Tutoring report.
I started with the boy this time. He was expecting friends to visit, and he wanted to finish so he could play with them.
He did some worksheets, then read about Harry Houdini. He was fascinated, as I expected he'd be.
Then the girl. Worksheets, as usual. We are working to understand past, present, and future tenses. She's starting to get it. But she referred to something of her brother's as hers, so back to a sheet on his, hers, and its. Then she read from a Fly Guy book. This is a very simple series of stories about a boy with a pet fly.
When I was leaving, the kids' mom introduced me to her friend, whose sons were there to play with the kids. This new mom wants me to tutor her boys, too. They have spent the last few years in China, so they are way behind in their English reading. She said the younger, who's 10, was reading at first grade level, and the older one, 13, is reading at about 3rd grade level. I think the new family is just here for the summer, so this won't be a permanent thing. I hope I can make a significant difference in such a short time.
) Something that I've always cherished. I too may have to slip out to BF's to get away from the noise. I'm feeling a little better now that I've got the house hunting ball moving but the fireworks could undo that so I may have to escape also.
