Math - Kelcy continued to solve two-step word problems using all four operations. Then he assessed the reasonableness of his solutions using mental computation and estimation strategies including rounding. He is beginning to learn to estimate solutions to be sure that he has calculated an answer that is reasonable. He is developing perseverance to solve these type of problems.

Kip was absent for our session. Session would have consisted of a grammar test and continuing our novel reading, "Freckle Juice" by Judy Blume. These assignments will be completed in the afternoon when Kip arrives.

I began with a sound deck review with visual and auditory drills. Regular spelling included: speed, swirl, food, photo, bread. For irregular spelling, I dictated where, very, give. I taught the graphemes oi and oy as new concepts, demonstrating that oi is found most often in the middle of a word, while oy is found at the end of a world. Kip read example words. He did a word sort on the dry erase board; I dictated words and he decided whether they were "oi" or "oy" words. To conclude, we played a game of "sight words Jenga."

Kip completed two pages in his science textbook for his teacher in New Jersey. Kip completed a timeline with locations where specific fossils are found. Kip completed his review page on fossils.

Math - Instead of arbitrarily performing an operation on whatever numbers he sees, Kelcy practiced using the method that he learned to solve word problems. By thinking about what information is given he can decide if he knows the whole total and one part in which case you have to subtract or do we know the parts in which case we put the parts together to find the whole or total. Since each word problem has a different approach he will have to do several more before he’s comfortable completing them on his own. I will finish the homework he has assigned for tonight with him tomorrow.

We played soccer and used the elastic bands for strengthening.

Kip and I began our session with Kip completing fifteen minutes of iReady. Kip then completed a grammar activity on adverbs and verbs to prepare him for his grammar test. Kip then completed a comprehension quiz on chapters 1-3 in our novel, "Freckle Juice". Together, we completed a novel study assignment learning about different types of conflicts such as man versus man, man versus nature, man versus society, and man versus self. We ended our session with a religion reading and activity focusing on matrimony being a sacrament of service to God.

Kelcy played chess and practiced castling and bringing out the queen early.

Kip and I began our session with a religion reading and activity focusing on bishops, priests, deacons teaching and guiding the church. Kip then completed fifteen minutes of iReady. He then completed a grammar activity on adjectives and nouns, reviewing for a grammar test on Thursday. We then continued with our novel study assignments, completing a vocabulary quiz on chapters 1-3, story setting questions, and a summary of chapters 1-3. We will continue with our novel study activities throughout the rest of the week.

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Math - Kelcy was taught to approach a word problem systematically. He used a method that teaches students to draw and label models to reason abstractly and quantitatively about the number relationships in the problem. The approach we used is “Read, Draw, Write” or RDW.