Grammar: Gio is doing very well in grammar. He can take a sentence and identify the subject noun(SN), verb(V), adverb(ADV), adjective(ADJ), article adjective(A) and prepositional phrase(Prep Phrase aka prep (P) and object of the prep (OP) and all words in between.) We also started creating sentences using a word bank. He is given several words to choose from in each part-of-speech category. He has to use those words to put together a sentence. He doesn't always like the word options so when he is done with his required work he is allowed to pick his own words to create a sentence. Here is today's original creation following the given formula:
A ADJ ADJ SN V ADV Prep Phrase
A good focused soldier shot accurately from a plane.
History: This week we are learning about Ancient China. Today we learned that the Shang Dynasty lasted for 500 years beginning around 1766BCE. It is believed that the first Chinese writing, called pictograms, was developed during the Shang Dynasty. We looked at the pictograms for sun, waves, house, bow and arrow and soldier. Gio narrates back important facts in what I read to him from our text. Narration: "They ruled 500 years. They had bow and arrows, shields and armor." He was then assigned to choose 2 pictograms to copy. His choices:
A ADJ ADJ SN V ADV Prep Phrase
A good focused soldier shot accurately from a plane.
History: This week we are learning about Ancient China. Today we learned that the Shang Dynasty lasted for 500 years beginning around 1766BCE. It is believed that the first Chinese writing, called pictograms, was developed during the Shang Dynasty. We looked at the pictograms for sun, waves, house, bow and arrow and soldier. Gio narrates back important facts in what I read to him from our text. Narration: "They ruled 500 years. They had bow and arrows, shields and armor." He was then assigned to choose 2 pictograms to copy. His choices:
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Science: Most of this semester we have been focused on the Human Body. However, recently, Gio has developed an interest in Birds of Prey. We checked out a few books from the library and today read about Golden and Bald Eagles. The final part of the chapter discussed the status of Bald Eagles and how few are left. I explained "endangered species" and said that it is illegal to catch or kill a bald eagle. He was very sad that he can not have one as a pet (even after discussing the 8 foot nests, 3 inch beaks, 4 talons for tearing meat, the fact that they eat said meat and that they don't clean up after themselves; keeping rotting meat in their huge nests.) The conversation ended with the phrase, "No, you can not have a Bird of Prey." I did however concede that if he is still interested once he is a teenager we'll discuss falconry.
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