Nic Reagan TS #5

     I had my third tutoring session with the Gilchrist student, Marcelle, from 9:30-11 AM at the Gilchrist Elementary Media Center. I had planned a lesson on vocabulary and description/adjectives based around dinosaurs, because Marcelle has always brought a book about dinosaurs which she loves to her tutoring sessions. Unfortunately, with children the best plans are often quickly dashed. Today, Marcelle wanted nothing to do with dinosaurs. Instead, we completed a word search worksheet with vocabulary relating to the story of Hansel and Gretel. We then read the age-appropriate book Chicken Little, in which Marcelle learned words like ACORN, ALIEN, CHICKEN, GLOVE, SKY and FALLING. We worked on a puzzle (PUZZLE) and had a conversation about putting it together. We then read from a book about dolls and Marcelle learned the difference between the words DOLL and DOG. Next, Marcelle chose a Fancy Nancy book about making cupcakes and we described the pictures as I read. Finally, Marcelle played a game on my phone in which she learned about colors and clothing vocabulary. The object of the game was to paint nails and dress the character on the screen in various outfits. Sometimes you do what you have to to make learning fun for children!