I worked Liam to install Adobe Photoshop and Illustrator onto his computer.

In our recent class session, Liam and I engaged in a fruitful discussion centered around the topic of idioms. Idioms are expressions that have figurative meanings that differ from their literal interpretations, and this discussion aimed to deepen Liam's understanding of this linguistic concept. We explored various idioms, their origins, and how they are used in everyday language.

Following our discussion on idioms, we delved into a short story titled "Raining Cats and Dogs." This story likely served as an excellent example of an idiom in action, as it featured a situation where it was not actually raining animals, but rather heavy rain was falling. Liam attentively read through the story and demonstrated his comprehension by answering comprehension questions related to the narrative.

We began by reviewing the last chapter in 'Sadako and the Thousand Cranes.' Liam's memory for details is assisted by prompts; his responses are short and concise but when prompted to add more detail, the questions asked of him tend to elicit greater detail. We collaboratively read chapter 5 in the book and Liam was tasked with reviewing and writing a list of characters and the significance of the main event. He wrote a sentence about about Peace Day and was encouraged to reflect on the character traits of courage and bravery demonstrated by the main character. Liam wrote close to a page and was given a homework assignment about narrative non-fiction after discussing what the term meant. We also briefly reviewed examples of similes and metaphors in the book, which have typically been a bit more challenging for Liam to conceptualize due to its abstract nature; however when discussing the examples, Liam demonstrated improvement in his ability to synthesize and interpret the literal expressions correctly.

Liam didn't finish with his Math testing this morning, so we continued to work on his math testing during Science class.

Liam began his math testing today.

Liam created a scene with dinosaurs, music, and dialogue. He put code blocks together so that the dinosaurs would dance.

Liam completed MAP testing today.

Liam read and discussed lesson 1.3, Push, Pull, Newtons, from his online Science Class. He completed several activities on types of force demonstrating his knowledge and understanding of the concept.

Using math manipulatives, we reviewed his knowledge and understanding of fractions. He completed several activities adding and subtracting fractions.

This morning, Liam read a passage about the author of "Sadako and the Thousand Cranes." He then answered questions about the main facts he learned about this author We also reviewed vocabulary such as non-fiction narrative and prologue, and Liam was afforded a brief description and overview of several terms mentioned in the prologue. Liam described Sadako as smart, athletic ("she was a good runner") and brave - which accurately summed up her main character traits.