Twenty-Third day

We got a lot done today. We learned what a homophone was during blending. Eight students were ready for seminar and moved successfully through the process into revising. The next step will be proofreading after which students will have a one-on-one writing conference with me before the publishing step.

We breezed through an uncomplicated math lesson. The homework is the reteach page 3-7.

In science we discussed which properties of matter would be most useful for building a bridge. I modeled building a bridge and making a diagram. We then had to construct towers with our objects and make our own diagram. Later we will answer the question: which properties were most useful in constructing a tower?

Twenty-Second Day

Today we blended with 'a' as the schwa sound. We continued with our animal report drafts. Five students have completed their drafts and tomorrow we will introduce seminar protocol. Those students completing seminar and revising will move on to proofreading.

In math we discussed the simple concept of reordering addends. Our homework is the corresponding reteach page.