Christopher started his lesson by charting words on p. 57. He got 15/15, but needed extra help in pronouncing the word "administrate." Christopher continued his lesson by reading Complex Math from Lesson 4.2. He needed help on the vocabulary word, "complex." We talked about complex math having several steps, or seeming complicated at first. Christopher told me he was learning multiplication in math and this does seem complex right now. We discussed the conclusion of the story. Christopher told me that first, "You should not panic." I thought that was an excellent observation from the reading. The second conclusion he expressed was that a complex problem should be taken apart, step by step, in order to make it more approachable and easier to comprehend. Christopher continued the lesson by reading ten sentences from p. 58. He did good phrasing on his reading. We talked about dropping your voice at the end of a period and giving a little pause or space. Next, Christopher played Quick Drill in Reverse. He practiced saying all of the v-e, long vowel sounds with correct explanation. Christopher also practiced consonants and digraphs. He reviewed welded sounds and closed vowel exceptions. At the final part of the lesson, Christopher used the magnetic tiles to spell three review words: fishbone, mistake, and wildlife. With a little help, he remembered to use the welded tile "ild" when spelling wildlife. Christopher then used the tiles to spell words from 4.3. He successfully spelled: incomplete, postponement, tranquilize, valentine, and recognize. Christopher needed a little reminding to use the "ost" tile to spell postponement. He did a great job reading "recognize." Very often, this word is mispronounced and therefore misspelled. This was not an issue for Christopher.