Struggling

Mr. Brilliant will have standardized testing in the spring, so I have added test preparation to his curriculum.

I’m able to keep with Mr. Brilliant’s lessons but keeping up with the documentation?  That’s another thing.  And the filing?  Oy.  Not good.

So, forgive me if I’ve covered some of these items already…

Math:  Division, checking the answer.  Addition and subtraction review.  Play math games (blackjack).  Problems solving using multiplication.   Review division facts.   Multiplying 6, 7, 8 and 9

Geography: Watershed, reading a watershed map.  Tributary.  Erosion.  New England.  Reading a special purpose map.  Diversity.  Service business.  Climate.  Economic.   Tourist Attractions.  Economic Regions of the United States.  The Great Lakes region.  Draw regions on a physical Map.  Political boundaries.  What are regions?  Landforms.  What makes each region of our country unique?  Read a historical map.  Cultural history.  Mid-Atlantic region.

Science: The Ever-Changing Moon.  Orbit.  Visible.  Waxing.  Gibbous moon.  Waning.  Blue moon.  “Bottled Raindrops’  Currents.  Condenses.  Compresses.  Expands.  Planetary Weather.  Extreme.  Atmosphere.  Mercury.  Venus.  Mars.  Jupiter.  Saturn.  Uranus.  Neptune.

Spelling.  Silent letters, kn, mb, wr. Knapsack, Rewrite, Knead, Climber, wreath, Knee, Wren, Knack, Numb, Wrestle, Knot, Wrist, Know, Plumber, Wrong.  Consonant Blends, bl, fl, br, cr, gr, sk, sp, st.  Blend, Conflict, Branch, Cream, Grant, Risk, Respect, Frost, Bloom, Flash, Breakfast, Secret, Grade, Skunk, Spinach.  Consonants Digraphs, ch, ph, sh, th, wh, tch.  Chestnut, Thorn, Chipmunk, Month, Speech, Trophy, Pitch, Phone, Patch, Width, Shutter, Whale, Toothbrush, Whistle, Watch.

Reading Skills: Main idea in paragraphs.  Sequencing.  Main idea in sentences.

Grammar: Use of ‘can’ and ‘may.  Use of ‘its’ and ‘it’s’.  Use of ‘good’ and ‘well’.  Use of ‘your’ and ‘you’re’.  Use of ‘This’ and ‘These’. Use of ‘Sit’ and ‘Set’.  Use of ‘They’re’, ‘There’, and ‘Their’

Reading Comprehension: Oceans.  Whales.  While Horses.  Giraffes.  Review of Venn Diagrams.  Sharks.  Dolphins and Porpoises.

Writing Skills:  Writing for yourself.  How to compare.

Vocabulary:  Onomatopoeia.  Shh!  Blare.  Yawn.  Lap.  Click.  Whistle.  Sneeze.  Press.  Flip.  Snore.  Yelp.  Bark.  Meow.

“Old Yeller”  test on chapters 7, 8 and 9.

Copywork:  Taken from ‘The Jungle Book’ by Rudyard Kipling.

We finished reading ‘The Perilous Road’ by William O. Stelle.  Mr. Brilliant took an oral test as well as a written project on homographs.

Mr. Brilliant continues to struggle with impulse control. The Rx he’s on makes him some what grumpy.