We worked on division with decimals in the divisor and operations on fractions to prepare for a test. Then we worked on writing a percent less than one and greater than 100 as a fraction and decimal. Then we completed word problems and survey results requiring the conversion of a decimal or fraction to a percent.

introduce Japanese alphabet(hiragana, katakana and kanji)/
20 common phrases

Drew read and discussed a reading comprehension article, "Hotel for Dogs," focusing on story details, characters, plot, sequence of events, inferences, vocabulary, and predictions. He was introduced to compound predicate sentences. He wrote the definition into his notebook, and then completed several activities demonstrating his understanding of sentences with compound predicates.

We practiced converting percents that are less than 1 and greater than 100 to decimals, fractions, and fractions in lowest terms to prepare for a test.

We have begun to understand the relationship between proportional reasoning and percent. We practiced writing percents that are greater than 100 and percents that are less than one. Then we learned to write these values as fractions and decimals. Next we learned to use numerical and algebraic expressions to represent percent values that are greater than 100 or less than one in different forms. Drew understands that a percent greater than 100 is equivalent to more than the whole. A percent less than one is equivalent to less than 1/100 of the whole.

Drew read, discussed, and answered comprehension questions pertaining to the story, “Mom, You’re Fired!” He completed several activities using and identifying compound subjects and their connecting words.

5-7 Solve Unit Rate Problems – We worked on using unit rates to solve problems involving constant speed. Then we worked on using unit rates to solve problems involving unit price. Next we worked on solving unit rate problems using an equation. We went over problems that Drew missed on additional practice and repeated similar problems from his math textbook. I gave Drew a practice test to work on this weekend.

Drew completed several activities on what subjects and predicates are, how to find them in a sentence, and how to use them in a sentence.

We applied Drew’s knowledge of simplifying and solving one-step algebraic expressions and equations to solving algebraic inequalities. When adding and subtracting negative numbers we learned that there is no need to change the direction of the inequality, but when you are multiplying or dividing by a negative integer you have to change the direction of the inequality symbol. Then we worked on multiplying by the reciprocal to obtain a one for the coefficient in front of the variable. Drew has several activities with answers to practice these concepts over the weekend to prepare for a test next week.

Drew completed a reading comprehension story, " Loyalists & Patriots: The Colonies Divided." We had a lively discussion as to which side he would support, if he lived back then. He answered comprehension questions over the article. He reviewed the rules for a complete subject and a complete predicate. He wrote the rules in his notebook. He completed an activity identifying which part of the sentence was the complete subject and which part was the complete predicate. He rewrote a story making the grammatical corrections. We played a game of scrabble as a reward for a job well done.