Today we will continue to practice 3 basic Karate Routines.

1. Laps plus Rolling Routine #1

2. Kick in a Routine #1

3. Self-Defense Technique #1

4. Sparring Drills and Skills

~Complete Plot Map
~Lesson on Theme
~Lesson on Types of Conflict in Novel

Matthew participated in a guided reading exercise about strong communities. He was then invited to participate in an "archeological dig" with another student working on an excavation science project using a National Geographic Kit. Matthew was happy to use a miniature whisk broom implement to brush away the dust after finding a replica of a dinosaur tooth in the rock specimen after pieces of the block was chiseled away. It was an engaging exercise for both students who worked well together on the activity.

This morning, Matthew began with an addition and subtraction within 1,000 fluency practice activity. He used a list of missing numbers and mental math to find the missing values in addition and subtraction equations, scoring 100%. Then, Matthew and I reviewed angle names and their degrees before estimating the angles of objects in his room. Matthew finished with the online Bow and Angle game to reinforce the concept.

Because of the heat and humidity outside Matthew and I stayed inside and played games..
We also talked about our upcoming field day next Wednesday and how the games will run.

We played some different melodies and chords on the piano, and we played along to some songs on the drum set.

Matthew completed his interactive calendar. He read his vocabulary words. We read and discussed the literature book, "Indian in the Cupboard."

I asked Matthew to recite a prayer this morning and we listened to the Lord's prayer; I had him listen to the song version. Matthew was excited to return to school today and said he felt better, having rested at home yesterday.

We reviewed the Supreme Court Brown v. Board of Education case which ended the legal segregation of schools. We also noted that before Brown v. Board of Education, the family of a woman by the name of Sylvia Mendez fought against school segregation in California because Mexican children couldn't go to school with white children and her case, Mendez v. Westminster ended segregation in California schools. We also read that the case was argued by a lawyer named Thurgood Marshall, who was the same lawyer who argued Linda Brown's case in Brown v. Board of Education. Matthew was encouraged to note the similarities in the two cases and to share his opinions as we spoke about the issue of segregation.

Matthew was absent today. I took the period to lesson plan.