Today we furthered our understanding in the program Tinkercad to be better equipped to make more advanced figures in the 3D modeling program.

Kip joined in a game of Frisbee with another student and teacher. He knew the rules, citing that an offensive player can only take up to 3 steps or they lose possession. Kip said he used to play it a lot, and he demonstrated his skill during play. We discussed the spirit of the game of Ultimate Frisbee, which stresses sportsmanship and fair play. Kip enjoyed the game and being outdoors for the half hour.

Kip and I began our session with Kip completing fifteen minutes of iReady and printing our assignment calendar for the week. Kip then completed a grammar activity on adjectives and adverbs, reviewing for a grammar test on Thursday. We then began our novel study assignments on "Freckle Juice" by Judy Blume, completing a 'before reading' activity, 'who is Judy Blume?' activity, and being a vocabulary detective, finding definitions to words in chapters 1-2. We ended our session with beginning a religion reading on lesson 10, "How are we strengthened for service to God and others?"

Math – Kelcy practiced solving two-step word problems. He practiced circling the important numbers and then rereading the problem to be sure he understands which operation is required. Next he learned to draw a model to check his work.
Science – Kelcy learned the best place to find fossils is in sedimentary rock. Then he learned that this type of rock is formed over millions of years by pressure from the top layers forcing out all the air and water. The three types of sedimentary rock that he studied are sandstone, limestone, and shale. Next he learned that the reason sedimentary rocks contain so many fossils is that the plants and animals become trapped in layers of sediment and as these new layers of sediment are added they protect and preserve the covered remains. He was able to determine that you wouldn’t find fossils in metamorphic rock because they would be destroyed by the extreme heat and pressure.

I planned for math and science.

Kip and I began our session with Kip completing a religion test on lesson 9. We then finished reading chapters 1-3 in the novel, "Freckle Juice" by Judy Blume. Throughout our reading, we completed a character & prediction chart. We will continue with our novel next week, as well as completing a vocabulary activity.

Kip and I spent our session with Earth Day activities. We began with a reading, "Reducing Our Impact on Earth". We then watched a 'Generation Genius' video, "Reduce, Reuse, Recycle".

Math – Kelcy completed work on Lesson 18 Session 1 Solving two-step word problems. Then he completed work on Lesson 18 Session 2 Solving two-step word problems. These problems were more difficult. He struggled on a few with which he had to break the problem apart and try a different approach. We will do many more next week.

Kip completed his assignment assigned by his teacher in New Jersey. Kip completed two pages in his science textbooks about fossils. Kip watched a Bill Nye the Science Guy video on fossils. Kip and I read a scholastic book, "If I Had Animal Eyes". This book explained the characteristics of different animal eyes and what it would be like if kids had those eyes. Kip picked which animal eye he would want and explained the reasons why.

Kip chose a type of community about which he would create a poster.

We then planned out the poster, searched for appropriate photos, and started the creation of the poster.

We wrote the title and drew grass among other things.