16-1 Understanding Ratios
We practiced determining equivalent ratios by multiplying and/or dividing the first ratio by various values. Then we drew pie charts and bar charts to visualize the equivalence.
Today Gwendolyn practiced her dribbling, shooting and passing. She also worked on her slap shots. She talked about her softball games this weekend and how she won one out of three and played first base.
Today, Gwendolyn began our session practicing her spelling words for this week. Then she completed a section in her Sadlier Vocabulary book unit 12. When she was finished, she wrote a creative writing piece in her writing journal about her dog charger.
Gwendolyn added the "finishing touch" to her Earth Day globe today by painting it with Mod Podge. We continued our study of the history of softball and continued reading about Mo'ne Davis in article by Rachel Maddow on MSNBC.com and from Sports Illustrated - with cover. We read about the mathematics of converting Mo'ne Davis' 70mph pitch to that of a MLB pitcher traveling a greater distance to home plate to see just how fast she is! narrowed in on fast pitch women's softball and ordered "A League of Their Own" to watch in class since Gwendolyn has never seen the movie. I think she would like it. We watched several videos to learn about the history of the sport, since 1887 in Chicago, it turned into an outdoor sport from an indoor sport meant to serve as training for firefighters when off duty. We learned about the popularity of the sport during the War when women took over for men serving in the War due to the draft. We also read about the popularity of the sport during the Great Depression. It was called kitten ball or mush ball. We listened to an interview of the author of "Fastpitch: The Untold History" and read Wikipedia facts.
Today during our P.E. time we had a thunderstorm. Gwendolyn and I watched a lacrosse game. The game was the University of Florida against University of North Carolina. It was a very exciting game to watch. University of North Carolina won by 1 point.
Today Gwendolyn made savory Crepes with Nutella and strawberries. In a large mixing bowl Gwendolyn beat together flour and eggs. She slowly added milk and water. Next, she added salt and butter and continued beating the batter until it was smooth. Once the pan was heated we poured about 1/3 cup of the batter into the pan and tilted the pan and swirled it in a circular motion so that the batter coated the surface evenly. We cooked the crepe for about 1 to 2 minutes until the bottom was light brown. We loosened the crepe with a spatula, and turned the crepe over and cooked it for another 1 minute. Gwendolyn spread the Nutella and strawberries. The last step was to fold the crepe up. She then served the warm crepes. Everyone loved them!
vocabulary quiz, creative writing project, and silent reading
Lesson Outline
Today Gwendolyn began our session with a vocabulary quiz. She did an excellent job, receiving 92%. When she was finished, she continued working on her creative writing project in her writing journal. The final few minutes were spent silently reading from her chapter book.
Lesson 3 – What body parts enable movement, support, respiration, and circulation? - We learned that some animals have an exoskeleton to help protect them from being eaten. As they grow they shed the old exoskeleton and underneath is a new one. The bones do the following: support the body, anchor muscles, protect internal organs, store minerals such as calcium, and make blood cells. We also learned that the muscular system is responsible for movement in our body. The three types of muscle are cardiac as in the heart, skeletal that pulls on our bones to help us move, and smooth muscle that makes up the walls of blood vessels and organs.
