Real English Class Plans

February 20

  • 3:10 – 4:00 Subject Link, Write Right 1, and Guided Writing 3
    • Write Right 1 (Student book), Chapter 1: Writing Process to page 11 -finish.
    • Write Right 1 (Workbook), Chapter 1: Writing Process to (Thursday).
    • Guided Writing 3, Unit 7: Special Days
    • Game: Jenga
    • Attendance: Alex
    • Absent: Max, Steve
    • Note: Alex needs to have play time to stay focused. His English is pretty good, but he can only work for short times.
  • 4:10 – 5:00 Easy Link L3, Easy Link L3 Starter, Reading into the World L3, Stage 2
    • We used Reading into the World L3, Stage 2 today.
    • Reading into the World, Student book Unit 7 – “A Birthday Party” (no Pencils + pencils)
    • Reading into the World, Workbook Unit 7 – “A Birthday Party” (finish on Tuesday)
    • Game:
    • Activity:
    • Attendance: Hanyoo, Grace, Cheonmin, Jason
    • Absent: Sonny, Lilly (in March) and Seungwoo (taking break), Kayley
    • NOTE:
      • Do Chapter 8 on Tuesday, February 25 – DO NOT PRINT ANOTHER CHAPTER.
      • Cheonmin had difficulty staying on task. He didn’t misbehave, he just couldn’t seem to complete the work and was on the verge of melting down.
      • Hanyu didn’t pay attention and did poorly on his written assignment even after we did the material with no pencils first.
  • 5:10 – 6:00 (Searching for new textbook)
    • Insight Link L3 Student Book, Chapter 6: Animal Feet (no pencils+pencils)
    • Insight Link L3 Workbook, Chapter 6:Animal Feet (no pencils+pencils)
    • Game: (none today)
    • Activity: None today
    • Attendance – Lynn, Steve, Daniel
    • Absent – Jayden, Olivia, Jimmy
    • NOTE:
  • 6:10 – 7:00 -Insight Link L1 Starter
    • Chapter 7 – “How Oranges Saved the Royal Navy”
    • Student book (pencils)
    • Workbook (pencils)
    • Chapter 8 – “Tangerine Peel Art”
    • Student book (no pencils)
    • Workbook (do with no pencils + pencils on Tuesday)
    • Dice game
    • Attendance: Hayul, Seohyun, William, Yuna.
    • Absent: Ellen, Melissa, Jessica, Melissa,
    • NOTE:

February 18

  • 3:10 – 4:00 Subject Link, Write Right 1, and Guided Writing 3
    • Write Right 1 (Student book), Chapter 1: Writing Process to page 11 -finish.
    • Write Right 1 (Workbook), Chapter 1: Writing Process to (Thursday).
    • Game: Teach Alex how to riffle shuffle a deck of cards. I used this as an incentive to get a little more work out of him, and he liked it.
    • Attendance: Alex
    • Absent: Max, Steve
    • Note: Alex was alone in class and found concentrating on writing for too long a bit taxing, so I told him that I would teach him how to shuffle if he got through the Student book
  • 4:10 – 5:00 Easy Link L3, Easy Link L3 Starter
    • We used Reading into the World L1 today.
    • Reading into the World, Student book Unit 6- “Make a Timeline” (Pencils + timeline)
    • Game: Hangman (One word – “Grace”)
    • Activity: Make a timeline with inventions from Chapter 5, page 35.
    • Attendance: Hanyoo, Grace, Cheonmin, Jason
    • Absent: Sonny, Lilly (in March) and Seungwoo (taking break), Kayley
    • NOTE:
      • Do Chapter 7 on Thursday, February 20 – DO NOT PRINT ANOTHER CHAPTER.
      • The Chapter 6 Timeline project was good but took a lot of class time
      • Cheonmin was better today.
  • 5:10 – 6:00 (Searching for new textbook)
    • Insight Link L3 Student Book, Chapter 6: Animal Feet (no pencils+pencils)
    • Insight Link L3 Workbook, Chapter 6:Animal Feet (no pencils+pencils)
    • Game: (none today)
    • Activity: None today
    • Attendance – Lynn, Steve, Daniel
    • Absent – Jayden, Olivia, Jimmy
    • NOTE:
      • Lynn did well today when she paid close attention, getting answers she usually doesn’t.
      • Lynn’s written assignment was 100%. She used to be the bottom performer in this class and made a mess of the sentence construction exercises. She has shown amazing improvement, maybe the most improved since I’ve been here.
  • 6:10 – 7:00 -Insight Link L1 Starter
    • Chapter 7 – “How Oranges Saved the Royal Navy”
    • Student book (no pencils)
    • Workbook (no pencils)
    • Dice game
    • Attendance: Hayul, Seohyun, William, Yuna.
    • Absent: Ellen, Melissa, Jessica, Melissa,
    • NOTE:
      • Do Chapter 7 (with pencils) on Thursday
      • PRINT CHAPTER 8 (to do with no pencils)

February 13

  • 3:10 – 4:00 Subject Link, Write Right 1, and Guided Writing 3
    • Write Right 1, Chapter 1: Writing Process to page 11 (finish on Tuesday)
    • Game: Uno. Alex wanted to play Uno, so we played for 5 mins.
    • Attendance: Alex
    • Absent: Max, Steve
  • 4:10 – 5:00 Easy Link L3, Easy Link L3 Starter
    • We used Reading into the World L1 today.
    • Reading into the World, Student book Unit 6- “Make a Timeline” (No pencils only student book, do with pencils on Thursday and make timeline)
    • Game: None
    • Activity: Make a timeline with inventions from Chapter 5, page 35.
    • Attendance: Hanyoo, Grace, Cheonmin, Jason
    • Absent: Sonny, Lilly (in March) and Seungwoo (taking break), Kayley
    • NOTE:
      • Finish on Tuesday, February 18 – DO NOT PRINT ANOTHER CHAPTER.
      • Cheonmin had difficulty staying on task today.
  • 5:10 – 6:00 (Searching for new textbook)
    • Insight Link L3 Student Book, Chapter 5: Greek Feet (pencils)
    • Insight Link L3 Workbook, Chapter 5: Greek Feet (pencils)
    • Insight Link L3 Student Book, Chapter 6: Animal Feet (read text and answer first page, no pencils)
    • Insight Link L3 Workbook, Chapter 6: not today
    • Game: (none today)
    • Activity: None today
    • Attendance – Jayden, Lynn, Steve, Daniel
    • Absent – Olivia, Jimmy
    • NOTE:
  • 6:10 – 7:00 -Insight Link L1 Starter
    • Chapter 6 – “Valencia and Navel Oranges”
    • Student book (no pencils + pencils)
    • Workbook (no pencils + pencils)
    • No dice game today
    • Attendance: Hayul, Seohyun, William, Yuna.
    • Absent: Ellen, Melissa, Jessica, Melissa,
    • NOTE:
      • Hayul had another good day in class.

February 11

  • 3:10 – 4:00 Subject Link and Guided Writing 3
    • NO CLASS
  • 4:10 – 5:00 Easy Link L3, Easy Link L3 Starter
    • We used Reading into the World L1 today.
    • Reading into the World, Student book Unit 5- “Light Bulbs” (Finished with pencils)
    • Reading into the World, Student book Unit 6- “Make a Timeline” (No pencils only student book, do with pencils on Thursday and make timeline)
    • Game:
    • Activity: (Thursday – make a timeline with months; make a timeline with inventions from Chapter 5, page 35.
    • Attendance: Hanyoo, Grace, Cheonmin, Jason
    • Absent: Sonny, Lilly (in March) and Seungwoo (taking break), Kayley
    • NOTE:
      • Cheonmin had difficulty sitting and doing the worksheet today.
      • Jason has difficulty with ‘r’ pronunciation. He can use some time 1-to-1 to help him fix his pronunciation.
  • 5:10 – 6:00 (Searching for new textbook)
    • Insight Link L3, Chapter 4: Captain Sullenberger’s Hudson Landing (pencils)
    • Insight Link L3 Student Book, Chapter 5: Greek Feet (no pencils)
    • Insight Link L3 Workbook, Chapter 5: Greek Feet (no pencils)
    • Game: (none today)
    • Activity: None today
    • Attendance – Jayden, Lynn, Steve, Daniel
    • Absent – Olivia, Jimmy
    • NOTE:
      • Daniel’s first class back. We reread the text to Chapter 4 so that he could do the pencil work.
  • 6:10 – 7:00 -Insight Link L1 Starter
    • Chapter 5 – “How Do Oranges Grow?”
    • Student book (no pencils + pencils)
    • Workbook (no pencils + pencils)
    • No dice game today
    • Attendance: Hayul, Seohyun, William, Yuna.
    • Absent: Ellen, Melissa, Jessica, Melissa,
    • NOTE:
      • Hayul had a good day in class. She seemed to know many answers.

