We worked on a lesson on the Virtual School site. This lesson was on poetry, and it detailed key terms for the genre: rhyme, iambic pentameter, etc. We completed the lesson, except for the business letter. That should be completed next week.
I briefly got to know Sam. She already had an idea in mind for her business letter she needed to complete for her FLVS language arts class. She was writing to Lego Headquarters to introduce the idea of a musical line of Legos. She was very excited about this idea! We brainstormed ideas on why these Legos would be a success and figured out how to appropriately put the information into a business letter. We talked about the importance of sounding professional when writing a business letter. We successfully attached and submitted her business letter to complete the assignment.
Friday, January 29, 2016
10:00 - 11:00; 60 min.
Science:
Virtual school -clouds -
Samantha read her book, answered the questions at the end of the section, and finished the worksheet on clouds. She then listened to the section summary and took the test.
Florida Virtual School -- Improper Fractions/Mixed Numbers
Lesson Outline
The session began with the Florida Virtual School introduction to improper fractions and mixed numbers. Samantha completed the session instructions and assignments. She took the two question quiz and answered both questions correctly. She stayed on task today and did a good job.
design fundamentals. Samantha's lesson today was dealing with color. We watched the video and did the questions and took the assessment. She then worked on some related activities in the art room... good class time...She made a color wheel and did a painting to show the use of "tints" and "shades."
Assignment
none
Session Minutes
60
Minutes Student Attended
60
Lesson Comments
worked on sam's lesson three today. made good progress.
Thursday, January 28, 2016
10:00 - 11:00; 60 min.
Science:
Virtual school - weather -
Samantha read her book, answered the questions at the end of the section, and finished an extra activity: a fold book on the water cycle. She also completed the worksheet, listened to the section summary and took the test.
The session began with a review of the closed syllable concept. A discussion about syllable division came next. The word cards from step 3.1 and 3.2 were read by Samantha. She fluently read the real words and did a better job today reading the nonsense words. She charted several real words from step 3.2 and did a great job reading these words. She only missed one! Excellent reading, Samantha.
Fractions -- Simplest Form -- Florida Virtual School
Lesson Outline
The session began with in introduction from Florida Virtual Schools on fractions in their simplest form. Samantha and the instructor practiced writing fractions in their simplest form. The discussion by the instructor also included vocabulary words associated with this concept. Samantha does not have immediate recall of basic multiplication facts. When asked to identify the factors for a given number she experiences some difficulty with this. Samantha and the instructor completed the practice problems 1 - 6 on page 228 of the text. She was unable to start working on the independent practice during the allotted time for her math session.
Assignment
Text pages 228 and 229, problems 12 -30 even and 34 -37 all of them
Session Minutes
60
Minutes Student Attended
60
Lesson Comments
Judie, I know you are STRESSED! But, first of all Samantha did not want to work this morning. Secondly, and this is the part that bothers me, she said that she completed the Florida Virtual School session for today with Betsy and passed the test for this session. When I left her at the end of class time, she did not seem to grasp the factoring of numerators and denominators. Did Betsy continue to work with her on this? I asked her about the remainder of the class work she was to complete and she said she did not do it. What the heck is going on? Am I being snowed by her with regard to her understanding of the work? Please help me understand what in the world is going on. She was so angry when I came in for her Wilson lesson that she wouldn't speak to me for a while. She eventually stated that her father wouldn't let her have baking and sewing an other electives, so I got the brunt of that tantrum.
"mind Jar" project for calming and settling thoughts
Lesson Outline
We made "Mind Jars" today following up on the idea in the book "Moody Cow Meditates." We took water and added glycerin, then sparkle pieces and glitter. Sprinkles are angry, fearful, or frustrating thoughts and situations. We drop them into the jar, shake and watch quietly as the sparkles settle. And then our mind settles and calms. After the project we did some active movements in the dojo, i.e. jump roping and jumping jacks, and checked our heart rate (preview of February heart month). We practiced dancer pose (balancing and strength). During the last part of class, we used the yoga cards to pick out poses and yoga games to do.
