Lesson Review                       0 ABE Morning                       January 2007

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Monday, January 08, 2007                               7 Learners Present                  3 hours

Crossword puzzle and read several articles from the newspaper and did the activities that

accompany the stories.

Everyone very happy to be back in class.

Tuesday, January 09, 2007                              4 Learners Present                  3 hours

Individual math and grammar work. Very small class.

Wednesday, January 10, 2007                        6 Learners Present                  3 hours

Individual math and some writing/grammar review.

 

Gave class outline for the January Book review that they will do for writing project. Class chose

books from selected group I picked.

Thursday, January 11, 2007                            4 Learners Present                  3 hours

             The importance of recognizing patterns of change and how that helps us understand our world (Patterns of Change)

Completed unit in science on weather and weather patterns. Did multiple choice and

comprehension questions individually and went over answers as a group.

Tuesday, January 16, 2007                              8 Learners Present                  3 hours

Math review, word problems and then a crossword puzzle.

Wednesday, January 17, 2007                        8 Learners Present                  3 hours

                          R2.3d Use dictionary to learn meaning of unfamiliar words (Reading Skills & Vocabulary)

                  W3.2a Use free-writing to compose simple, original sentences and short paragraphs (Writing: Strategies)

Did the dictionary exercise with Nancy.

Worked on individual writing projects.

Thursday, January 18, 2007                            5 Learners Present                  3 hours

Small class today. Individual work on the grammar and punctuation packets.


Monday, January 22, 2007                               5 Learners Present                  3 hours

Worked on crossword puzzle and read several articles from the newspaper.

Tuesday, January 23, 2007                              7 Learners Present                  3 hours

                        R3.4b Seek key phrases defining unfamiliar words elsewhere in the text  (Reading Strategies)

                  N-1  Represent and use numbers in a variety of equivalent forms in contextual situations (Number Sense)

Individual Math  and some writing.

Class went over new math packet that we will be working on as a group for part of each math

class. Packet covers steps to solving word problems, identifying fractions, decimals and

percents as well as many practice problems in the various areas.

Wednesday, January 24, 2007                        8 Learners Present                  3 hours

                           R3.3a Focus on chunks of meaning rather than individual words  (Reading Strategies)

                  W3.2a Use free-writing to compose simple, original sentences and short paragraphs (Writing: Strategies)

Dictionary activity.

 

Pressing, tactical, hedgehog, snuff, contrapuntists, snicker, office boy, microphotography,

gamma, isometric.

 

 

Review of other words we have used in the last many weeks.

Thursday, January 25, 2007                            5 Learners Present                  3 hours

Group work going over driver's questions to help Terry and Dawn with questions for licenses.

Tuesday, January 30, 2007                              7 Learners Present                  3 hours

Individual math and writing.

Wednesday, January 31, 2007                        5 Learners Present                  3 hours

                             W2.4a Use quotation marks and apostrophes (Writing: Structure and Mechanics)

Went over more of the grammar packet.  Covered review of contractions, synonyms

homonyms, prefixes and suffixes.