Liam read a story and watched a step-by-step video on how to make a three-dimensional pyramid. He learned how to use a mathematical compass to make arcs and used his ruler to draw a 3-inch square shape. After he drew the pyramid, he cut it out and put it together. He read a story about a lionfish. We discussed the vocabulary words for this story and their definitions which he wrote them into his interactive notebook. He explained why the lionfish is considered an invasive species.
Grammar Spelling Language Arts Phonics Reading Comprehension
Lesson Outline
Liam reviewed command and exclamatory sentences. He completed several activities where he identified these sentences and used the proper punctuation mark for these sentences. He explained the plot from his story and identified the problem and solution in writing. He wrote the definition for synonym into his notebook and discovered several synonyms in his story.
Calendar, Warm-Up Activity, Lesson 3.2 Apply Properties: 3 and 4 as Factors
Lesson Outline
Liam and I began our session with a calendar activity - identifying the month, day of the week, date, time, weather, and his feelings. Liam then completed a warm-up activity - focusing on math skills. Liam completed Lesson 3.2 Apply Properties: 3 and 4 as Factors - using tools and properties strategically to solve problems, multiplying by 3 and 4 - completing guided practice, independent practice, and problem-solving problems. Lastly, Liam completed ten minutes on Math Prodigy - focusing on number lines, rounding numbers, and multiplication facts.
Liam imaged, read, spelled, and manipulated sounds in complex past tense, plural, and -ce, -se words. He read a list of 20 words for fluency with a score of 90% and spelled ten pattern words with 60% accuracy. He read two more clue sentences about the identity of Poe and wrote two response sentences. Finally, he read about ferocious fish in his Nat Geo book.
Calendar, Warm-Up Activity, Lesson 3.1 The Distributive Property
Lesson Outline
Liam and I began our session with a calendar activity - identifying the month, day of the week, date, time, weather, and his feelings. Liam then completed a warm-up activity - focusing on math skills. Liam completed Lesson 3.1 The Distributive Property - completing independent practice and problem-solving problems using the distributive property to find missing factors.
Reading Comprehension and Science Lesson on Arachnids
Lesson Outline
Liam completed a reading comprehension story on arachnids. He answered writing comprehension questions about the story. We watched a video on how a spider builds his web on land and under the water. He participated in an experiment proving how spiders stay dry under the water by trapping water in their underwater home. He completed an interactive notebook activity using his new vocabulary words.
Calendar, Warm-Up Activity, Lesson 3.1 The Distributive Property
Lesson Outline
Liam and I began our session with a calendar activity - identifying the month, day of the week, date, time, weather, and his feelings. Liam then completed a warm-up activity, focusing on math skills. Liam wrote down lesson 3.1 vocabulary such as distributive property in his math journal. Lastly, Liam completed guided practice problems for Lesson 3.1 The Distributive Property - breaking apart facts and solving multiplication problems.
Reading Comprehension Exclamatory and Command Sentences Vocabulary Words
Lesson Outline
Liam explored and completed activities using exclamatory and command sentences. He wrote the definition for both in his interactive notebook. He wrote his new vocabulary words and their definitions into his notebook. He read a folktale about an inchworm. We discussed how every animal has unique features. He answered comprehension questions over the story.
Welcome back! Today Liam visualized, read, spelled, and manipulated sounds in complex syllables containing common final blends, plurals, and ce, ck/ke. He read his list of fluency words with 85% accuracy and spelled pattern words with 90% accuracy. He wrote two sentences in response to two clue sentences and read another chapter in a Nat Geo Kids book about deadly animals.