Swimming, Floating, and Fruits & Vegetables

This week, we read the poem “A Year Later” and the book Foods We Eat.

In "A Year Later," we learned about a girl who could only float, wear a rubber tube, hang on to a boat, and sit on the shore because she didn’t know how to swim. But one year later – she didn’t have to do any of those things because she could swim!

In Foods We Eat, we learned about how fruits and vegetables get to the supermarket, a recipe for a cheese sandwich, and foods that are eaten in the U.S.A. We discussed our favorite fruits and vegetables, who cooks in our homes, and restaurants we like to eat at.

We played more vocabulary review games this week, with Spiderman (Phil, Andrew, Henry, and Leo) vs. Iron Man (Gwen, Yo-Yo, Aston, Irene, and Benson). Spiderman squeezed by with the win (final score: 25-24). And we did a few rounds of Bingo.

Andrew: Andrew produces great written work; it’s just a matter of getting him to focus long enough to complete it. I separated him from Yo-Yo, so I think that has helped to cut down on the distractions.

Aston: Aston still has difficulty focusing. He needs to talk less and do more written work. He tends to draw pictures unrelated to the assignment, when he should be copying the vocabulary words.

Benson: Benson has been maintaining his usual standard of excellent classwork with a lot less complaining this week. So hopefully this will be a permanent trend.

Eason: Eason has a hard time sitting still and focusing. He had to face the wall because he refused to do his work.

Gwen: Gwen keeps getting out of her chair without permission. She needs to settle down. But her written work is fine. I would like to work more on her speaking.

Henry: Henry produces really meticulous drawings to accompany his vocabulary words and his handwriting is always excellent. However, he threw a fit when the Bingo game began before he completed his board.

Irene: Irene fluctuates between producing excellent work to doing her work grudgingly and sloppily on occasion. Not sure what is the cause for her changes in attitude, but generally, she’s a good worker.

Leo: Leo has been adjusting nicely to class. He completes his assignments and he seems to enjoy the drawing component of the assignments.

Phil: Phil has been producing good written work. I would like to work more on his speaking.

Yo-Yo: Yo-Yo has difficulty focusing on his written work, and is slow to complete assignments. However, he has managed to get more done now that he is no longer sitting next to Andrew, and therefore, is less distracted.