After brief introductions, Kip and I worked from his science book. We finished two pages together discussing the phenomenon of leaves changing in the fall focusing on cause and effect relationships. He was able to order a list of events based on these relationships.

In between science pages, we practiced juggling. After the pages, he showed his prowess as a burgeoning chess wizard.

Kip and I began our session with Kip completing fifteen minutes of iReady. I then read aloud a reading, "The Invention that Dogs are Barking About". Kip answered multiple-choice questions and a short-response, focusing on connecting the text and pictures. We continued working on this topic with an additional reading, "The Amazing Canal". Kip did a wonderful job analyzing the picture and relating it to the text. We ended our session with grammar, reviewing for a test next week, working on verbs, contractions, and has, have, and had.

Math – Kelcy continued to look for patterns in models. He was able to identify sums being the same even though the order of the addends is changed and products are the same even if the order of the factors is changed.
Science – Kelcy worked on adding the products that a plant makes during photosynthesis to his project. He added glucose which is a plant’s food and oxygen which is released.

Today’s lesson focused on learning new activities and practicing appropriate social interaction with others. Kip learned the concepts and strategies of how to play new games and activities.

Kelcy is a very talented chess player, especially for his age. We played three games. The first game, I played defense. The second I played offense. Then, the third I explained each of my moves. He quickly learned my approach, style, and thought process to each move in the game.

Kip and I began our session with making a birthday card. Kip then completed fifteen minutes of iReady. We then completed a reading introducing and focusing on informational texts, connecting words and pictures. We then practiced doing so by answering questions relating to the reading. Kip then completed a grammar activity, focusing on contractions. Kip wrote a sentence with the contraction given. We ended our session with religion, reading about Ash Wednesday and answering questions. Following the reading & questions, we then completed a true & false and fill in the blank activity on the facts of Ash Wednesday. We were unable to complete the reading assigned today because of time but we will complete and submit it tomorrow.

Math – Kelcy continued to develop his understanding of patterns. He used an addition table to complete problems which required him to highlight odd and even addends to identify patterns. Then he began to model multiplication patterns. Next he worked on iReady problems that introduced him to fractions. He has learned that 3/3 = 1 whole.
Science – Kelcy worked on his photosynthesis project. He added carbon dioxide which is a gas that is everywhere. He learned that when we breathe out carbon dioxide is released which is needed for a plant to perform photosynthesis. He labeled the path water takes from the soil to the roots and through the stem to the leaves.

I began with a phonological awareness exercise, followed by a sound deck review with visual, auditory, and blending drills. I reviewed the grapheme oa; it is clear that Kip needs another lesson to master this concept. I dictated five irregular words (said, they, could, should, would) and taught could, should, would as he didn't know them. I taught the drop e spelling rule and dictated words to reinforce it (riding, hiding, giving, shaking, living.) We read the novel Ranger for the last 15 minutes of the session.

Math – Kelcy began to explore patterns in a series of numbers. He identified diagonal, horizontal, and vertical patterns in addition tables. He learned how to find descriptions for patterns to help him determine the rule for the pattern. Next he used the rule to determine the next number in the pattern.
Science – Kelcy learned that all living things are made of cells which are too small to see with a microscope. Then he learned that plants are made of plant cells and leaves play an important role in a plant’s survival. Then he worked on his photosynthesis project. He added the Sun’s energy which a plant needs to perform photosynthesis and green leaves which is where it is performed.

Kip and I began our session with a reading, "Ballet Basketball". Kip and I took turns reading aloud. We then completed questions and a short response referring to the reading and focusing on point of view. We then completed a grammar activity working on contractions, fixing the mistakes. For example, adding apostrophes or putting them in the correct place. We will complete a reading on informational text tomorrow that we did not have enough time to get to. We ended our session with religion, watching a "Catholic Kids Media" video on Ash Wednesday.