Science - We learned how to compare and contrast. We discovered that comparing 2 things shows how they are alike and contrasting them shows how they are different. We compared and contrasted apples and oranges. They are both fruits, round, and have seeds. They have a different color and covering. Then we compared a basketball and a soccer ball. Comparing them they are both round, can be thrown, and are for sports. The contrast is a basketball is bounced into a net several feet above the ground and a soccer ball is kicked into a net on the ground. Their texture and color is different too.
Given a list of ingredients, Jonathan was tasked with writing the steps involved in making a pizza. He did well using time-ordered words and properly sequencing the process. With the last few minutes, we played Mad Libs which necessitated Jonathan naming examples of different parts of speech. He enjoyed the stories he created.
Language Arts:
Wrote response to writing prompt in writing notebook.
Grammar Rule: Adverbs. Worked on pages 53-55 from Grammar and Punctuation book. Reviewed commas in addresses.
Reading:
Text Features, Part 1 from Reading textbook pages 174-177. Determined the purpose of captions, bold print, and subheadings. Recognized these text features in a passage.
Religion:
Began working on Lesson 6 from Religion textbook pages 71-74. Topic - How does God share his life with us?
Math:
Utilized Addition and Subtraction Strategies with two-digit numbers. Pages 189-192 in math textbook...
Use a palette knife and blending techniques to create a mountain scene with acrylic paint.
Assignment
none
Session Minutes
60
Minutes Student Attended
60
Lesson Comments
This was our last session and I intended to help Jonathan complete the painting he started last week. In the meantime, the mom got excited about Bob Ross art so she bought a beginning kit with an instruction book and special Bob Ross paint and tools! She followed the book and completed her own painting of which she is very proud. I think that started Jonathan out with a defeatist attitude about how well he would do. I followed the instructions with him, but he needed help from his mom and she kind of took over the project! By the end of class Jonathan was melting down. It was too bad. I know that Jonathan likes some instruction but also needs the freedom to add his own ideas to the picture. Oh well. I told him I would prefer that he turns out like Picasso or Matisse, rather than Bob Ross.
Look at a Bob Ross mountain landscape and start an acrylic painting in his style. Try out different acrylic paint colors and notice the difference in each variation of reds, blues, and greens.
Assignment
Continue in next session
Session Minutes
60
Minutes Student Attended
60
Lesson Comments
Jonathan and his mom were both excited to start the Bob Ross painting!
Share pictures and information about Koi fish. Draw with pencil three fish and two lily pads. Demonstrate 3 ways to use watercolor pencils.
Assignment
Jonathan will finish his Koi painting and show me next week.
Session Minutes
60
Minutes Student Attended
60
Lesson Comments
Jonathan has two more summer classes with me. He wants to do a Bob Ross style painting for the last classes. His mom will buy him a canvas and a starter set of acrylics. We looked through a website of Bob Ross images and he chose a photo he wants to copy. (A log cabin in a snowy mountain scene.) That led to a short discussion about climate change!
Introduce the Russian artist, Marc Chagall and show examples of his work.
Use sharpies and colored markers to recreate "I and the Village" in our own style. Specific images must be included in the drawing: violin, cow, two faced cat, moon with a face, flying fish, upside down houses and a hand with seven fingers.
Assignment
Start new project next session
Session Minutes
60
Minutes Student Attended
60
Lesson Comments
Jonathan showed me his new puppy and then got straight to work. He has fun adding his own ideas to all of the famous art works! He keeps a portfolio of his summer pieces and this week told me that he thought his "Kingfisher" drawing was his best. All of his work has flair and energy.
Introduce the artist John James Audubon and his goal to paint every bird in North America. We played a guessing game with Jonathan to have him learn how Audubon traveled across land and water, posed real birds, and published his portfolio of birds in the 1800's. Choose a bird photo and draw and color it.
Assignment
Start new project next session
Session Minutes
60
Minutes Student Attended
60
Lesson Comments
Jonathan said he really loves Kingfishers. So, he researched on his Ipad for the photo he wanted to draw. Because he can spell and read so well, he easily surfs around the internet for information. He's an amazing child!
Use a 6 part grid to achieve symmetry in drawing a lion's face. Outline the drawing in sharpie and then color it with markers and crayons. Add a background to camouflage the lion Rousseau style.
Assignment
Start new project next session
Session Minutes
60
Minutes Student Attended
60
Lesson Comments
Jonathan is good at using a ruler to divide the paper in equal parts. However, I assumed he knew all the marks on a ruler! He wasn't sure where the 1/2 way mark was between the inches. He does so well and is remembering the artists we have done.
Introduce the background of Rousseau and show his paintings of animals in a jungle. Recreate a colored drawing in his style.
Assignment
Start new project next session
Session Minutes
60
Minutes Student Attended
60
Lesson Comments
Jonathan started three drawings before he got what he wanted. I liked that he had the confidence to restart knowing that he could do better.
He liked the paintings of Rousseau so much that he went and got his ipad to look at more of Rousseau's art.
