Stephen and I went to Berry Fresh for his fourth restaurant review. Stephen completed his written survey while at the restaurant. He focused on writing about the menu, service, cleanliness, and the taste of the food. Stephen will write his review online on Friday.

Stephen reviewed the steps to take when finding area and perimeter of a rectangle and square. He completed multiple questions and correctly practiced double digit multiplication. Stephen reviewed elapsed time and completed multiple questions. Stephen began to brainstorm ideas for his math comic and created a story line incorporating area, perimeter, and elapsed time.

Stephen began to brainstorm his storyline for his math comic. He began to incorporate a story with area and perimeter.

Today Stephen began our session working in his creative writing journal- writing a piece on his top ten favorite people. When he finished, he continued reading his Hardy Boys book.

LA Enrichment: Stephen starting reading,"The Adventures of Tom Sawyer" by Mark Twain. The graphic version is used for kids providing visuals. Stephen did a good job reading and understanding Tom Sawyer's experiences, as the story unfolded. Good going, Stephen.

We discussed the final results of the stock market game. Stephen won the contest. Next, we watched short videos related to Malcolm X and the Titanic. We read a few supplemental readings aloud that corresponded to the two topic areas. Last, we completed post-study quiz questions together.

Stephen finished illustrating his math read aloud. Stephen completed review consumer math word problems. He identified the steps to take and accurately solved the problems using correct computation.

Lesson 1 – How Do Organisms Change with the Seasons?
We compared the seasonal changes in Florida plants and animals to those in other regions of the country. We learned that every place in the United States has four seasons but the places that get less direct sunlight tend to have colder winters. The seasonal changes in temperature and sunlight affect living things. We learned that maple trees are dormant or have a rest period during winter. This means that plants save energy in the winter when there is less sunlight. When it is warmer and the hours of daylight increase, the maple tree begins to bud and the buds turn into leaves. Many plants grow and reproduce in spring. In summer when the hours of daylight are longer and the temperatures are warmer plants continue to grow and get taller. Then in fall when temperatures cool down and daylight decreases leaves change color and fall to the ground.

Today Stephen continued to work on his creative writing journal. When he was finished, we read together from his Hardy Boys book and he answered oral comprehension questions.

I took Stephen to a computer to play some math logic games. I introduced him to a Mathplayground game called Magicians. The game requires considerable planning and strategy to succeed.