Today's lesson introduced the executive, legislative, and judicial branches of the United States government. We discussed why these branches were formed, who makes up each branch, and the duties of each branch. Then, Libby took a picture of the White House, U.S. Capitol, and Supreme Court and matched them with their corresponding descriptions.

Libby participated in an experiment about density. She poured vinegar and baking soda in a glass and made a prediction of what would happen when she dropped raisins into the clear glass. She learned that while they did drop to the bottom, they attached themselves to gas bubbles that made them dance to the surface. Once they reached the surface the bubbles popped, and the raisins went right back to the bottom to begin the process all over again.

Libby played reading hopscotch.

Libby completed her interactive calendar. She finished putting her spelling words into ABC order. She reviewed and put her high frequency words into ABC order. She recited what a sentence is. She read all of Unit 1 high Frequency words. She put together an activity using short (e) Word Families (en) and (ed). She wrote a story about a haunted house.

Libby wanted to type on the old-fashioned Olympia typewriter. She worked on creating words and sentences. We focused on good posture and finger positions.

This morning, Libby worked on modeling subtraction using a bar model. Libby listened to word problems and used counting cubes to help visualize the problems. Then, she completed the given bar models and wrote the corresponding subtraction sentences to find solutions. Libby finished with the lesson check and spiral review problems.

1. Brain warm up- Alpha toss
2. Phonemic awareness- Chart Taping- Chart 1 and Blends
3. Sound Dictation- Point and say
4. Review- Short vowel sounds- /ǒ/
5.Word study- identify, highlight target skill, read words with target skill- Play "Go Fish with vocabulary flash cards"
6.Phrase and sentence work- Game - "Roll and Read" with target skill
7. Puzzle words- incorporated in phrase and sentence work.

Libby and I read the books I Like Myself and Be More Cat. I had her read some of the words to me. We enjoyed the illustrations. Libby was inspired by the Be More Cat illustrations and confidently added more to her fall landscape. She knew that the cat in the middle ground is smaller than the pumpkins in the foreground. She did great work!

Libby is learning the proper placement of her fingers and how to type the letters j and f.

Libby practiced writing and reading her new spelling words. She completed her interactive calendar. She worked on her new high frequency words and used them in sentences. She read and practiced reading short (e) words. She put her spelling words in ABC order. She recited the definition of a sentence. She began reading the first story in her second reader, "Good Job! Ben."