February 6

  • 3:10 – 4:00 Subject Link and Guided Writing 3
    • Guided Writing 3 – Unit 6: Places – pp 52-53 and Workbook
    • Attendance – Alex
    • NOTE:
      • Absent: Steve, Max
      • We didn’t start Unit 7. The writing exercises were too easy and seemed too much like busy work for him, so I told him that if he completed the Chapter 6 assignment, then he could play with blocks.
      • Subject Link Chapter 11 (Workbook): Jacques Piccard (do with no pencils on Thursday, Feb 5)
  • 4:10 – 5:00 Easy Link L3, Easy Link L3 Starter
    • We used Reading into the World L1 today.
    • Reading into the World, Student book Unit 4- “At the Museum” (Finished with pencils)
    • Reading into the World, Student book Unit 5- “At the Museum” (No pencils, do with pencils on Tuesday)
    • Game:
    • Activity:
    • Attendance: Hanyoo, Grace, Chanmin, Jason
    • Absent: Sonny, Lilly (in March) and Seungwoo (taking break), Kayley
    • NOTE:
      • Jason has difficulty with ‘r’ pronunciation
  • 5:10 – 6:00 (Searching for new textbook)
    • Insight Link L3, Chapter 4: Captain Sullenberger’s Hudson Landing (no pencils + pencils; finish on Tuesday Feb 11)
    • Game: (none today)
    • Activity: None today
    • Attendance – Jayden, Lynn, Steve
    • Absent – Olivia, Jimmy, Daniel
    • NOTE:
      • Lynn would go better in the 4:10 class; Jason would go better in this class.
  • 6:10 – 7:00 -Insight Link L1 Starter
    • Chapter 4 -Say Cheese
    • Student book (pencils)
    • Workbook (pencils)
    • New Dice game
    • Chapter 5 – “How Do Oranges Grow?” (Tuesday, Feb. 11)
    • Attendance: Hayul, Seohyun, William, Yuna.
    • Absent: Ellen, Melissa, Jessica, Melissa,
    • NOTE:
      • The whole class seemed tired and listless today. This class is usually lively.

February 4

  • 3:10 – 4:00 Subject Link and Guided Writing 3
    • Guided Writing 3 – Unit 6: Places (pp 46-51 no pencils + pencils)
    • Guided Writing 3 – Unit 6: Places (need to do pp 52-53 and Workbook)
    • Attendance – Alex
    • NOTE:
      • Absent: Steve, Max
      • Subject Link Chapter 11 (Workbook): Jacques Piccard (do with no pencils on Thursday, Feb 6)
  • 4:10 – 5:00 Easy Link L3, Easy Link L3 Starter
    • We used Reading into the World L1 today.
    • Reading into the World, Student book Unit 4- “At the Museum” (No pencils and finish with pencils on Thursday)
    • Game:
    • Activity:
    • Attendance: Hanyoo, Grace, Chanmin, Jason
    • Absent: Sonny, Lilly (in March) and Seungwoo (taking break), Kayley
    • NOTE:
      • Jason’s first day. Jason also has high proficiency for his age.
  • 5:10 – 6:00 (Searching for new textbook)
    • Insight Link L3, Chapter 3: Heron The River Bird (no pencils + pencils)
    • Game: (none today)
    • Activity: None today
    • Attendance – Jayden, Lynn, Daniel, Steve
    • Absent – Olivia, Jimmy
    • NOTE:
      • Lynn still seems to have difficulty with reading even phonetically.
  • 6:10 – 7:00 -Insight Link L1 Starter
    • Chapter 4 -Say Cheese
    • Student book (no pencils)
    • Workbook (no pencils)
    • New Dice game
    • Attendance: Hayul, Seohyun, William, Yuna.
    • Absent: Ellen, Melissa, Jessica, Melissa,
    • NOTE:
      • The whole class seemed tired and listless today. This class is usually lively.

January 30

  • 3:10 – 4:00 Subject Link and Guided Writing 3
    • Subject Link Chapter 10 (Student book): Surviving Under the Sea (pencils)
    • Subject Link Chapter 10 (Workbook): Surviving Under the Sea (pencils)
    • Subject Link Chapter 11 (Student book): Jacques Piccard (no pencils)
    • Subject Link Chapter 11 (Workbook): Jacques Piccard (do with no pencils on Tuesday, Feb 4)
    • Attendance – Steve, Max, Alex
    • NOTE:
  • 4:10 – 5:00 Easy Link L3, Easy Link L3 Starter
    • We used Reading into the World L1 today.
    • Reading into the World, Student book Unit 3- “What’s in the Soil” (No pencils and pencils)
    • Reading into the World, Workbook Unit 3- “What’s in the Soil” (No pencils)
    • Game:
    • Activity:
    • Attendance: Hanyoo, Grace
    • Absent: Sonny, Lilly (in March) and Seungwoo (taking break); Chanmin, Kayley
    • NOTE:
      • Grace is very smart. She can go in the class with Jayden, Steve, and Daniel. Lynn can go in this class.
  • 5:10 – 6:00 (Searching for new textbook)
    • Insight Link L3, Student book Chapter 2: Strauss’s The Blue Danube Waltz (pencils)
    • Insight Link L3, Workbook Chapter 2: Strauss’s The Blue Danube Waltz (pencils)
      • Book seems good for Jayden, Daniel, and Steve.
    • Insight Link L3, Chapter 3: Heron The River Bird (only read the reading passage)
    • Game: (none today)
    • Activity: None today
    • Attendance – Lynn, Daniel, Steve
    • Absent – Olivia, Jayden, Jimmy
    • NOTE:
  • 6:10 – 7:00 -Insight Link L1 Starter
    • Chapter 3 – Food Wild Animals Eat
    • Student book (pencils)
    • Workbook (pencils)
    • New Dice game
    • Attendance: Hayul, Seohyun, William.
    • Absent: Ellen, Melissa, Jessica, Melissa, Yuna,
    • NOTE:

January 28

  • 3:10 – 4:00 Subject Link and Guided Writing 3
    • Subject Link Chapter 10 (Student book): Surviving Under the Sea (no pencils)
    • Subject Link Chapter 10 (Workbook):Surviving Under the Sea (no pencils)
    • Attendance – Steve, Max, Alex
    • NOTE: Alex’s first class
  • 4:10 – 5:00 Easy Link L3, Easy Link L3 Starter
    • We used Reading into the World L1 today.
    • Reading into the World, Chapter 1 – “Road Trip” (No pencils)
    • Game: Go Fish, teach Grace how to shuffle
    • Activity:
    • Attendance: Grace
    • Absent: Sonny, Lilly (in March) and Seungwoo (taking break); Hanyoo, Chanmin, Kayley
    • NOTE:
      • Do with pencils on Tuesday Jan. 30.
      • Grace’s first day
  • 5:10 – 6:00 (Searching for new textbook)
    • Insight Link L3, Chapter 1: The Nile River
      • Book seems good for Jayden, Daniel, and Steve.
    • Game: (none today)
    • Activity: None today
    • Attendance – Lynn, Daniel, Steve, Jayden, Jimmy
    • Absent – Olivia, and Seunghyun
    • NOTE:
      • Jimmy’s first day. Jimmy lived in London and speaks English as his better language.
  • 6:10 – 7:00 -Insight Link L1 Starter
    • Chapter 3 – Food Wild Animals Eat
    • Student book (no pencils, pencils on Thursday)
    • Workbook (no pencils, pencils on Thursday)
    • New Dice game
    • Attendance: Seohyun, William.
    • Absent: Ellen, Melissa, Jessica, Hayul, Melissa, Yuna,
    • NOTE: We still have to finish Chapter 2, Swan Lake, with pencils

