Kylan has understood the basis of patterns and seem to have understood how to approach patterns with trial and fail error, and using a set system. Kylan also started to have a better understanding of how to approach written math problems and convert that into the information provided and how to convert the written text into a numerical mathematical problem. Kylan has a decent understanding of BODMAS but needs reinforcement. Kylan is improving on writing his homework out and describing each step in his answer. This will help keep his work clear and his mind decluttered if he puts his thoughts to paper.

We have worked through the problems provided by his teacher again, however, there seems to be a discrepancy between the works covered during the year, the content covered according to Kylan and the level of math required to solve these algebra/fraction problems. Kylan needs to keep practising algebra and how to correctly "play" with numbers in an equation, that is, how to move the numbers around an equation to isolate and solve for x. Kylan needs to keep practising these so he can be confident in how to manipulate equations and algebra. Although Kylan knows the BODMAS system, he still struggles to apply it. In particular, Kylan struggles with converting fractions, simplifying fractions and multiplying/dividing/adding and subtracting fractions. I have given him a few equations I have made up for him to practice and identify areas that he struggles with or is confused about so we can focus on these weak points upon his return from holiday.

Kylan struggled with his homeworks and did not complete some as he did not know how to approach the problems. We went over patterns again and using the table that he had been taught at school. By the end of the lesson, Kylan understood how to approach patterns, and that it is a trial and error problem, so he will need to understand that he will get the wrong answer, but that is part of the process. Kylan was given more patterns to cement this knowledge for next week. I was happy to see Kylan had started to write his homeworks step by step, using a fresh page in his book. He needs to continue this as it will help him keep organised, and have a clear view of what he is doing (get it out of his head onto paper). Each step also enables him to backcheck his work in each step (which is very important when he will get to more complex problems with multiple steps). Keep up the good work with the homeworks Kylan! On top of writing out each step and his problems on a fresh page, I have also advised him to keep a separate "loose" piece of paper on which he can draft all his calculations etc - this will futher help him keep his work clean, which will help him keep his mind clear. One clean answer sheet with every step of each problem, and one draft sheet aside to calculate things.

We tried to go over the problems that he struggled with that was given by the teacher. Kylan is a good math student but needs to boost his confidence and more importantly understand that failure is part of the process to understand maths and problems. We will try to work on not getting this mental block if Kylan doesn't understand the problem or doesn't see how to approach it, work on taking a step back and not get frustrated if the answer doesn't come straight away. We will try to practice having different approaches to a problem in situations like this, to help him see there are always multiple ways to tackle a problem. I have asked Kylan to review his BODMAS and algebra theory so we can crack those problems next week.

Kylan had a much better grasp of negative numbers and how to use them in calculations. His homework was mostly correct, with a couple of concepts still a bit shady. We covered those weak points tonight again and he seems to have a pretty good understanding now. We will brush over these again next week. Kylan had a good grasp of simple arithmetic patterns. Kylan has very good calculation skills.

Kylan needs to write out his homework in steps and and take the time to write each step so he can back check his answers along the way. Kylan got frustrated with difficult patterns involving more complex patterns (eg 2x1+1). Kylan needs to understand that making mistakes and failing is part of maths, and trial and error is the way to find patterns. The more he practices these and tries different solutions to find a complex pattern, the easier and quicker it will become. It will also help him understand that errors are part of maths. We will go over these again next week.

His calculation skills were good, but he was confused with the concept of negative numbers, in particular subtracting negative numbers from negative numbers. He struggled to understand when and why the solution to a calculation is negative. He liked the concept of number lines to understand negative numbers.

The concept of negative numbers and how to apply them in calculations. 1. if 2 negative numbers are added, the solution will be negative 2. if calculating with a postive and a negative number, the larger number will dictate the sign of the solution (pos or neg) 3. Subtracting is the same as adding a negative number.