Today we worked on checkmating your opponent with two rooks and no other pieces. Once Ben learned the strategy he quickly checkmated his opponent.

R-Controlled vowels – Ben and I played a game in which you rolled a die, read the number, find a word in the column, read it, and color the square. The first one to get 4 in a row wins the game.
Reading – Ben wanted to learn more about Jimmy Johnson, # 8 in the Nascar Series. Using the web he looked him up and then we read and discussed the article in Kids Search Encyclopedia for kids, kidzsearch.com > wiki.

Today I brought in an instrument called a theremin. We learned how it used the electromagnetic spectrum to derive the pitch and volume control. Ben enjoyed playing along to a track in the same key as the instrument. He danced and was able to effect the settings accordingly.

Ben worked hard to finish his testing. He completed all sections of the Stanford Achievement Test.

Ben continued to work on the Stanford test in the areas of math procedures and spelling.

Ben should be commended for his hard work and concentration during testing today.

Ben is beginning to play two-handed rhythms more comfortably. We began working on adding more elements into the back beat on the drums.

Ben continued to work on the Stanford test in the areas of reading and math problem solving.

Ben completed the spelling portion of the Stanford Achievement Test. He also worked on the reading comprehension portion. He was focused and cooperative.

Ben wanted to work on the drum set today. I wrote out several rhythms and we broke down each hand and played several beats slowly and accurately.