January 23

  • 3:10 – 4:00 Subject Link and Guided Writing 3
    • Subject Link Chapter 9 (Student book): The Pacific Ocean (no pencils)
    • Subject Link Chapter 9 (Workbook): The Pacific Ocean (no pencils)
    • Make Seollal cards for parents.
    • Attendance – Steve, Max
    • NOTE:
  • 4:10 – 5:00 Easy Link L3, Easy Link L3 Starter
    • We used Reading into the World L1 today.
    • Reading into the World, Chapter 1 – “Road Trip” (No pencils)
    • Game:
    • Activity: Make Seollal cards
    • Attendance: Hanyoo, Chanmin, Kayley
    • Absent: Sonny, Lilly (in March) and Seungwoo (taking break)
    • NOTE:
      • Do with pencils on Tuesday Jan. 28.
      • Kayley is noticeably higher than Hanyoo and Chanmin. Hanyoo had trouble reading today. Chanmin still can barely make the phonetic sounds when he reads.
  • 5:10 – 6:00 (Searching for new textbook)
    • Insight Link L3, Chapter 1: The Nile River
      • Book seems good for Jayden, Daniel, and Steve.
    • Game: (none today)
    • Activity: Seollal Cards for family
    • Attendance – Daniel, Steve, Jayden
    • Absent – Lynn, Olivia, and Seunghyun
    • NOTE:
      • Seohyun can go in this class with Olivia, Jayden, Steve, and Daniel. She’s closer to Olivia’s level than Steve’s and Daniel’s.
  • 6:10 – 7:00 -Insight Link L1 Starter
    • Chapter 2 – Swan Lake
    • Student book (no pencils, pencils on Tuesday)
    • Workbook (no pencils, pencils on Tuesday)
    • Monkey in the Middle with dice
    • Attendance: Melissa, Yuna, Seohyun, William.
    • Absent: Ellen, Melissa, Jessica, Hayul
    • NOTE:

January 21

  • 3:10 – 4:00 Subject Link and Guided Writing 3
    • Subject Link Chapter 8: Animals Adapt to Survive in Cities
    • Attendance – Steve, Max
    • NOTE:
  • 4:10 – 5:00 Easy Link L2, Easy Link L2 Starter
    • We used Easy Link L3 Starter today.
    • Easy Link L3 Starter Chapter 3 – “Who Comes to Eat My Strawberries”
    • Game: Pictionary
    • Attendance: Hanyoo, Chanmin, Kayley
    • Absent: Sonny, Lilly (in March) and Seungwoo (taking break)
    • NOTE: This level is a little better, though still easy, for them, particularly Hanyoo and Kayley. The chapter and workbook took about 35 minsutes, which is much longer than Insight Link L2 took, to do
  • 5:10 – 6:00 (Searching for new textbook)
    • Reading Into the World, Chapter 3: What’s in the Soil?
      • Book might be too easy for Jayden, Daniel, and Steve.
      • Good for Lynn
    • Game: Higher/Lower
    • Attendance – Daniel, Lynn, Steve, Jayden
    • Absent – Olivia and Seunghyun
    • NOTE:
      • Try LEVEL 4 on Thursday
  • 6:10 – 7:00 -Insight Link L1 Starter
    • Chapter 1 – Where do Wild Animals Live?
    • Student book (no pencils + pencils)
    • Workbook (no pencils + pencils)
    • Dice game
    • Attendance: Melissa, Yuna, Seohyun, William, Hayul.
    • Absent: Ellen, Melissa, Jessica
    • NOTE:
      • Seohyun is noticeably higher.
      • This book is good for all, but low for Seohyun
      • The kids will miss the dice game. I will make one up with the dice.

January 9

  • 3:10 – 4:00 Subject Link and Guided Writing 3
    • Discuss bucket lists
    • Attendance – Steve
    • NOTE: Complete the following after my return
      • Guided Writing 3, Chapter 4 Food. Finish next class (Still need to finish)Essay: Delivery vs. Homemade
      • Subject Link , Chapter 7 – Stickball (no pencils)
      • Workbook (no pencils)
      • Need to finish Workbook Chapter 6, Chopin (with pencils)
  • 4:10 – 5:00 Easy Link L2, Easy Link L2 Starter
    • No copied material today, so we drew snowman, Olaf, Santa, and gingerbread man. Practiced with body parts.
    • Attendance: Hanyoo, Chanmin, Kayley
    • Absent: Sonny, Lilly (in March) and Seungwoo (taking break)
    • NOTE: No material today
  • 5:10 – 6:00 Insight Link L2 (Textbook)
    • Finish Supplementary material, Chapters 11-16 (with pencils).
    • Game: Higher/Lower
    • Attendance – Daniel, Lynn
    • Absent – Jayden, Olivia, Steve, and Seunghyun
    • NOTE:
      • We Need a new book. After we finish the supplementary material, we will have finished all the material in the book.
  • 6:10 – 7:00 – Easy Link L6
    • Easy Link L6 Chapter 11 – Da Vinci’s flying Machine
    • Dice game
    • Attendance: Melissa, Yuna, Seohyun, Jessica.
    • Absent: William, Ellen, Melissa, Hayul (sick)
    • NOTE:

January 7

  • 3:10 – 4:00 Subject Link and Guided Writing 3
    • Guided Writing 3, Chapter 4 Food. Finish next class (Still need to finish)
      • Essay: Delivery vs. Homemade
    • Subject Link , Chapter 7 – Stickball (no pencils)
    • Workbook (no pencils
    • Need to finish Workbook Chapter 6, Chopin (with pencils)
    • Attendance – Andy, Joy, Steve, Liz
    • NOTE: Liz’s first class, Joy (and Melissa) will go to Malaysia for two months.
  • 4:10 – 5:00 Easy Link L2, Easy Link L2 Starter
    • Easy Link L2 Starter, Chapter 11: We Are Proud (pencils)
    • Spelling quiz
    • Game – hangman
    • Song: Lenka “The Show”, “The Ants Go Marching”, “Row,Row, Row Your Boat”
    • Attendance: Hanyoo, Chanmin, Kayley
    • Absent: Sonny, Lilly (in March) and Seungwoo (taking break)
    • NOTE: This material is still too easy. We only need about 20 minutes to do complete, once without and a second time with pencils, it. The kids were only interested in “Row, Row, Row Your Boat”. I think that they’re too young and not familiar enough with them.
  • 5:10 – 6:00 Insight Link L2 (Textbook)
    • New Year’s Day and resolutions
    • Supplementary material, Chapters 1-16 (finish with no pencils and start with pencils).
    • Go Fish
    • Attendance – Daniel, Jayden, Lynn
    • Absent – Olivia, Steve, and Seunghyun
    • NOTE:
      • We Need a new book. After we finish the supplementary material, we will have finished all the material in the book.
  • 6:10 – 7:00 – Easy Link L6
    • Easy Link L6 Chapter 10 – My Ears Hurt (no pencils and pencils)
    • Dice game
    • Attendance: Melissa, Hayul, Yuna, Seohyun, Jessica.
    • Absent: William, Ellen, Melissa
    • NOTE: Seohyun’s and Jessica’s first class. Seohyun is high, and Jessica is low. Jessica has some trouble reading phonetically. Kids still like playing the dice game.

