We reviewed subject pronouns. The kids have been using these, but were not specifically instructed on how they function. We put them together with the verb "to be" and practiced. Then we worked on workbook exercises.

Anna- Including key details and events in writing a story. Identifying action verbs.
Quinn- Wilson- long o,e, and u. Reading and spelling this phonic pattern. Identifying proper nouns.

Quinn and Anna both took their spelling test and did fantastic! I am so proud of both of them! Amazing!! We practiced reading a play.

Today Anna and Quinn worked on lesson 1-8. This lesson focuses on making change. Anna and Quinn had to subtract the price of an item from the amount of money they gave the cashier. Then they had to determine what bills and coins they would receive back. Anna and Quinn both struggled with regrouping twice. For example, $5.00 - $2.43. Anna and Quinn did many practice problems on the board and have a much better grasp on that concept now. Anna and Quinn completed the lesson 1-8 daily spiral review and the guided practice. We will review all of the lessons on money tomorrow. The money test will be on Wednesday.

Assemble Front and Rear Differential gear boxes; Assemble rear rocker arms.

Quinn did great greasing the gear assemblies and installing the gear box covers. He set the universal ball joints for the rocker arms and attached them to the chassis.

Play interactive online game to help with note recognition and sight reading by decoding words made with notes written on the staff.
Quinn: Single notes E, F, F# and G on the high E string. Continue working on chords A, E, and D.

Anna: The Juggler - moving hand positions in the same song.

Quinn and Anna did very well - they really enjoyed the online music games. This will help build confidence in their sight reading and note recognition abilities.

Anna- Writing details to show setting, plot and hook the reader.
Quinn- Using verbs in writing to show the characters action. Reading and retelling the events.

Today, I read Anna and Quinn a picture book that talked about the end of the Revolutionary War, the Articles of Confederation, and the need for a strong central government. Anna and Quinn stayed focused and asked great questions. After reading the book, they watched a BrainPOP video on James Madison, the "father of the Constitution". In the last ten minutes of class, Anna and Quinn played pick-up-sticks, a game that was popular among children in the 1700s. They had a great time.

We started off by writing down goals for October on the yoga charts for Anna and Quinn. Similar goals, i.e., listening, focus, respecting space. We then did hooping and contests with waist hooping. Then we added some more glitter glue to the meditation jars and read Moody Cow again. We also used the Piggy yoga book to practice cobra, dancer and lotus poses. I took pictures of Anna and Quinn doing lotus pose. The meditation jars worked well to calm and settle them down at the end of class.

Today Anna and Quinn reviewed for their money test. We completed a review on the board of all of chapter 5 (second grade text) and lessons 1-7 & 1-8 (third grade text). They each completed a review sheet that covered all the material that will be tested on tomorrows money test.