Teddy worked on reading and writing. We sang songs and did some dramatic play. She and her brother worked together.

Libby worked on reading and writing. We sang songs and did some dramatic play. She and her brother worked together.

Rosalina worked on a letter W art project. She played a drama game. We worked on reading from the flyleaf book collection.

This afternoon, Rosalina began working on beginning letter identification. She was prompted to identify the beginning letters in a series of words shown to her during an academic activity using technology. Rosalina did very well in this activity. She then engaged in an activity in which she made predictions regarding story outcomes, and she did equally well when making logical determinations based on facts, information, and visual clues provided. Rosalina remains focused on activities of interest to her and suggests ideas to add complexity to activities. While deferential to authority and responsive to directives, once comfortable, she is not shy to voice opinions and/or requests. I read Rosalina a Dr. Seuss book entitled "Hooray for Diffendoofer Day" and we circled the words that rhymed. Given some support, Rosalina enjoyed engaging in this activity and laughed at some of the sillier sounding words. She was also encouraged to make predictions based on visual cues. Rosalina worked on a cut-and-paste activity on which was tasked to identify words beginning with their corresponding beginning letter(s). She exhibited good manual dexterity performing this activity and was able to correctly differentiate between similarly configured letters (such as differentiating between the letters, 'w' and its inverted 'm' and the letter 'v.' Her performance on this task indicates good visual perceptual/discrimination skills. We finished with a tracing activity to reinforce and consolidate prior gains. Rosalina exhibits good fine motor dexterity and control using writing implements. She clearly enjoyed wrapping up her week here at the Batt School with the new friends she made in class on this fun Friday, and today she wore a beautiful white dress with a veil. Rosalina is a bright, sweet, and jubilant young girl and she was a delight to get to know.

After watching a short academic video, Rosalina worked on a pattern activity. She cut out some shapes, after initially being offered support to do so, and glued them onto the corresponding shapes. I encouraged Rosalina to identify the shapes verbally when queried and to identify the different colors, which she did with ease and fluency. To piggy-back on this skill, Rosalina worked on completing patterns involving farm animals. She also performed a tracing activity and one incorporating upper and lower case letters. Rosalina is quite a bright young girl who possesses many skills and talents. She counted up to 100, (and I knew she could count higher), completed patterns - and made up her own - drew a beautiful symmetrical picture on the chalkboard, and used 18 different colors to paint a design of her own choosing, which was a beautifully detailed rainbow. Rosalina also identified the beginning sounds of different animals shown to her, and achieved 100% on all academic assignments on which she was tasked. Rosalina demonstrates excellent fine-motor and bi-manual coordination skills. Once comfortable, she speaks articulately, communicates her needs using appropriate vocabulary, and advocates for herself effectively. Rosalina rises to academic challenges with confidence and insightful, intuitive instincts. She was a most delightful and precocious student with whom I had the pleasure to work.

Math: We completed a review activity on standard and expanded form. We discussed language used in subtraction and addition word problems, as well as practiced counting various coins as well as just quarters. Sadee then took her Written Assessment 20. She did well overall, with a few minor errors. ELA: We began with Sadee’s spelling and dictation test. She scored a 100%. Next, we continued our study of The Little Red Hen. Sadee answered some additional comprehension questions as well as determined if she agreed or disagreed with statements and used text evidence to support her decisions. We worked through some examples from the text to discuss and utilize the skill of inference. For grammar we reviewed contractions in which Sadee formed the contractions from two words in the sentences as well as in a passage. We also looked at compound words and contractions, really analyzing the differences. For writing today, Sadee wrote about, “It is Spring!” She drew a beautiful picture of a rainbow and wrote multiple sentences and questions about things we see in spring. In her writing today we worked with the plural ending rule of “drop the y and add -ies” with words like baby and bunny. We were so excited to have a little time to finish reading the final four chapters of The Magic Tree House book 2: The Knight at Dawn. As we read, we discussed higher level vocabulary such as guided, precipice, and dismounted. We analyzed events as they occurred with making predictions, discussing our mind pictures, and making inferences. Bible: Sadee practiced her memory verse. She has this longer verse at 100% with the exception of missing one word. Science: We began with a video about how rainbows are formed. Sadee completed a handwriting activity about rainbows. She read the short passage and worked diligently to write neatly. We discussed ROY G. BIV to help remember the order of the rainbow colors and she colored her own rainbow.