December 26

  • 3:10 – 4:00 Subject Link and Guided Writing 3
    • Guided Writing 3, Chapter 4 Food. Finish next class
      • Essay: Delivery vs. Homemade
    • Subject Link , Chapter 6 – Chopin’s Heart Rests in Warsaw ( do with pencils next class )
    • Workbook (do with pencils next class)
    • Attendance – Andy, Joy, Steve, Liz
    • NOTE: Liz’s first class, Joy (and Melissa) will go to Malaysia for two months.
  • 4:10 – 5:00 Easy Link L2, Easy Link L2 Starter
    • Easy Link L2 Starter, Chapter 10: Ghost House (pencils)
    • Spelling quiz
    • Color monsters
    • Attendance: Hanyoo, Chanmin, Kayley
    • Absent: Sonny, Lilly (in March) and Seungwoo (taking break)
    • NOTE:
  • 5:10 – 6:00 Insight Link L2 (Textbook)
    • Christmas and Christmas presents
    • Chapter 16 – Panda Nannies (pencils)
    • Workbook – ( pencils)
    • Go Fish
    • Attendance – Steve, Olivia, Daniel, Jayden, Seunghyun, Lilly
    • Absent –
    • NOTE:
      • Lynn and Seunghyun seem to just arrange the words in the sentences, in the last exercise in the workbook, in random order.
      • We have the vocabulary sections left from each chapter. We can do that on Thursday.
  • 6:10 – 7:00 – Easy Link L6
    • Christmas and Christmas presents
    • Sing Christmas and Disney songs.
    • Sing Do, Re, Mi from The Sound of Music
    • Easy Link L6 Chapter 10 – My Ears Hurt (no pencils)
    • Easy Link L6 Chapter 9 – Airplanes (We still need to do)
    • Attendance: Melissa, Hayul, Yuna, Ellen .
    • Absent: William
    • NOTE: Ellen’s first class. She is 7 years old. She is a good fit for this class.

December 24

  • 3:10 – 4:00 Subject Link and Guided Writing 3
    • Subject Link , Chapter 6 – Chopin’s Heart Rests in Warsaw (no pencils)
    • Workbook (no pencils)
    • Guided Writing 3, Chapter – not today
    • Attendance – Andy, Joy, Steve
    • NOTE: Students did a good job again in class today. They’re noticeably improving
  • 4:10 – 5:00 Easy Link L2, Easy Link L2 Starter
    • Chapter 1: What’s Your Name, was too difficult and too boring for them. They didn’t have email addresses, and the rest of the material did not relate to them.
    • Easy Link L2 Starter, Chapter 8: Taxis (pencils)
    • Easy Link L2 Starter, Chapter 9: Many Feelings (no pencils)
    • Spelling quiz
    • Higher lower
    • Attendance: Hanyoo, Chanmin, Kayley
    • Absent: Sonny, Lilly (in March) and Seungwoo (taking break)
    • NOTE:
      • Material is still too easy.
  • 5:10 – 6:00 Insight Link L2 (Textbook)
    • Christmas and Christmas presents
    • Chapter 16 – Panda Nannies (pencils)
    • Workbook – ( pencils)
    • Go Fish
    • Attendance – Steve, Olivia, Daniel, Jayden, Seunghyun, Lilly
    • Absent –
    • NOTE:
      • Lynn and Seunghyun seem to just arrange the words in the sentences, in the last exercise in the workbook, in random order.
      • We have the vocabulary sections left from each chapter. We can do that on Thursday.
  • 6:10 – 7:00 – Easy Link L6
    • Christmas and Christmas presents
    • Sing Christmas and Disney songs.
    • Sing Do, Re, Mi from The Sound of Music
    • Easy Link L6 Chapter 9 – Airplanes (Thursday)
    • Attendance: Melissa, Hayul, William, Yuna .
    • Absent: Melissa, Hayul
    • NOTE: we didn’t do Chapter 6 with pencils

December 19

  • 3:10 – 4:00 Subject Link and Guided Writing 3
    • Subject Link , Chapter 5 – Urban & Suburban Areas (did with pencils on Tuesday)
    • Workbook (finish workbook)
    • Guided Writing 3, Chapter 4 – Food: started before we move. We finished today.
    • Attendance – Andy, Joy, Steve
    • NOTE: Students did a good job in class today. We did it with no pencils weeks ago. Today we did each exercise, one at a time, first with no pencils and then with pencils.
  • 4:10 – 5:00 Easy Link L2, Easy Link L2 Starter
    • Chapter 1: What’s Your Name, was too difficult and too boring for them. They didn’t have email addresses, and the rest of the material did not relate to them.
    • Easy Link L2 Starter, Chapter 8: Taxis
    • Sing Christmas songs
    • Attendance: Hanyoo, Chanmin, Kayley
    • Absent: Sonny, Lilly (in March) and Seungwoo (taking break)
    • NOTE:
      • I put the extra material, Chapter 1: What’s Your Name, on the shelf.
  • 5:10 – 6:00 Insight Link L2 (Textbook)
    • Day and weather
    • Weekend, spelling
    • Chapter 15 – The Pyeongchang Paralympic Mascot (pencils)
    • Workbook – ( pencils)
    • Chapter 16 – Panda Nannies (no pencils)
    • Workbook – ( no pencils)
    • Attendance – Steve, Olivia, Daniel, Jayden, Seunghyun, Lilly
    • Absent –
    • NOTE:
      • We have only one Chapter, Chapter 16 – Panda Nannies, left in the book.
      • Chapter 16 is the last chapter in the book. I didn’t use pencils today so that we could stretch the book until next week if we need to.
  • 6:10 – 7:00 – Easy Link L6
    • Weekend and weather
    • Sing Christmas and Disney songs.
    • Easy Link L6 Chapter 8 – Coyote Catches a Star (pencils)
    • Tuesday – finish Workbook D – Unscramble.
    • Attendance: Melissa, Hayul, William, Yuna .
    • Absent:
    • NOTE: we didn’t do Chapter 6 with pencils
  • Bella’s Special Class
    • No Class
  • Choose a food that you make at home and sometimes have delivered. Compare the two foods in a chart and then write about them in a paragraph. Compare based on the following:
    • convenience
    • cost
    • taste
    • temperature
    • healthfulness
    • other
  • differences – More originality, not reproduction; depictions of beauty; no smoking (trivia story); homework and school on Saturdays, labor board and rights, rule of law v. rule by law.

December 17

  • 3:10 – 4:00 Subject Link and Guided Writing 3
    • Subject Link , Chapter 5 – Urban & Suburban Areas (pencils)
    • Workbook (finish on Thursday)
    • Attendance – Andy, Joy, Steve
    • NOTE: The student book and textbook took the whole period. We will do with pencils on Tuesday. We did not get to Chapter 6 – Chopin and will do that with no pencils on Thursday. I repeat the Chapters first with no pencils, then do each page by themselves with pencils, then correct as a class. As a class, we go over the material at least three times. Andy and Joy don’t seem to get that all the answers are in the short reading.
  • 4:10 – 5:00 Easy Link L2, Easy Link L2 Starter
    • Easy Link L2 Starter, Chapter 7: The Fire Truck
    • Go Fish “School” cards vocabulary and spelling quiz
    • Attendance: Hanyoo, Chanmin, Kayley
    • Absent: Sonny, Lilly (in March) and Seungwoo (taking break)
    • NOTE:
      • We skipped “Chapter 6 – Car Wash” in the book. We can do that on Thursday.
      • Kayley has nice handwriting. Chanmin needs to improve his, and Hanyu needs to practice making some letters like ‘a’, ‘h’, ‘n’.
      • We go through the material very fast. First we do it with no pencils. Then we do alone with pencils. Then we color the picture. Then we go over it their answers and what color they colored their pics. It still takes less than a class period.
      • I put the extra material, Chapter 1: What’s Your Name, on the shelf.
  • 5:10 – 6:00 Insight Link L2 (Textbook)
    • Day and weather
    • Weekend, spelling
    • Chapter 15 – The Pyeongchang Paralympic Mascot (no pencils)
    • Workbook – (no pencils)
    • Go Fish – Amusement Park vocabulary then play Go Fish
    • Attendance – Steve, Olivia, Daniel, Jayden, Seunghyun
    • Absent – Lilly
    • NOTE:
      • We have only one Chapter, Chapter 16 – Panda Nannies, left in the book. I didn’t use pencls today so that we could stretch the book until next week if we need to.
      • This is a good class with smart kids. Seunghyun is a little lower.
      • Jayden has some remarkable gifts. He won at Go Fish by remembering so many cards. I think that he is very bright, but that his brain is wired differently. Teachers should be mindful of both, that he is so bright and has a differently wired brain, when teaching him.
  • 6:10 – 7:00 – Easy Link L6
    • Weekend and weather
    • Sing Christmas and Disney songs.
    • Tuesday: Easy Link L6 Chapter 8 – Coyote Catches a Star (no pencils)
    • Attendance: Melissa, Yuna, Hayul.
    • Absent: William
    • NOTE: –
  • Bella’s Special Class
    • No Class

