Mercer continued exercises from the 6th grade math Envision textbook, finding percent when the number is known,

We played a homonyms Bingo game.

This afternoon, Mercer read an article about the Brown Basilisk lizard. He learned that while they are not native to Florida, one was just spotted last week right here in the Batt playground area. I noted that it scurried away in a most unusual fashion, almost as if it were running on legs. When Mercer read the article, he learned that the lizard is also known as the Jesus Christ lizard, so called because of its ability to walk - and even run - on water. Mercer learned facts about it this afternoon. Mercer learned that these lizards hail from Mexico, Central America and parts of Columbia. We discussed the word "hail" and how we could determine its meaning from contextual clues. Next time Mercer is out for recess, he will keep his eyes peeled for the Brown Basilisk lizard. We also discussed what is meant when someone is a 'champion for the underdog,' as it arose naturally in our conversation at some point. Mercer listened as I offered an example from which he deduced that it refers to a person (team, country, etc.) that is thought to be in a weaker position than others and therefore not likely to be successful, win a competition, etc. It provided for an interesting discussion and food for thought.

Mercer began exercises from the 6th grade math Envision textbook, finding percent when the number is known.

Today's lesson focused on Mercer completing his end-of-year testing.

Today's lesson focused on Alexander the Great. Mercer read material that detailed his leadership in ancient Macedonian and as one of history's greatest military minds. As King of Macedonia and Persia, he established the ancient world's largest empire. Mercer learned that Alexander the Great did not live to realize his dream of uniting the new realm, but his influence on Greek and Asian culture was so profound that it inspired a new historical epoch—the Hellenistic Period.

We reviewed the compositional and physical layers of the Earth. Then we added details of
about each layer to our science notebook.

We reviewed his spelling words and his spelling homework assignment. He learned to write a q in cursive and his name. He worked on diagramming declarative sentences with two verbs. We continued watching the video of, "From the Mixed Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler," comparing and contrasting the book with the video. We reviewed for his literature test tomorrow.

Mercer worked on his color theory drawings. He has one left to finish and then he will be moving on. We talked about background color for his project while he worked. We also reviewed the tertiary colors as he worked using them, talking about what colors they blend with, etc.

He started reading the book: Familia, Familia, about the family in Spanish.