Finish Mercer's secondary colors drawing that we started last class. Work on using the primary colors to blend and make the secondary colors for the second half. Create highlights in the eyes of the snake drawing.
This afternoon, Mercer participated in an outdoor school activity with his peers, which was supervised by Dr. Pat. He was excited to join his classmates outdoors on this first day back from spring break and was well and appropriately engaged with them.
Session Minutes
30
Minutes Student Attended
30
Lesson Comments
I participated in the focus group for the Accreditation committee from @3:00 - 3:15; he was involved in an outdoor school activity with his peers and Pat.
Continue to work on Mercer's color theory project. He worked on blending the scales on the secondary color drawing. We reviewed how to make the scales of a snake look like they're overlapping without using hard lines. We worked for the end of class on blending the violet with the other colors make shadows.
Work on Mercer's primary color drawing. Continue to blend the snake scales using PrismaColor pencils. The snake is wrapped around a piece of wood that Mercer worked on for almost the entire class. He was adding texture and areas of shadow where the snake leaves a cast shadow.
Today's lesson focused on Acropolis. Mercer learned details about why this city became known as the home for the Gods. He read that Acropolis was located on the highest ground and contained the chief municipal and religious building. He learned that because an acropolis had to be a citadel, religiously, the hill where it was located was imbued with natural mysteries—caves, springs, copses, and glens—that denoted the presence of the gods.
Assignment
none
Session Minutes
60
Minutes Student Attended
60
Lesson Comments
Today's lesson focused on Acropolis. Mercer learned details about why this city became known as the home for the Gods. He read that Acropolis was located on the highest ground and contained the chief municipal and religious building. He learned that because an acropolis had to be a citadel, religiously, the hill where it was located was imbued with natural mysteries—caves, springs, copses, and glens—that denoted the presence of the gods. Mercer was on task.
Today's lesson focused on the geography of Greece. Mercer read material that detailed the geography of Greece and how its location was beneficial to trading and contributed to many Greeks' 'way of life'. He learned about the seven wonders of the ancient world. Mercer spent the remainder of the class looking at the world's wonders, both modern and ancient.
Assignment
none
Session Minutes
60
Minutes Student Attended
60
Lesson Comments
Today's lesson focused on the geography of Greece. Mercer read material that detailed the geography of Greece and how its location was beneficial to trading and contributed to many Greeks ' way of life. He learned about the seven wonders of the ancient world. Mercer spent the remainder of the class looking at the world's wonders, both modern and ancient. Merer was on task.
Reading Comprehension Spelling Grammar Wordly Wise Literature Handwriting
Lesson Outline
Mercer took his spelling test and made a 100. We reviewed his new spelling words and their meanings, then he wrote them into his notebook. He did an activity with his Wordly Wise words writing them into sentences demonstrating his knowledge of the words. He read an article, "Protecting the Clouded Leopard." Before reading, we investigated new vocabulary words, writing them into his notebook along with their meanings. After reading the article, we identified the main idea and the supporting details of the story using a visual diagram. We also reviewed the use of analogies in the article.