December 12

  • 3:10 – 4:00 Subject Link and Guided Writing 3
    • Day & Weather
    • Weekend
    • Subject Link , Chapter 5 – Urban & Suburban Areas (no pencils)
    • Workbook (no pencils)
    • Attendance – Andy, Joy, Steve
    • NOTE: The student book and textbook took the whole period. We will do with pencils on Tuesday
  • 4:10 – 5:00 Easy Link L2, Easy Link L2 Starter
    • Easy Link L2 Starter, Chapter 5: Cool Cars
    • Spelling Quiz
    • Attendance: Hanyoo, Chanmin, Kayley
    • Absent: Lilly,Sonny and Seungwoo (taking break)
    • NOTE:
      • Chanmin seemed easily distracted today. He wasn’t naughty. He was just unfocused, getting up and not staying on task. I look at Chanmin and wonder whether he doesn’t sleep enough some nights or whether he is hungry. …or whether he has another problem that might become worse as he gets older.
      • We took more time today, but this material might still be too easy. We will do one chapter lesson each day, doing the student book and workbook. Even with coloring, the lesson took about 35 – 40 mins.
  • 5:10 – 6:00 Insight Link L2 (Textbook)
    • Day and weather
    • Weekend, spelling
    • Chapter 13 – We Are All Bears (pencils)
    • Workbook
    • Attendance – Lilly, Olivia, Daniel, Jayden, Seunghyun
    • Absent – Steve, Evan
    • NOTE:
      • Jayden does so well speaking for his age and has a wide knowledge of the smallest things. He also has lower reading comprehension in English. Jayden is much slower than the other students on the writing part of his assignments, even though we go over the student book and work book material in class without pencils. I’m surprised that he seems to be able to speak about so much yet have so much difficulty understanding what he reads.
      • Jayden writes with both his left and right hands. I saw Jayden writing with his right hand today. He used his left hand all other times that I noticed.
  • 6:10 – 7:00 – Easy Link L6
    • Weekend and weather
    • Sing Christmas and Disney songs.
    • Tuesday: Easy Link L6 Chapter 7 – Dances from Around the World (no pencils)
    • Attendance: Melissa, Hayul.
    • Absent: William, Yuna
  • Bella’s Special Class
    • No Class

December 10

  • 3:10 – 4:00
    • Day & Weather
    • Weekend
    • Guided Writing 3, Chapter 4 – Food
    • Attendance – Andy, Joy, Steve
    • NOTE: We still had Subject Link Chapter 5 from December 5. Only read the first text page of Chapter 5. From Thursday, I showed the students that I could catch coins on my elbow. Told them that I would show them how if they tried to figure out how to do it.
  • 4:10 – 5:00 Easy Link L2, Easy Link L2 Starter
    • Easy Link L2 Starter, Chapter 4: Silly Molly
    • Spelling Quiz
    • Attendance: Hanyoo, Chanmin, Kayley
    • Absent: Lilly,Sonny and Seungwoo (taking break)
    • NOTE: Easy Link L2 Starter seems too easy, and I recommend a higher level. We do one chapter in about 35 mins., and that’s without pencils and then with pencils and then with coloring. Kayley is higher than both Hanyoo and Chanmin.
  • 5:10 – 6:00 Insight Link L2 (Textbook)
    • Day and weather
    • Weekend
    • Chapter 13 – We Are All Bears(pencils)
    • Workbook
    • Chapter 14 – The Chewy History of Gummy Bears (no pencils); only read the story of Gummy Bears. Do all again on Thursday.
    • Attendance – Lilly, Olivia, Daniel, Jayden, Evan
    • Absent – Steve
    • NOTE: Evan did well.
  • 6:10 – 7:00 – Easy Link L6
    • Weekend and weather
    • Easy Link L6 Chapter 7 – Dances from Around the World (no pencils)
    • Attendance: William, Melissa, Yuna, Hayul.
  • Bella’s Special Class
    • No Class

December 5

  • 3:10 – 4:00
    • Day & Weather
    • Weekend
    • Subject Link: Chapter 4 – The Disappearance of Bees – Finish from Tuesday
    • Subject Link: Chapter 5 – Urban Cities and Suburban Neighborhoods
    • Attendance – Andy, Joy, Steve
    • NOTE: Only read the first text page of Chapter 5. Showed the students that I could catch coins on my elbow. Told them that I would show them how if they tried to figure out how to do it.
  • 4:10 – 5:00 Easy Link L2, Easy Link L2 Starter
    • Easy Link L2 Starter, Chapter 3: Hungry Joy
    • Spelling Quiz
    • Attendance: Seungwoo, Hanyoo, Chanmin, Kayley
    • Absent: Lilly, Joshua (moved to Hawaii), Sonny (taking break)
    • NOTE: Easy Link L2 Starter feels like a step backwards. Seem too easy I recommend a higher level. KAYLEY’s first day. She is 9 years old and in second grade. Her English is a bit higher than Chanmin’s.
  • 5:10 – 6:00 Insight Link L2 (Textbook)
    • Day and weather
    • Weekend
    • Chapter 12 – Loud Neighbors (with pencils)
    • Chapter 13 – We Are All Bears(no pencils)
    • Workbook
    • Sing Jingle Bells with full lyrics and explanation
    • Attendance – Lilly, Olivia, Daniel, Steve, Jayden, Evan
    • Absent – none
    • NOTE: Evan’s first day. He has very high English proficiency.
  • 6:10 – 7:00 – Easy Link L6
    • Weekend and weather
    • Easy Link L6 Chapter 5 – Dancing for Love ( pencils)
    • Easy Link L6 Chapter 6 – Degas and His Ballerinas (no pencils)
    • Attendance: William, Melissa, Yuna, Hayul.
  • Bella’s Special Class
    • Shiloh
    • Battle of Shiloh -> US Civil War -> American Revolution
    • -> Reason that George Washington is important
    • I suggest that Bella learns more about American history, the history that is part of the culture of American school children. Start with kids’ versions of the American Revolution, Washington, Franklin, Jefferson, etc.

December 3

  • 3:10 – 4:00
    • Day & Weather
    • Weekend
    • Guided Writing, Chapter 3 – Rooms in My House (finish from Thursday)
    • Subject Link: Chapter 4 – The Disappearance of Bees – Finish from p 31 on Thursday.
    • Attendance – Andy, Joy, Steve
    • NOTE: We didn’t get to Guided Writing, Chapter 4 – Food. We will do that on Thursday.
  • 4:10 – 5:00 Easy Link L2, Easy Link L2 Starter
    • Easy Link 2, Chapter 11: Animals are Muddy
    • Easy Link L2 Starter, Chapter 1: Max Can
    • Spelling Quiz
    • Attendance: Seungwoo, Hanyoo, Chanmin
    • Absent: Lilly, Joshua (moved to Hawaii), Sonny (taking break)
    • NOTE: Easy Link L2 Starter feels like a step backwards. I know that Joshua is in Hawaii, but these three are bright. I recommend a higher level.
  • 5:10 – 6:00 Insight Link L2 (Textbook)
    • Day and weather
    • Weekend
    • Chapter 12 – Loud Neighbors (no pencils)
    • Workbook
    • Sing Jingle Bells with full lyrics and explanation
    • Attendance – Lilly, Olivia, Daniel, Steve, Jayden, Evan
    • Absent – none
    • NOTE: Evan’s first day. He has very high English proficiency.
  • 6:10 – 7:00 – Easy Link L6
    • Weekend and weather
    • Easy Link L6 Chapter 5 – Dancing for Love (no pencils)
    • Attendance: William, Melissa, Yuna, Hayul.
    • NOTE: That dice game is brilliant
  • Bella’s Special Class
    • S.M.A.R.T. Goals
    • Venn diagrams
    • Bella made the connection between Ikigai and choosing values based life goals
    • Bella needs to do more, some, writing.
      • HW assignment: What are your values?
      • TIL – Today I Learned
      • Happiness Journal: Gratitude – Today I’m Thankful For….
      • Virtue- What good did I do today?

