Explore the parts of animals, using plastic animals. Activity: comparing animals (using plastic animals). Classify them into four groups (hair, scales, feather, hard shell). Draw conclusion and answer: is there only one way to classify animsls?

Maya took a practice drill which required her to answer 25 problems on the 11X tables. Maya and I went over her homework to make the necessary corrections. We reviewed material from yesterday where she learned to work with repeating patterns. She learned in Lesson 9-2, to identify and extend whole- number patterns involving addition and subtraction. These types of problems are called changing patterns. Maya did a super job in her FF program, breaking all three of her highest scores in the following brain games: Magic Bird, Fish Frenzy and Leaping Lizard! Great work today!

We reviewed all the rules learned up to now. Maya did an awesome job reading all the review words.

Review butterfly and frog metamorphosis. Contrast inherited traits with learned traits. How do the life cycles of other animals compare. Discuss: in which kinds of animals are the eggs outside the body of the adult? in which kind of animals do the adults take care of the young?
Watching video: the difference between inherited traits and learned traits.

In math class, Maya took her test on Topic 8, Division Facts. She scored a 100. She completed it with ease, and confidence. Great job! Maya was introduced to her 11X tables. She had a brief introduction on repeating patterns, which will be the next unit she encounters. In L-B, Maya started a new story and completed a picture summary and word summary. She responded correctly to higher order thinking questions. Maya continued in her FF program, playing three different brain games.

Maya and I reviewed our /a/ words from last week and sorted them into short and long a sounds and placed them on our wall organizer. We spent the rest of our time publishing her story for her writing celebration. We reread to revise and edit, made the appropriate changes, indented the paragraphs and chose the font and color. Maya worked very hard today. Her eyes were watering, but she never complained:)

Maya worked on reading and spelling v-e words. She read sentences and wrote dictation sentences.

Identify stages(birth, growth and change, reproduction, death) of an animal's life cycle. Define metamorphosis and list some animals that undergo it as part of their life cycle. Discuss and watch video: metamorphosis of a monarch butterfly and metamorphosis of frog.

In Math class today Maya took an 8X test. She scored a 100%. Maya completed her Topic 8 Test Review packet quickly and successfully. The concepts in this chapter have come easily to her. Maya learned to problem solve by drawing pictures and writing sentences in 8-6. In FF, Maya worked diligently and created a new high score in Book Monkey. Maya gathered with some of her peers to learn how to play a fun game using addition and money concepts to tally scores. In L-B, Maya worked on Chapter 9 in her workbook. She read a paragraph entitled, A Hard Meal. She was required to learn new vocabulary and answer comprehension questions. She did very well today.

Discussion about balance. Practiced new balancing poses using blocks; seated, standing and kneeling. New handouts of 2 balancing poses for folder. Maya wanted to look through the advanced yoga book, so we did that and also the yoga anatomy book. We discussed the parts of the body, i.e. muscles, organs, and how yoga helped our bodies. We then did some gymnastics before relaxation with lavender cream and music. Maya fell fast asleep today during the relaxation.