August, Exit, House, and More

I asked to start by reading today's library book, "Up, Down, and Around" by Katherine Ayres. It was all about the different directions plants grow. Some grow down in the dirt, some grow above the dirt, and some grow on a twisty vine. I liked how I got to summarize today's story. I drew all the different vegetables in the direction they grew in. Next I read all my BOB Books, except for #6 Dot and the Dog, that one was read to me. 

I worked on another Venn Diagram. Today I did what was the same and what was different between a watermelon and a carrot. When I get back from my mom's I'm going to do a Venn Diagram on a dog and a cat. I did  my sight word flashcards next and I recognized more words today. I even surprised myself. I saw the cards and the words just jumped out of my mouth. Today I recognized dog, exit, house, a, and, I, go, down, book, dad, and cat. Oh, and by the way, I have all ready remembered how to spell the word August!

Next I practiced my handwriting with the letter N. I wrote it in lower case and upper case. At first I thought I wasn't going to be able to write the lower case n, but then I did a really good job. I thought I would be fine with the upper case N, but then I had a really hard time with it. Then I did some addition equations. I am really good at math. I also did my vision therapy homework. Today I worked on my red and green reading with letters and then did my Brock String.

Before I left the house for Speech and OT, I checked on the garden. There was a rotten bell pepper so I threw it in the compost pile. I wonder what the beets and the carrots look like under the ground. Finally, I went to the library to return a whole bag full of books that we have read. When I got there one of the librarians, had even more books waiting for me to check out and some Lego Star Wars DVDs that he had ordered for me. I really like the library, everyone is so nice and they say how much they enjoy seeing me come in to visit.

I am headed to my mom's for the week. I will see you back here on Monday, August 12th. Be sure to watch the garden for me while I'm gone by visiting the Garden Cam!

Today's library book was "Up, Down, and Around" by Katherine Ayres.

I am drawing my summary of the book we read today. 

Here I am practicing my handwriting with the letter N.

Click on the arrow to watch me complete my addition equations.

Click on the arrow to watch me use my fingers to add in a different way.

This is my Brock String, it's like magic.

Look how big my garden is growing.

These are the beets and the carrots,
I wonder what they look like down in the dirt.

This is the Venn Diagram I dictated about watermelons and carrots.

Back to the library to return some books.

Rainy Day

Today I practiced writing the numbers 6, 7, and 8. I filled in the blanks on the basic parts of a plant. I watched the Talking Words Factory video two times and now I can spell the words mat and sat along with cat and June. I read my first BOB Book, Mat. It was a little book about Mat and Sam, they sat in the book. I also read the book "Mrs. Wishy-Washy's Farm" by Joy Cowley. My teacher read the book in school this year too. It was fun reading the book again. I spelled all the key words from the book and I knew which words rhymed. Since it is raining today, I stayed inside and helped design a scarecrow for the garden. Once I decided which parts should be the head, body, arms, and legs an adult drilled holes and built it for me. There's a picture of it below. Last night I planted window sill potatoes and avocado pits. I think when I get back from my mom's house there will be roots growing from them.

Every day I write the day, month, date, and year on my
Daily Goal Sheet.

This is a picute of me connecting the numbers 1-10.

Here I am writing the word eight in my Math Journal.

Bubby Wubby and I read the book
Mrs. Wishy-Washy's Farm by Joy Cowley today.

Click on the arrow to hear what I want.

Click on the arrow to watch me write the word ROOT.

Click on the arrow to watch me spell a word.

This is my scarecrow for the garden.

Click on the arrow to watch me play UNO.

Taking Care of Business

Today I practiced writing the numbers 9 and 10. I watched the video The Life Cycle of a Plant again. I finished a worksheet where I labeled the parts of a seedling; seed, roots, sprout, stem, and leaf. I wrote the words seed, sprout, and root in my Science Journal and the words explore, neighborhood, and neighbor in my Social Studies Journal. I completed two assessments today. The first one was on the sounds every letter makes. I got 23 of the sounds correct. I need to practice the sounds that the G, N, and U make. Because I did so well on that assessment I got to move up to the video The Talking Word Factory. I learned today that when I put the sounds of letters together, the sounds make words. My second assessment was on recognizing the numbers 1-100. I only missed six numbers, they were 14, 16, 40, 50, 80, and 90. We read the book "Maisy Grows a Garden" by Lucy Cousins. I completed a Reading Response Journal graphic organizer that I used to summarize the story and predict what would happen next. I also got to draw pictures. Finally, I checked on my garden. I spent some time watering the plants and talking to them. I told them all about how the Pittsburgh Penguins lost the game last night and the Boston Bruins won. I also hammered the fence. When I was finished for the morning my Uncle Brad stopped by to see my garden.

Click on the arrow to watch me write the word explore.

After watching the video The Life Cycle of a Plant,
I labeled the parts of a plant.

Today I read "Maisy Grows a Garden" by Lucy Cousins

I water the plants every day.

This is me watering more plants.

I water the garden every day, unless it rains.
Click on the arrow to watch the video.

My Garden is Growing

Today I practiced writing the letter T and the numbers 7 and 8. I watched a video about the Life Cycle of a Plant. I liked the video because it showed me what the plants in my garden are doing. First I dug a hole, then put the seeds in, covered them up with dirt, and watered them. In the video they showed how the seeds need water and sunlight to grow roots, stems, leaves, buds, and flowers that turn into fruits and vegetables. I wrote the words rabbit, fence, and gate in my Language Arts Journal. I also wrote the words three, four, and five, and the numbers 3, 4, and 5 in my Math Journal. I played a game of dominos. I tended to my garden after we read the book The Tale of Peter Rabbit by Beatrix Potter. The seeds I planted last week are already beginning to sprout and the plants are growing tall. Finally, we went to the library and returned the books I read last week. There were new books on gardening waiting for me to take home. I also checked out two books about Star Wars and a Hulk video. I had no idea that the library had books about Star Wars or movies like The Incredible Hulk that I could take home. I'm beginning to like visiting the library more and more.

Today we read The Tale of Peter Rabbit by Beatrix Potter

I played a game of dominos, but not with Bubby Wubby.

I asked the Librarians Michelle and James if they would
help me find a book about Star Wars so I could learn all
the characters. They found it!

My garden is growing.

These are the carrots.

This is the corn.

These are string beans.

This is the first watermelon sprout.