Marissa_TP#13

Marissa M.
Tutoring Blog #13
10/9/14

For this session with Zoe, I went to the Goldstein Library and checked out another book since she had been bringing home books herself, but I wanted something different.  She also seems to like it when I bring books that I enjoyed reading as a kid.

She did have one book for us to read and so we started with that book.  I wanted her to be able to read something she had to read.  Additionally, she had a few homework questions that she needed to finish which she asked me to help her with.  This was the first time she had done this.  I didn't mind at all.  The lesson was on choosing different forms of words with either plural or singular and writing the correct word into the sentence (ex: Word: Fly.  Sentence: The plane ____  through the air.).  

After homework and her first book, we got to our lesson on Flat Stanley - the book I chose for the week.  She had never heard of Flat Stanley and was interested in seeing what it was about.  Flat Stanley is a book about a boy who gets flattened and then gets to go on lots of fun adventures.  Over the years, teachers have used this as a neat way to introduce kids to different places and activities through the help of parents, family, and friends.  I thought it would be the same with Zoe.

I explained to her what some of my friends have done with Flat Stanley in the past (sent to Afghanistan with military, taken on ski trips to Colorado, etc.).  I told her we were going to make a doll and then for the next week take pictures with them so we could then write sentences at our next lesson.

When Zoe went out to the kitchen to try and find a popsicle stick for us to use with our Flat Stanley's, Rina overheard what we were doing and came into the room wanting to join.  At first there was a little bit of awkwardness as it seemed Zoe did not want her there and to make her own Flat Stanley.  We were able to move past this though and Rina listened with me as Zoe read the book out loud.

After Zoe finished reading we spent about 20 minutes designing our Flat Stanley dolls.  I drew and cut out the dolls and then let Zoe and Rina each design their features and outfits.  Since I had only brought one folder to make them, I told Zoe I would make mine at home and bring it to the next meeting.  Zoe named hers Nilly and Rina named hers Emma.  The girls asked what I would name mine, but I wasn't sure.  I let them name her for me and they chose the name Elisa.

We took a picture of the girls holding their dolls and I told Zoe and Joanna, her mom, that I wanted her to take pictures with her and Nilly throughout the week.  We would then write sentences about her adventures and Elisa's adventures.