We continued with the activity about Spanish Speaking Countries and we learned about the present tenses of the verbs that end in AR.

Mercer continued exercises from the 6th grade math Envision textbook, converting fractions to decimals and percent.

Today we began to study about Spanish-speaking countries. We watched some Rockalingua videos and started completing activities.

To help Mercer understand the concept of onomatopoeia and generate interest in the topic, I began by explaining that onomatopoeias are popular in comic books and graphic novels because they are words that sound like what they describe. We addressed the basic concept and how onomatopoeias are also a literary device used for poetry and prose when they encompass strings of words that together produce an associated sound effect. We discussed the root word from which its meaning, 'word-making,' is derived. Mercer was then invited by his peers to participate in a game of basketball and was permitted to do so with the understanding that there will be a follow up component/exercise in tomorrow's class when he will asked to demonstrate his understanding of onomatopoeia by using it in his writing.

Mercer wrote a chapter summary over chapter 4 of , "Indian in the Cupboard." He read a reading comprehension story about a folk tale, focusing on story details, main ideas, vocabulary, and personal responses. He completed a book report form for his diorama, including the title, author, main idea, and main characters.

Mercer was given his clay sculpture case and the lightning Pokémon logo and instructed to transfer it to the back panel. I worked with Mercer to paint the logo.

Mercer was given his display case, and we began painting the exterior walls green and placed the pokey ball logos on the sides.

Today's lesson continued the focus on Geography. Mercer spent time looking at 3D topography maps of Indonesia. He located over 100 volcanos on the island and worked on creating as many replicas of mountains and volcanoes to put on his map.

Today's lesson focused on landforms of a topography map. Three major types of landforms are plains, plateaus, and mountains. A plain is a large region of nearly flat or gently rolling land with little change in elevation. A plateau is a highly elevated flat region that often contains rivers and streams. Mountains are high elevation landforms with steep slopes. Mercer spent time Mercer was on working on completing his topography map.

Today's lesson focused on landforms of a topography map. Three major types of landforms are plains, plateaus, and mountains. A plain is a large region of nearly flat or gently rolling land with little change in elevation. A plateau is a highly elevated flat region that often contains rivers and streams. Mountains are high elevation landforms with steep slopes. Mercer spent time Mercer working on completing his topography map.