Today we played several games of chess. We talked about different offensive and defensive strategies, I then shared my approaches and traps as we went back to analyze each move.
We built a PowerPoint presentation and uploaded it to Teams. Hank learned to find and upload pictures to the file and added text to create a title.
Session Minutes
30
Minutes Student Attended
30
Lesson Comments
Hank is getting faster on the computer and is typing well. He was more behaved today and created a nice fancy sports car PowerPoint file which is uploaded on Teams.
Today we worked on playing several beats on the drum set. Hank was able to repeat the beats after hearing them several times. Hank is more of an auditory learner. We ended recording the beats on the drum machine so he could hear them several times before playing them.
We worked on logging in to Microsoft Office 365, sending emails, creating PowerPoint files, importing pictures, and using Teams.
Session Minutes
30
Minutes Student Attended
30
Lesson Comments
Hank and his brother like to tease each other and use inappropriate language. As with Ben, I am working to eliminate this when using email or other computer software going forward. That said, Hank is learning and has an intuitive sense of how to make things work on the computer.
Hank logged in to Microsoft Office 365 and used Outlook to send email and created a PowerPoint document using pictures and words.
Session Minutes
30
Minutes Student Attended
30
Lesson Comments
Hank has some basic computer skills but we needed to review logging in to Microsoft Office. He often uses inappropriate words when typing which is learned elsewhere.
Today we talked about several musical composers from the classical era. We listened to several songs and talked about what it was like living in those times. We ended Learning how to juggle. Hank quickly picked up the pattern and was interested in the patterns.
Opened with a light dynamic stretch, followed by a light dynamic warmup. Hank and I worked a series of different target based throwing activities. The activities we went through not only helped improve his coordination but his core strength as well.
Hank wrote a paragraph today about why Chess is his favorite game.
He did an excellent job expressing himself. He wrote more than the required amount of sentences and was thoughtful about what he wrote as opposed to rushing just to complete an assignment.
He seemed to care deeply about what he had to say. I am hoping that he will continue to write about subjects that are dear to him.
Also, Hank did an excellent job coaching the director of the school to make two moves at different points during the school chess game.
He helped other students and got to make some moves himself. He did an excellent job managing the school chess game.
I am proud of his efforts and his investment in our projects here at the school.
