Patrick was excited to read from his dolphin book today. We each read 2 pages. I helped Patrick with word attack skills through out his reading. He is very interested in dolphins! Next I brought out another non-fiction book about dolphins and whales to explicitly introduce non-fiction and the features of non-fiction text. He was excited to look through the book. We explored the title page and table of contents. Patrick chose to read more about the killer whale and Atlantic Dolphin. We discussed headings and took turns reading. Then Patrick worked on writing small pre-primer sight word sentences. Patrick had trouble remembering some of his sight words. Lastly, Patrick chose a prompt to write about in his journal. He wrote one sentence about his favorite time of day.

Today I introduced even and odd numbers. Patrick did not display background knowledge of the concept, so we began with manipulatives. I modeled how even numbers always have partners and odd numbers always leave one out with small cubes. Then I put random amount of cubes on the table and Patrick determined if hey were even or odd by pairing them up. After that we played a dice game (that he did not seem to enjoy!) and then played even and odd tic-tac-toe, which he loved!

Today Patrick continued in his FF program. In Bedtime Beasties, one of his brain games, he had to read the sentences independently. In the past they had dictated them to him. He did a very good job, however, his scores will probably decrease since it requires more time. In LB, Patrick continued to work on his writing. We researched some different similes to make his writing more entertaining. Patrick decided to create his own simile. He did a great job.

Explore how far an object moves by measuring. Recognize that an object's change in position can be measured with a ruler. Work on the lab report/worksheet with questions.

Reading words with the suffix endings ed and ing. Reading the base word then the whole word.

Today Patrick continued in his FF program. The program was shut down during one game (Quail Mail), but Patrick did complete his daily protocol. In LB, Patrick added to his descriptive writing piece and then joined his peers for a game of baseball in the dojo. Have a great weekend!

Explore through observation ways objects can be moved. Recognize that a force is needed to move something. Name and use position words to describe an object's position.

Today Patrick and I reviewed the continents with small puzzle pieces. I was amazed at his memory of the continents and their locations. Patrick scored 100% naming the 7 continents and 5 oceans of the world.

Today Patrick read Level D The Team based on his main idea project from yesterday. He was motivated and successful. He displayed an improvement in fluency and word attack. He continues to focus on initial visual clues rather than looking and decoding the entire word. I read the questions of the comprehension test and Patrick answered with 100% accuracy. He always demonstrates excellent comprehension. Then we read a few more pages of the dolphin story. Moving into writing Patrick and I revised his writing from the previous day focusing on identifying extra letters in words. Then he added another sentence to his entry. Last I read from Diary of a Wimpy Kid. Great day today:)

Patrick and I reviewed all the basic facts we have covered. Patrick Developed his own game for practicing doubles called Patrick's Doubles. It was a very fun and inventive game. The we played the coin value tic-tac-toe. Lastly, Patrick took a quiz covering doubles, making ten, addition with regrouping, subtraction, coins and counting coins. He scored 100%!