We began learning about the nervous system today. Atticus viewed a short video of a surfer surfing. He completed a balancing and movement exercise to explore how keeping our eyes open affects our balance. This exercise is intended to get Atticus thinking about how vision influences balance, and therefore how our sense organs are integral to our nervous system. We then created a model for messages sent throughout the body. We asked a group of people at the front desk to participate in creating our nerve signaling model by forming a line, linking hands and squeezing their neighbor’s hand after their neighbor before them squeezed their hand. This simulates how an electrical signal from the brain travels down a nerve in the body.
Atticus read about open and closed circulatory systems and added these words with illustrations to his science notebook. We observed diagrams of open and closed circulatory systems, discussing their similarities and differences. Atticus read an article discussing how horseshoe crab blood is being used for a medical treatment. He completed the end of the lesson review quiz.
This morning, Atticus and I reviewed and corrected the review problems assigned for last night's homework on finding the solution of equations with the given value of variables and determining if shown equations correctly used the properties of equality. Then, we began the next lesson on solving inequalities. Atticus wrote inequalities shown on graphs, substituted given values of variables to find solutions to inequalities, and graphed inequalities on number lines. The lesson's practice and problem-solving section was assigned for homework.
Atticus and I reviewed his homework on writing equalities to describe situations that have more than one possible solution. We also reviewed the greater than or equal to and less than or equal to symbols and when they are to be used. Then, Atticus took the lesson's correlating quick quiz, scoring a 90%. We finished with review problems on using the order of operations to evaluate expressions and when to use equations vs inequalities to represent situations. For homework, Atticus was assigned unit review problems on understanding equations and applying properties.
We explored why and how the friendship between Patrick and Omri becomes strained. Noting how Patrick still treats the magically transformed toys as less than real ,Atticus discussed how their differing maturity levels is creating conflict leading to physical altercations. I then distributed a written exercise listing by explicit textual reference four disputes between the two friends. Atticus then responded to each conflict by in writing identifying each character's "justification" for his actions and then evaluating who was morally right and why. We then reviewed and discussed his responses.
Atticus asked to go to bathroom a lots during class,and came back manga book from another room.And he still try to read manga during class.he needs to focus better.
As one of the characters speaks with the diction and accent of an uneducated cowboy, today we first defined and discussed the word" dialect" and why an author uses dialect. I then had Atticus review the text and "translate" certain dialect into a more conventional English .Maintaining our focus on theme -character development or maturation- we then identified from the reading further textual examples of Omri's unconsciously adopting a parental role and attitude toward his "toy" figures that have been brought to life. After identifying textual support, Atticus wrote a chapter summary with a thematic topic sentence supported by the discussed textual support using connecting words such as "for example, further, and additionally." His writing has significantly improved over the past weeks as we continue the written chapter summary exercises.
Today we will practice our techniques on the speed center ball. This will increase timing and distances and sharpen reflexes.
Techniques will include backfist, jab, reverse punch, and kicks to include roundhouse, front, and side kick.
Strength training doing isometric planks on palms and elbows.
