Danny loves using his hands so the plastic manipulatives shaped like triangles, squares, trapezoids, and rhombuses became a perfect lesson. Danny outlined the different shapes by following the dotted line on paper and called out their names. He counted again to 100, with some assistance. Very good, Danny.
Patterns, Comparative sizes, and Inside/Outside: Danny was given color sequence patterns and had to identify the last color of the pattern. He was given groups of things of comparative size and stated the difference in size, big, bigger, and biggest. He was shown pictures of animals inside and outside of a barn and he easily identified the difference. Counting to 100 needed a little assistance on the transitions, but he did very well. He loves measuring things, so we measured items. Super job, Danny.
Addition: Adding objects and numbers, measuring, and comparing size of objects. Large, larger and largest, Danny was given 3 items that were the same ( Example: 3 bears,3 lions, 3 dogs), but of different sizes, with words beneath the objects, large, larger, and largest, he repeated and understood the comparisons easily. He added numbers and counted objects, with assistance, like 3+2 =5. He commanded the hundred count without assistance going from one 10 digit grouping to another. Great job, Danny
Arrays and Counting: Danny had to find which array in a group of arrays matched a given number. He was given 4 choices and had to find which ones were less then 10. He did a great job finding the correct number. He had to write the correct number when identifying the number of objects shown. Counting to 100 is getting much better as we practice each day. Great job, Danny.
Flat and solid figures: Danny was shown different figures and had to identify if they were flat or solid. Example: He was shown a circle and a cylinder. After several tries it was the flat square and a cube that was deciphered correctly. He was shown other objects and he correctly identified them as flat or solid. He counted to 100. He had a good day. Good job, Danny.
Today Danny worked on the word family an. We read the sound /an/ and replaced beginning consonants with the sound. He colored, traced, and wrote the words can, fan, and man and put together three piece picture puzzles with each of the words. We also read the book "Who Says Moo". We first read it together and then Danny read it by himself.
Flat and solid figures: Danny was introduced to comparative figures, flat and solid. Example: A flat square and a 3 dimensional cube. He was somewhat interested and gave a correct response, but he was set on measuring things with his ruler. He started measuring everything in the room, calling out 4 inch, 5 inch, 7 inch, ... on all the lengths, the crayon box, his lunch bag, dragon book, other books, sheets of paper, we measured his arm, crayons, pencils, I measured his height again, he grew about a 1/4 inch since Aug. 15th. Then we practiced counting to 100 again. He is so funny.
Danny read The Mitten by Jan Brett. He identified the characters in the story and recalled them in order after the story. He drew each of the characters on a print out of a mitten. We read the animal names in the story and went over the beginning sound of each animal. He then matched the beginning sound of the animal to its letter.
Patterns and Shapes: Danny is such a pleasure. He likes it here and he feels safe. He is opening up and quick of mind. He identified patterns with items and numbers. He took on shapes recognizing rollers, sliders, squares, and circles. He asked me to read his Dragon book and he counted the dragons as we read on. His counting to 100 is confident and aggressive as we moved thru the chart. The "100' is loud and clear when he gets there. Great going, Danny
Danny read the book If you Give a Mouse a Cookie today. He identified the title, author, beginning and end of the book. After reading it together, he sequenced the events in the story using cutouts of pictures. We went back through the story to find what came first, next, etc. He pasted these in order on a separate sheet of paper. We practiced the /m/ sound and he created a mouse from a printout of an M.