November 28

  • 3:10 – 4:00
    • Day & Weather
    • Weekend
    • Subject Link: Chapter 4 – The Disappearance of Bees – Finish on Tuesday, no pencils, didn’t finish last WB page.
    • Guided Writing, Chapter 3 – Rooms in My House (finish Thursday)
    • Attendance – Andy, Joy, Steve
    • NOTE:
  • 4:10 – 5:00 Easy Link L2
    • Chapter 12: Baby Animals
    • Chapter 11: Animals are Muddy (No pencils, finish on Tuesday)
    • Spelling Quiz
    • Attendance: Seungwoo, Hanyoo, Chanmin, Joshua, Sonny
    • Absent: Lilly
    • NOTE:
  • 5:10 – 6:00 Insight Link L2 (Textbook)
    • Day and weather
    • Weekend
    • Chapter 11 – Meercats Work Together (did with pencils)
    • Workbook
    • Watch meerkat calls on YouTube
    • Attendance – Lilly, Olivia, Daniel, Steve, Jayden
    • Absent – none
    • NOTE:
  • 6:10 – 7:00 – Easy Link L6
    • Weekend and weather
    • Easy Link L6 Chapter 4 – Atlantis the Lost City
    • Attendance: William, Melissa, Yuna, Hayul.
    • NOTE: Melissa is a little slower, but she continues to work even after the others are done. Students still love playing with the dice. We worked out a game, and get both fun and learning from it.
  • Bella’s Special Class
    • Cancelled for moving and MOE Inspectors 11/28
    • Genius Rewrites, and You should too – the power of editing for good writing
      • the one thing anyone can do to improve her writing is to rewrite. Most people don’t do it.
    • Ikigai
    • S.M.A.R.T. Goals
    • Bella needs to do more, some, writing.
      • Journals from November 7
      • TIL – Today I Learned
      • Happiness Journal: Gratitude – Today I’m Thankful For….
      • Virtue- What good did I do today?

November 26

  • 3:10 – 4:00
    • Day & Weather
    • Weekend
      • Activities, Frozen 2
    • Subject Link: The Sweet Uses of Honey – Finish
    • Guided Writing, Chapter 3 – Rooms in My House (finish Thursday)
    • Attendance – Andy, Joy, Steve
    • NOTE:
  • 4:10 – 5:00 Easy Link L2
    • Chapter 10: Guess the Animal (Finish)
    • Chapter 12: Baby Animals (finish on Thursday)
    • Spelling Quiz
    • Attendance: Seungwoo, Hanyoo, Chanmin, Joshua, Sonny
    • Absent: Lilly
    • NOTE: We skipped from Chapter 10 to Chapter 12. If skipping Chapter 11 was a mistake, we can do Chapter 11 next time.
  • 5:10 – 6:00 Insight Link L2 (Textbook)
    • Day and weather
    • Frozen 2
    • Chapter 10 – The String Family (did with pencils)
    • Workbook
    • Attendance – Lilly, Olivia, Daniel, Steve, Jayden
    • Absent – none
    • NOTE: Jayden did the wrong chapter in the workbook, so we held up class. However, he did excellent work in his workbook.
  • 6:10 – 7:00 – Easy Link L6
    • Weekend and Frozen 2
    • Easy Link L6 Chapter 3 – All About Greenland
    • Attendance: William, Melissa, Yuna, Hayul.
    • NOTE: Kids liked playing with the dice to read sentences. The book writers were very smart with this game.
  • Bella’s Special Class
    • Genius Rewrites, and You should too – the power of editing for good writing
      • the one thing anyone can do to improve her writing is to rewrite. Most people don’t do it.
    • Ikigai
    • S.M.A.R.T. Goals
    • Bella needs to do more, some, writing.
      • Journals from November 7
      • TIL – Today I Learned
      • Happiness Journal: Gratitude – Today I’m Thankful For….
      • Virtue- What good did I do today?
  • Walk four, ride five -> exercise
  • Walk 20 mins.
  • OMAD meat one meal, cite book
  • No dryer, only use drying racks. Bonus: put moisture in the air in winter, saves space, go straight from washer to hangers and saves time.
  • Don’t fly in a private jet, only commercial

November 21

  • 3:10 – 4:00
    • Day & Weather
    • Weekend
      • Frozen 2
    • Subject Link: The Sweet Uses of Honey
    • Attendance – Andy, Joy, Steve
    • NOTE: We switched from Guided Writing 3 seems good to Subject Link. I thought that Guided Writing 3 was good for them
  • 4:10 – 5:00 Easy Link L2
    • Chapter 9: On the Farm (Finish from Tuesday)
    • Chapter 10: Guess the Animal (No pencils; Finish on Tuesday)
    • Spelling Quiz
    • Attendance: Seungwoo, Hanyoo, Chanmin, Joshua, Sonny
    • Absent: Lilly
    • NOTE:
  • 5:10 – 6:00 Insight Link L2 (Textbook)
    • Day and weather
    • Frozen 2
    • Chapter 9 – Make a Family Timeline, with pencils.
    • Workbook
    • Chapter 10 – The String Family (Start again on Tuesday
    • Attendance – Lilly, Olivia, Daniel, Steve, Jayden
    • Absent – none
    • NOTE:
  • 6:10 – 7:00 – Easy Link L6
    • Weekend and Frozen 2
    • Easy Link L6 Chapter 2 – Our Trip to Jeju Island
    • Attendance: William, Melissa, Yuna, Hanyul.
    • NOTE: Kids liked playing with the dice to read sentences.
  • Bella’s Special Class
    • “The question is the answer”
      • What did I learn today? (mind)
        • Alexander is important because he spread Greek culture and ideas throughout the world, wherever he went and lands he conquered.
      • What am I grateful or thankful for? ( spirit)
      • What good did I do today? (contribution)
    • From November 14, Bella should have done some writing. I think that she needs to become more disciplined, as in working at the work, of being a student.
      • Journals from November 7
      • TIL – Today I Learned
      • Happiness Journal: Gratitude – Today I’m Thankful For….
      • Virtue- What good did I do today?

November 19

  • 3:10 – 4:00 Guided Writing 3
    • What did you do on the weekend?
    • Guided Writing 3, Chapter 1: My Body
      • Body parts
      • Mind map for injury
      • Speak from mind map
      • Finish on Thursday
    • Attendance – Andy, Joy, Steve
    • NOTE: The level for Guided Writing 3 seems good, the best fit so far, for them. The reading and writing levels and topics seem right for their levels.
  • 4:10 – 5:00 Easy Link L2
    • Chapter 9: On the Farm
    • Spelling Quiz
    • Attendance: Seungwoo, Hanyoo, Chanmin, Joshua, Sonny
    • Absent: Lilly
    • NOTE: Seungwoo, Sonny, and Joshua missed the bus and were late. We did all but the workbook part and without pencils. Will finish on Thursday with pencils.
  • 5:10 – 6:00 Insight Link L2
    • Day and weather
    • Finish Chapter 8 – Earthquake Safety in School
    • Workbook
    • Chapter 9 – Make a Family Timeline, no pencils.
    • Workbook (finish on Thursday)
    • Attendance – Lilly, Olivia, Daniel, Steve,
    • Absent – Jayden
    • NOTE: Complete with pencils and do workbook on Th.
  • 6:10 – 7:00 – Easy Link L6
    • Easy Link L6 Chapter 1 – Islands: Madagascar
    • Attendance: William, Melissa, Yuna, Hanyul.
    • NOTE:
  • Bella’s Special Class
    • Discussion of Ikigai, “reason for being”
    • Bella remembered Ikigai. We discussed an order.
      • What do you love?
      • What are you good at?
      • What does the world need?
      • What can you get paid for?
    • P.R.E.P. framework for speaking and writing
      • Bella seemed to know about repeating the question as a statement (P). I’m trying to get her to support her reasons with examples.
    • From November 14, Bella should have done some writing. I think that she needs to become more disciplined, as in working at the work, of being a student.
      • Journals from November 7
      • TIL – Today I Learned
      • Happiness Journal: Gratitude –
      • Today I’m Happy For….
      • Virtue- What good did I do today?

