I worked Avery to cut, strip, and solder the extension power cord for her display case. She checked her work by plugging it into an outlet and using the remote.

Avery worked on math skills using the computer. We also worked on a small art project.

Avery worked on pre-literacy skills, and specifically phonological awareness, initial letter identification and sounds, and letter-to-sound blending. We worked on sight word instruction both indoors and outside to sustain her interest and motivation. I encouraged Avery to notice the printed words in her surroundings in order to develop her print awareness and understanding that they convey meaning. We used a book to attempt to read 2 - 3 letter words and develop Avery's awareness of the sounds of language, her awareness of print, and the relationship between letters and sounds. On a Dolch sight word list, using Pre-K sight words, Avery identified two (2) one-letter word ('a' and 'i'), and one (1) three-letter word ('you') out of 40 shown to her. She mistook the letter 'b' for the letter 'd,' but recognized her mistake once it was pointed out. We worked on sounding out the letters to 2 - letter words and Avery grew comfortable with expectations following my prompts and supportive assistance. Continued practice is recommended in order to increase Avery's familiarity with the high frequency words she will encounter most often. She ended the session by drawing a picture on a card to her mother and was cognizant and responsive when it was pointed out that the word had two of the letter 'm' in the middle of the word and one at the beginning. Avery is eager to please and enjoyed attaining greater success as she acquired skills.

I worked with Avery to create a character that we would animate in our next class. Avery colored the character so that we could upload it to Photoshop.

Avery and I worked together to complete the LED strips for her display case.

Opened up with a light dynamic stretch, followed by a light dynamic warmup. Avery and I competed in friendly games of around the world “500”. 500 helps improve body control, eye/hand coordination and core strength.

Goals: Create a project for you parent using glitter, scissors and paper. Practice motor skills and creativity.

Avery listened to different types of music on the guitar and piano and enjoyed dancing for the first few minutes of our time together. She then worked on various applications on the computer which engaged her, kept her focused, and challenged her to listen carefully. Avery demonstrated good comprehension and recall when queried on content.

Reviewing student films/student storylines that were created through improvisation today and watching the trailer Nanny McPhee in a foreign language in order to imagine the characters dialogue and what the movie is about just by watching to explore the possibilities of storytelling for a film.

Avery was excited to learn to play a short piece on the piano. We noted that an octave has 8 notes. I pointed out the root word of octave and that the root word of 'octopus' and 'octave,' means eight. Avery practiced remembering this fact. I then showed her the proper fingering of the C scale and had her practice bringing her thumb underneath her hand for the 'F' key while practicing the C scale. Avery then followed the numbers I had written on a musical notation pad that corresponded to the numbers I had written on the keys. By the end of the half hour, Avery was able to play "Twinkle Twinkle Little Star' and was able to remember which numbered key came next when we recited it out loud.