Today we learned about the seasons of the year. We read on Raz-Kids : Primevera, Verano, Otoño & Invierno. Also we did a drawing which will help us remember the new vocabulary and we sang a song together.
Theme and Setting, Types of Sentences, All in a Summer Day
Lesson Outline
Today, Ethan completed his reading comprehension questions from "All in a Summer Day" by Ray Bradbury. Next, we went over the different types of sentences and their corresponding punctuation. Ethan practiced identifying and adding the correct punctuation to these sentences. Lastly, we watched a short film of "All in a Summer Day" and discussed the moral of the story: an anti-bullying message.
In this lesson, Ethan watched an Answers in Genesis video titled After Its Kind. This topic discussed natural selection and evolution using observational science.
unusual plural spellings, adding ies,s, and ing endings with base word change, Raz Kids Reading, Reading Eggs spelling
Lesson Outline
Today Ethan reviewed his unusual plural spellings. He also reviewed changing the spelling of the base word when adding es, ies, or ing. When he was finished, he completed a Reading Eggs spelling lesson to reinforce this skill. He also read a Reading Eggs reading comprehension lesson.
Ethan played review decimal and multiplication games.
Session Minutes
60
Minutes Student Attended
60
Lesson Comments
Ethan was stating that he could not hear me on Skype. He was not following the directions on how to fix it. When we called his mom, it began to work again. Ethan did not participate in the fraction lesson I tried today. I was unable to get him to write anything on paper or do any of the math work. At that point, I put Ethan on review math games. He was not putting a lot of effort into those games either. I am concerned how to continue completing 4th grade math with Ethan when he is refusing to write any work down on his own.
Today we went over the parts of the body and did an exercise together. Also we went over the conjugation of the verb SER and we played a game where each correct answer gave Ethan points and each incorrect one deducted two points. He did pretty well. In addition, we researched about the Puerto Rican Day parade which celebrates the Puerto Rican heritage every summer in NYC.
Ethan completed watching tutorial videos related to trading stocks, researching investments, and managing a portfolio. Then, we read an article aloud together about the stock market crash of 1929, to gain a historical perspective about why and how it happened. Ethan responded to three post-reading multiple choice questions following the reading. Last, Ethan made his first two stock purchases today.
Session Minutes
60
Minutes Student Attended
60
Lesson Comments
I got Kelli's email related to Ethan. I will explore other interests with him that are related to Economics. I can also tweak the game by creating pairs, so they can collaborate in the process. I found econedlink.org that may help with grade level appropriate lesson plans. If you have any ideas, or prefer one approach to another, please let me know.
Ethan reviewed the steps to take when adding fractions with unlike denominators by following on the projector. Ethan practiced cooking with fractions by adding the correct amount of ingredients on a cooking game online. Ethan added all the ingredients up by adding with unlike denominators.
Session Minutes
60
Minutes Student Attended
60
Lesson Comments
Ethan had a difficult time focusing today and was not completing the assignments.