November 14

  • 3:10 – 4:00 Magazines & Best Practices in Reading
    • Best Practices in Reading: Biography – Ben Carson
      • Reread the article and answered the questions
      • Tried to discuss each question and have them contribute their own answers, which I wrote on the board for them to copy.
      • Finish on Tuesday
    • Attendance – Andy, Joy, Steve
    • NOTE: Joy needs glasses. He seems “nearsighted”, which means that he can’t see farther away. He had difficulty reading the whiteboard. I briefly tested him for letter and number recognition, and he couldn’t see the individual letters and numbers.
  • 4:10 – 5:00 Easy Link L2
    • Chapter 8: In Taxis
    • Spelling Quiz
    • Attendance: Seungwoo, Hanyoo, Chanmin, Joshua, Sonny
    • Absent: Lilly
    • NOTE: Did “In Taxis” twice, once without pencils and again with pencils. Finished with pencils all but the last page.
  • 5:10 – 6:00 Insight Link L2
    • Day and weather
    • Finish Chapter 7 – Hong Kong Chalk Art
    • Workbook
    • Chapter 8 Earthquake Safety in School
    • Workbook (finish on Tuesday)
    • Attendance – Lilly, Olivia, Daniel, Steve, Jayden
    • Absent – None
  • 6:10 – 7:00 – Easy Link L3
    • Chapter 1: A Raindrop’s Travels
    • Spelling game: spelling phonetically. I gave them words in English, and they gave me words in Korean.
    • Attendance: William, Melissa, Yuna, Hanyul.
    • NOTE: This Material is TOO EASY. Even doing this chapter twice and asking them questions, we took only 20 minutes. I suggest a book with more activities than just words.
  • Bella’s Special Class
    • Discussion of Ikigai, “reason for being”
    • Tried to explain the importance of thinking of these ideas in choosing/considering what to do in life:
      • What do you love?
      • What are you good at?
      • What does the world need?
      • What can you get paid for?
    • For November 19:
      • Journals from November 7
      • TIL – Today I Learned
      • Happiness Journal: Gratitude –
      • Today I’m Happy For….
      • Virtue- What good did I do today?

November 12

  • 3:10 – 4:00
    • Best Practices in Reading: Biography – Ben Carson
      • They seemed unable to make basic connections
      • Finish on Thursday
    • Attendance – Andy, Joy, Steve
    • Absent – Yongi is off.
  • 4:10 – 5:00
    • Chapter 7: The Fire Truck
    • Game: Hangman
    • Attendance: Seungwoo, Hanyoo, Chanmin, Joshua.
    • Absent: Sonny, Lilly
    • NOTE: Cheomin fell asleep at the beginning of class. He then had a meltdown and tantrum. He needs to get more sleep at night. If he goes to sleep at a reasonable hour, then he might have a sleep problem.
  • 5:10 – 6:00
    • Day and weather
    • Chapter 7 – Hong Kong Chalk Art
    • Workbook
    • Sequences (students liked figuring out the sequences)
    • Attendance – Lilly, Olivia, Daniel, Steve
    • Absent – Jayden
  • 6:10 – 7:00
    • Honeycombs Chapter
    • Attendance: William, Melissa, Yuna, Hanyul, Seungmin.
    • NOTE: The Chapter was a little difficult, but they did better than I had thought. They’re a bright class.
  • Bella’s Special Class
    • NOTE: No Class Today
    • Journals from November 7
      • TIL – Today I Learned
      • Happiness Journal: Gratitude – Today I’m Happy For….
      • Virtue- What good did I do today?

November 7

  • 3:10 – 4:00
    • Science Link 2 – Honeycombs
    • Game: Higher/Lower
    • Attendance – Andy, Joy.
    • Absent – Steve is sick, Yongi is off.
  • 4:10 – 5:00
    • Chapter 6: Wake up
    • Chapter 7: The Fire Truck
    • Game: Hangman
    • Attendance: Seungwoo, Hanyoo, Chanmin, Lilly.
    • Absent: Joshua, Sonny, Lilly
  • 5:10 – 6:00
    • Day and
    • weather
    • Chapter 7 – Hong Kong Chalk Art (finish on November 12)
    • Attendance – Lilly, Olivia, Daniel, Steve
    • Absent – Jayden
  • 6:10 – 7:00
    • Chapter 7: Juice for Everyone
    • Game: Hangman (once for Yuna), Higher/Lower
    • Attendance: William, Melissa, Yuna, Hanyul. Lynn sat in on this class.
    • NOTE: I think this book is too easy for this class. All of the students are much higher. USE EASY LINK L3 for this class.
  • Bella’s Special Class
    • Journals
      • TIL – Today I Learned
      • Happiness Journal: Gratitude – Today I’m Happy For….
      • Virtue- What good did I do today?

November 5

  • 3:10 – 4:00
    • Science Link 1 – Bees
      NOTE:
      Attendance – Steve, Andy, Joy. Yongi was absent.
  • 4:10 – 5:00
    • Day & Weather
    • Chapter – “Wake Up”
    • Attendance: Joshua, Seungwoo, Hanyoo, Chanmin, Lilly.
  • 5:10 – 6:00
    • Ghost Waiter
    • Note: Attendance – Jayden, Lilly, Olivia, Daniel, Steve
  • 6:10 – 7:00
    • Day & Weather
    • Game: Higher/lower (binary search game with numbers in English)
    • Attendance: William, Melissa, Lynn, .
  • Bella’s Special Class
    • Languages and where words come from
    • PIE – Proto Indo-European, Germanic, Italic
    • Word etymologies – mamma, nice,
    • Gutenberg, the importance of the printing press, the stability of the English language.
    • Modern English, Middle English, Old English

October 31 Halloween

  • 3:10 – 4:00
    • Halloween Hangman
    • Ghost Waiter
      NOTE:
      Attendance – Steve, Andy, Joy, Yongi. Steve and Joy “SJ” Team won.
  • 4:10 – 5:00
    • Halloween Hangman
    • Ghost Waiter
    • Note:
      Attendance: Joshua, Seungwoo, Hanyoo, Chanmin.
      Lilly was not in class today.
  • 5:10 – 6:00
    • Halloween Hangman
    • Ghost Waiter
    • Note: Attendance – Jayden, Lynn, Olivia, Daniel, Steve
  • 6:10 – 7:00
    • Halloween
    • Day & Weather
    • Game: Higher/lower (binary search game with numbers in English)
    • NOTE: Only William, Melissa, and Melissa’s friend.
  • Bella’s Special Class
    • Numerator, denominator
    • How to add fractions with different denominators
    • LCD – Least Common Denominator
    • Backgammon: play with rolls as fractions in figuring odds.
    • Homework: Play herself in backgammon

October 29

  • 3:10 – 4:00
    • Day & Weather
    • Halloween
    • No spelling quiz today
    • Magazine article: None
    • Worksheets: None
    • PREP
      • What is your favorite color?
      • What is your favorite sport?
      • When you grow up, what do you want to be?
    • Play “Cups”, get cups moving in a circle.

      NOTE: No news article today. The copier was broken. Also, we had a new student, “Danny”. Danny lived in Canada for two months, and his English speaking proficiency is at the same level as others’ in the class.
  • 4:10 – 5:00
    • Day & Weather
    • Easy Link 1 – Chapter 4: I have two eyes.
      • mouth, eye, ear, hand, leg
      • ear, hair, eyebrow….
      • Play “Go Fish”
    • Note: Lilly was not in class today.