Sadee completed all the academic activities with which she was tasked. These included a word search, containing words about spring; an activity tasking Sadee with writing contractions from their long form, and a penmanship page. I also read another chapter to Sadee in the Boxcar Children book and she asked logical questions demonstrating good comprehension and attention to details. Sadee may continue reading Chapter 6 when she returns to her school back home. It was a delight teaching Sadee again during Spring Training this term and I know she will succeed and exceed all she endeavors!

This morning, after eating a hearty breakfast, Caleb began work by identifying the different attire looking at illustrations of people in different professions. He then moved onto a 'line trace,' in efforts to practice and develop his fine motor, dexterity, and coordination skills. His next activity tasked him with visual perceptual discrimination; he was tasked with finding and circling the letter 'X' amidst a series of differently-sized letters. Caleb required supportive prompts to help him with this task. He was a bit challenged by another visual perceptual/discrimination activity tasking him with counting pictures beginning with the letter 'X; Illustrations of X-rays and xylophones were pictured. Caleb was able to count the different pictures correctly but had difficulty discriminating the distinguishing features between them. It should be noted that this was not an easy task and that his performance facilitated with supportive prompts. Caleb then enjoyed an opportunity to play; he follows directions well and is very cooperative when it comes time to clean-up. Using directional cues, we practiced tracing and Caleb was responsive to positive reinforcement offered in the form of praise. His fine motor coordination and pencil grip will likely improve with age and growth as he develops. Caleb counted to twenty today without error. He finished his academic work counting items, attaining 100% on the 6 rows on which he was tasked. We enjoyed time outside in the playground with Sadee again today, and we observed a cardinal and a family of pretty Monarch butterflies. Caleb showed me how fast he runs, too - proudly exclaiming, "my daddy showed me!" Once indoors, we played 'Pop the Pig.' with Caleb counting the cookies as he fed the pig. We finished our session using different safety pattern scissors to cut out various shapes and turn them into puzzles. I snapped several pictures of Caleb with his two sisters before he left school. I will miss his joyous spirit, and wish him and the family all the very best life has to offer!

Math: We began by completing lesson 104 which focused on a subtraction word problem with money, dividing pennies in half, comparing numbers and equations, measuring to find perimeter in centimeters, number patterns, and addition and subtraction with borrowing and carrying. We then reviewed several items from lessons 105 and 106 including time to the minute, measuring centimeters, and drawing lines of symmetry. Sadee read the time on 12 analog clocks (to the minute) for extra practice. We also reviewed some picture cards to estimate the time each task would take. For lesson 107, the focus was on counting all four types of coins and then showing money amounts two ways using these coins. We used some real coins to help support understanding through hands-on work. Her Guided Class Practice / Homework tasked her with practicing this skill as well as addition word problems containing extra information, measuring in centimeters, finding perimeter in inches and in centimeters, rounding to the nearest ten, drawing the time to the minute on an analog clock, and double-digit subtraction requiring borrowing. She wrapped up math by identifying even and odd numbers. ELA: Sadee began with writing her spelling words two times in her notebook.
For her phonics textbook work Sadee worked to choose the correct homophone to complete the sentences, circle special sounds and mark vowels, complete sentences by adding the correct community helper described, match contractions, write rhyming words, find the “c” as in city in 10 words, find the eigh as in eight in 8 words, and add the suffix -est by changing the “y to i”. She also matched contractions to the two words and then wrote a sentence using contractions. Next, we read her literature study for this week, The Little Red Hen. Sadee did a great job reading the voices of the animal characters! We completed a story map to identify the characters, setting, and problem of the story. Sadee then answered several comprehension questions as well as determined if she agreed or disagreed with statements and used text evidence to support her statements. Bible: Sadee practiced her memory verse.
Science: Sadee began with handwriting activity about the first day of spring. She read and copied the sentences. We enjoyed the story of Curious George Flies a Kite. We discussed George’s antics in the story and then Sadee completed a handwriting activity about flying kites in the spring! She added two more sentences independently and drew a picture. We combined spring and math with counting kites and writing a number sentence as well as counting spring-related items to complete a bar graph activity.

This afternoon, Sadee worked productively on her assigned academic tasks. This included a penmanship page, and writing contractions. Working independently and diligently, Sadee completed both activities with accuracy. She also worked on a word search sheet involving weather terms. We continued reading the Boxcar Children book, completing chapter 3 ('The Mystery), and reading chapter four ('The Tin Box') in its entirety. Sadee made excellent predictions based on content and is looking forward to reading Chapter 5, 'The Next Move' tomorrow during her last class. I will be sad to see her go but am so very grateful for the time we shared.