Absent - We were to continue learning about the home and family and do a practice quiz of the verb tener.

Absent - We were to continue learning about the home and family and do a practice quiz of the verb tener.

We reviewed our material from last class paying special attention to information that David is less likely to have covered in prior classes like pet, relatives (false cognate), and the like. David listened to a series of statements about the family tree to determine if the speaker was using proper terminology. He did a fantastic job getting these correct on his own.

We started to look at different pictures of homes and housing structures.

Kaitlin submitted her family homework and got full credit.

We reviewed our material from last class paying special attention to information that Kaitlin is less likely to have covered in prior classes like pet, relatives (false cognate), and the like.

Kaitlin listened to a series of statements about the family tree to determine if the speaker was using proper terminology. She got the majority of these correct on her own.

We looked at some pictures of different houses and learned the words for different rooms and housing structures.

David finished his test from last week.

He did a great job on his test and got a B on it.

Then we discussed some houses and homes in the US and in Spanish speaking countries.

We highlighted the verb tener as it will be our focus for this chapter.

We listened to a recording created by the authors of the book talking about a family from Ecuador.

Kaitlin and I discussed the test that she took last week.

She did a great job on her test and got an A on it. We discussed the problems that she answered incorrectly and helped her understand the correct answer. These included making words plural and conjugating the verb ser.

Then we discussed some houses and homes in the US and in Spanish speaking countries. Kaitlin loved to discuss the homes and had some good thoughts on the evolution of the modern family.

We highlighted the verb tener as it will be our focus for this chapter.

We listened to a recording created by the authors of the book talking about a family from Ecuador.

School was closed due to Tropical Storm Helene.

School was closed due to Tropical Storm Helene.

There was a fire drill at the start of our session.

Once back in the classroom, David and I reviewed briefly for his test.

He then took his test.

I answered questions about the format of the test.

David did an excellent job of being thoughtful and thorough during the test.

He was able to catch a number of simple mistakes by revisiting problems a number of times.

He did have doubts about some of the information that he covered on his study material and on his extra credit assignment.

David earned 3 points extra credit on this test by making notecards with which to study.

Kaitlin and I did a very brief review for her test.

She then took her test.

She did an excellent job of answering all the questions and asking the teacher relevant questions during the test.

While I was not able to answer all of her questions, I did answer questions regarding the format of the test.