked about Piper Chen Sings. I read a Jan Brett book to her.
Libby used the Boogie Board to practice writing words with short vowels. I used the rubber letters to spell words for her to read. Using writing paper, Libby wrote short o words. We sang Old McDonald with short vowels. I read another Jan Brett book, and we talked about it.
Chris wrote his spelling words in sentences. We read the Aeneid of Virgil and discussed it.
I have been allowing Chris to read the comic he has saved on his phone if we have time after our work. This is motivation for him to focus and do his work. He reads the comic to himself and then tells me what he has read. This is helping his comprehension.
Libby practiced short vowel words with the dry erase board and the letter tiles. She used writing paper to practice short i words. I read another Jan Brett book to her.