Day 5 @ AEMS- may 16

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 Today at AEMS I was kept VERY busy, which is good! First I worked with the same kid I work with in the mornings who has autism, and it went well. We brushed teeth, went to the bathroom and ate snack! Then it was time for math, which didn't go as well as planned, but we still got through all the addition and subtraction problems! Then I was off to the third grade! I was greeted with a drawing of my from a student (inserted to the right)! Then I helped one girl with pronouncing words and helped another girl with reading her book, which was actually very interesting. I forgot to take a photo of the book but it was called Cici's Journal. Then it was time to practice logging into the state testing site, so things will go smoothly when they take the actual test tomorrow. I was then off the the 8th grade to help with some math! They were working on system of equations and graphing them. There was an odd amount of people in the class, so when they broke off into working in groups of two, I worked with this one girl! We got the problem correct! It was then time for the mentor program that I created with Ms. Lane, the guidance counselor, in the fall. The program is both 8th grade and kindergarten, and one kid 8th grader is paired with a kindergartener. Today we were playing kickball and soccer. I ran the soccer station. The little buddies didn't really know how to play soccer, but they made it work! Then before I knew it, it was time for me to leave! 




<<< The mentor and little buddies playing soccer 


Todays Hours- 5.5

Total Hours 25.5

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