Patrick and I spent some time this morning organizing his classroom. His backpack has some things he wanted to take home:) Next we played Guess Who to warm up with inferencing. Patrick did an excellent job using inferencing vocabulary to make his guesses. Then he reread Frog is Hungry. After that Patrick read sentences based on the book to identify nouns and verbs within sentences. He was successful. We discussed how all sentences need to have a noun and a verb. Then Patrick took a 5 word spelling assessment on /ow/words. He spelled 4/5 correctly. Lastly, we started a new read aloud Invisible Stanley.
Patrick completed his research and creation of his book on dogs. He practiced his keyboarding skills and used the internet to research his chosen topics. He now understands the parts of a search engine and how to find information using descriptors and how to distinguish between company and informational sites. We incorporated proper writing conventions: complete sentences, capitalization, punctuation, spelling short and long vowel words, reading a chart, and reading more challenging texts to find information.
Patrick and I went over addition and subtraction strategies and practiced mixed addition and subtraction facts. Patrick used strategies without coaching:)
Today Patrick in Keyboarding and LB, Patrick completed one module and used the rest of his session to type a writing piece that he had constructed. Patrick reread his story and made a few modifications. This took a lot of time to type, as Patrick does not give himself enough credit. He has been looking at the keyboard, and I try to tell him that his fingers know what to type now without peeking. Patrick was able to complete his first paragraph and begin another. In FF, Patrick continued his program.
Today Patrick and I reviewed the concept of inferring and I introduced him to specific vocabulary and phrases to use when inferring (I infer, I believe, Maybe, I predict, My guess is...). Then we played Guess Who using a vocabulary or phrase. After that Patrick reread level D Frog is Hungry. His fluency improved tremendously:) Next, I asked him some inferential thinking questions that he answered successfully:) Lastly, we finished our read aloud Flat Stanley, Flat Again.
Chess: Patrick played chess during this period. he was taught the moves that each piece makes. He asked good questions that reflected his interest in the game and desire to learn. Good game Patrick
