Libby read and discussed the Scholastic News Magazine about stars being a ball of gas and forming constellations. She learned about syllables, and how to tell how many syllables a word has.

The teacher introduced the vowels in Spanish. Then, the teacher presented a book focused on the vowel A, where the student completed several activities using words with the vowel A.

Libby is working on typing the letters f, j, u, r, i, k, d, space bar, and enter key.

Libby practiced writing her spelling words on the white board. She read and discussed the reading story, "The Cubs and the Hut." She was able to describe the setting, the story details, the problem/conflict in the story, and the sequence of events. She read all her short u story words. She read her high frequency words. She wrote sentences using 5 of her spelling words.

-Discuss a map vs a Globe
-look at examples and discuss
- Watch video- Detroit Public school district- Social Studies weekly- week 1- Maps and Globes

1. Brain Warm Up- Alpha games
2.Phonemic Awareness Drills:
- Tap Charts- (Visual Drill)- short vowels, soft c, soft g, s = /z/, ck, y=ī, y= /ē/, blends
- Sound Dictation ( Auditory Drill)
3.Word study- Short u word game cards. Read and tap with Witch fingers
4.Phrase and Sentence Work- BFR pg32. Read and illustrate two sentences.
5.Passage Reading- Wilson pg 48. "The Pup".

Libby continued to work on drawing counters and using a bar model to compare and subtract. She listened to problems, drew comparison counters, completed bar models, wrote the corresponding subtraction sentence, and determined how many more or fewer. Then, she completed the lesson check and spiral review problems and answered the Mid-Chapter checkpoint questions.

We reviewed the proper home row keys where we place our fingers to begin typing. Libby started her lesson on F, R, U, and K. She worked her way through the lessons and was able to show mastery of those keystrokes.

Libby played running games, ping pong, and hopscotch.

Today, we began with the book 'Grace for President' by Kelly DiPucchio. A story about a girl named Grace who decides to run for president in her school's mock election after learning that no woman has ever held the office. This book explains the electoral college in a simplified, easy way to understand. Next, we watched a quick video about the president's job and the criteria needed to run for president. Then, we read descriptions and fun facts about George Washington and Abraham Lincoln in preparation for us making a President's Then and Now book.