Joelle TS#11

Yesterday I met with Pasos and we briefly went over a writing exercise, he did not have any homework that day. I had Pasos write 9 sentences and this took about 30 minutes as we went over each letter, the word, and the meaning of the word. The sentences were based on past vocabulary we went over, such as colors, adjectives (beautiful, pretty, dirty, tall, etc.) and basic nouns and pronouns. For example, a sentence I had him write was "Today I went to the store." I had him write each letter, then tell me the word he just wrote. This exercise was a bit of a struggle, and it was hard to keep his attention focused on the topic. This caused me to realize that he needed something more entertaining, so we decided to go outside to play and learn about the objects in the yard.

Pasos, and his siblings all came outside to play. We played basketball, soccer, and picked up random objects and played with them. I would point to things in the yard of their house and describe to Pasos and his siblings what they were. For example, "This is a blue bike." and "This is a tire, a tire goes with a bike." I would ask Pasos and his siblings what colors and shapes the objects were, such as a tire is a circle and it is black. This took another 30 minutes. They were all much more engaged during this activity, and it seemed like something the kids needed after a long day of school. It was nice knowing that playing could also incorporate learning.