Today we went over introductions: Myy name is, I am x years old. Also we reviewed numbers 1-10 and had a quiz on them and Brogan obtained an A. We started learning numbers 11-20 and made flashcards to remember them. We went over different forms of greetings and forms of answering such well, bad, and so so.

Spelling - go over list words...test on Thursday.
Grammar - review pronouns, antecedents, subject/object pronouns, proper and possessive pronouns.
Reading - Read/discuss orally "The Drummer Boy of Shiloh"...have Brogan illustrate a scene from the story.

I reviewed homework with Brogan. We discussed how to solve problems together. Brogan could explain how she arrived at the solution. We compared fractions, reduced and multiplied fractions. She completed exercises with fraction strips and converted fractions on the dry erase board herself. She learned how to "guesstimate" an answer and then prove it correct. She checked her work and showed her work on workbook pages I copied from Envision Math Workbook, following homework, in sequence, pages 69 and 70. She learned how to make fractions equal with a common denominator. Whe worked through problems on the dry-erase board. We thought of new examples to make certain she understood the concept. Finally, she began ordering fractions, which required her to make them equal with common denominators and compare.

We reviewed note location and identification followed by finger exercises using the first, second, and third fingers on each string. Finally, we completed the wild horses song.

Spelling - give spelling test.
Grammar - complete handouts...using prepositions correctly, and use Rhyme Wheel to make words that rhyme.
Reading - read orally "Thank You, M'am" by Langston Hughes. Discuss the "message" of the story and how the interaction between the characters changed the outcome of the story.
Dictation - read passage orally for Brogan to write.

We checked Brogan's homework together, reducing fractions further. We cut and used fraction strips to compare fractions using greater than and less than. Some mixed numbers needed to be changed to fractions to be compared and we reduced the two fractions to their simplest form. Brogan completed page 68 of Envision Math using the strips. Homework is to independently complete page 67 using the fraction strips also.

Brogan completed page two of the Fractions and Mixed Numbers quiz. She converted properly and showed her work on the page. We checked homework together, Brogan reduced her answers to their simplest form. She completed another page in her Waldorf Math book - Improper Fractions and Mixed Numbers. Brogan started multiplying fractions, then reducing them to their simplest form. We will continue tomorrow with this new application.

Spelling - review spelling words - test tomorrow.
Grammar - explain/give examples using adjectives (describe nouns) and adverbs (describes the verb - telling when, where, or how action takes place and often end in -ly) then complete handouts.
Poetry - read/discuss poems orally - what is the theme or message…a deeper meaning? Give Brogan poems to take home - select one to write about…telling what she thinks the poet is saying.

Today we read a book all about Germany, the food, the customs, and the different regions. We then reviewed the ABCs, greetings, colors, and numbers.

Spelling - introduce spelling words…test on Thursday.
Poetry - introduce/explain different types of poetry…read/discuss poems that rhyme.
Grammar - go over time order words used for sequencing…so reader will understand order of events. Complete handout. Then, complete handout identifying regular and irregular verbs.