      I did not mark the sheets for Chapter 4 just in case we don’t have the copier machine working by Thursday’s class.
  • 5:10 – 6:00
    • Day & Weather
    • Halloween
    • Insight Link – Chapter 5: School My Favorite Subject and Workbook pp 11-12
    • Hangman (“Dracula”)
    • Do on Thursday, October 31
      • Write Right 1 (Beginner) -Chapter 1: My Best Friend
      • Mind map and essay: “My Favorite Sport”

        Note: Olivia was not in class today. Hyeokoo (Jacob) and Seunghyun were not in class today.
  • 6:10 – 7:00
    • Halloween
    • Day & Weather
    • Game: Higher/lower (binary search game with numbers in English)
    • NOTE: Only William, Melissa, and Melissa’s friend.
  • Bella’s Special Class
    • Numerator, denominator
    • How to add fractions with different denominators
    • LCD – Least Common Denominator
    • Backgammon: play with rolls as fractions in figuring odds.
    • Homework: Play herself in backgammon

October 24

  • 3:10 – 4:00
    • Day & Weather
    • Halloween
    • Spelling Quiz
    • Magazine article: An Endangered Species
    • Worksheets.

      We did not finish. Students found the article difficult. We will continue on Monday. For the writing book, Writing Level 1 will be much too difficult, and they might have difficulty with Writing Foundations.
  • 4:10 – 5:00
    • Day & Weather
    • Easy Link 1 – Chapter 3: I can…
      • run, dance, sing, jump, read, write
      • snap my fingers, drive a car, fly an airplane, speak French
      • Introduce “Cups”
    • Note: Lilly was not in class today.
  • 5:10 – 6:00
    • Day & Weather
    • Halloween
    • Make bar graphs
    • Insight Link – Chapter 5: School My Favorite Subject
      (Note: Chapter had a lot of information, exercises, and discussion material, so we could go slower. All students showed a lot of English ability for their ages.)
    • Do on Tuesday, October 29
      • Finish Insight Link – Chapter 5: My Favorite Subject
      • Write Right 1 (Beginner) -Chapter 1: My Best Friend
      • Mind map and essay: “My Favorite Sport”

        Hyeokoo (Jacob) , Seunghyun joined class today.
  • 6:10 – 7:00
    • Halloween
    • Day & Weather
    • Easy Link L2 Starter – Chapter 4: Silly Molly
      • pillow, tie, jacket, bag
    • Game:
      • hangman
  • Bella’s Special Class
    • Figure out odds for rolls with one die and two dice.
    • Backgammon: play a complete game
    • Homework: Play herself in backgammon

October 22

  • 3:10 – 4:00
    • Day & Weather
    • Halloween
    • Spelling Quiz
    • Reread: Amazing School Lunch, Dog and Deer are Friends, A Warm Spring Day,Sheep Riding in Houston, Gundam Robots Exhibition at Gwacheon National Museum
    • Student newspaper worksheets
    • Introduce “Cups”
  • 4:10 – 5:00
    • Day & Weather
    • Easy Link 1 – Chapter 3: I like
      • Continue on Thursday
    • Introduce “Cups”
    • Note: Joshua and Lilly were not in class today.
  • 5:10 – 6:00
    • Day & Weather
    • Halloween
    • (Finish) Insight Link – Chapter 4: Fruit Fruit is Full of Water
    • (Start) Insight Link – Chapter 5: School My Favorite Subject
      (Note: Chapter had a lot of information, exercises, and discussion material, so we could go slower. All students showed a lot of English ability for their ages.)
    • Introduce “Cups”
    • Do on Thursday, October 24
      • Finish Insight Link – Chapter 5: School
      • Write Right 1 (Beginner) -Chapter 1: My Best Friend
      • Mind map and essay: “My Favorite Sport”
  • 6:10 – 7:00
    • Halloween
    • Day & Weather
    • Easy Link L2 Starter – Chapter 3: Hungry Joy
      • fast, slow
      • quiet, noisy
      • big, small
      • brown, white
    • Game:
      • Cups
  • Special Class
    • Backgammon: play our first complete game
    • Fractions: reducing and equivalent
    • Homework: Counting dice combinations
  • Note: Bella needs to write down and should do her homework. IDK whether the homework is too much for her based on her homeschooling workload.

October 17

  • 3:10 – 4:00
    • Day & Weather
    • Weekend Plans
    • Spelling Quiz
    • Review: A Warm Spring Day,Sheep Riding in Houston, Gundam Robots Exhibition at Gwacheon National Museum
    • Article: Unified Teams
      • Debate
  • 4:10 – 5:00
    • Day & Weather
    • Review and repeat:Easy Link 1 – Chapter 2
      • My Family
      • I love my _________.
    • Game: Hangman
    • Note: G-Dragon attended this class today. He doesn’t know the alphabet well enough to read. He is very bright and figured out the words from the pictures on another page.
  • 5:10 – 6:00
    • Day & Weather
    • Weekend Plans
    • Insight Link – Chapter 2: Fruit 4 Fruit is Full of Water

      (Note: Chapter had a lot of information, exercises, and discussion material, so we could go slower. All students showed a lot of English ability for their ages.)
    • Do on Tuesday, October 22
      • Finish Insight Link – Chapter 2: Fruit 4 Fruit is Full of Water
      • Write Right 1 (Beginner) -Chapter 1: My Best Friend
      • Mind map and essay: “My Favorite Sport”
  • 6:10 – 7:00
    • What did you do last weekend?
    • Day & Weather
    • Easy Link L2 Starter – Chapter 2: Coco and Cream
      • fast, slow
      • quiet, noisy
      • big, small
      • brown, white
    • Game:
      • Higher / Lower
        • Higher / Lower teaches kids numbers, addition, subtraction, and binary search logic
      • Hangman
  • Special Class
    • Rome: Engineering and government
      • Aqueducts
      • Concrete and cement
      • Roman roads
      • Roman army
      • Roman peace
    • Math – Fractions
      • Rules and basic play
      • My plan is to use backgammon to teach Bella about fractions, odds, and probability

October 15

  • 3:10 – 4:00
    • Day & Weather
    • Spelling Quiz
    • Review: Lightning in L.A.
    • Review: Lee Sedeok, Go Champion
    • Review: Incheon Mural
    • Article: A Warm Spring Day
    • Pictures: Sheep Riding in Houston, Gundam Robots Exhibition at Gwacheon National Museum
  • 4:10 – 5:00
    • Day & Weather
    • Easy Link 1 – Chapter 2
      • My Family
      • I love my _________.
    • Game: Hangman
  • 5:10 – 6:00
    • Day & Weather
    • Finish mind map and essay: “My Favorite Season”
    • Insight Link – Chapter 2: Fruit 4 Fruit is Full of Water (Finish on Thursday)
  • 6:10 – 7:00
    • What did you do last weekend?
    • Day & Weather
    • Easy Link L2 Starter – Chapter 2: Coco and Cream
      • fast, slow
      • quiet, noisy
      • big, small
      • brown, white
    • Game: Hangman
    • NOTE: G-DRAGON AND JUNE CAN’T READ
  • Special Class
    • Time Management
    • National Geographic – New Ancestor, Darwin, and Evolution
    • Math – Fractions
      • Odds, counting method, and theory

https://qz.com/1301170/sleep-inertia-explains-why-you-feel-so-groggy-when-you-wake-up/

What’s the best way to wake up to avoid sleep inertia?

Instead of trying to time when you wake up so you’re not in deep sleep, it’s usually better to just sleep more. The right way to wake up is very gradually. Both iPhones and my sleep app have this function: You set the time for when you want to wake up, but when the alarm goes off, it starts almost imperceptibly and then ramps up over a 10-minute period. If you didn’t have a good night’s sleep, it’ll take longer for you to wake up: When I’m really sleep deprived, I’ll wake up by minute eight, whereas if I’m not, I’ll wake up right when the thing goes off. We have to shake the snooze thing.

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