Christopher started his lesson by reviewing all of the vowels with their keywords for all three syllable types that he has learned. Christopher practiced the digraphs: sh, ch, th, and wh. He reviewed the welded sounds: ive, ing, olt, and ang. Christopher reviewed the prefixes: co, de, e, pre, pro, and re. He worked on two new vocabulary words: erupt and lilac. Each word was entered into his personal dictionary with a definition and a sentence. Christopher drew a diagram for each word. We discussed the eruption of the volcano on the island of Hawaii, called Kiluau crater. Christopher was able to tell me about lava. We looked at pictures of this active volcano. For the second word, we discussed the lilac bush. Christopher looked at pictures of a lilac bush. We discussed the lilacs as the spring flowers in the northern climate known for their beautiful fragrance, and also about the iconic puple color known as "lilac." Christopher was charted using the words on p. 9. Christopher got 14/15. He had trouble reading the word lilac in isolation. We will continue to practice this new word. Christopher did markups on words with open vowels. Christopher practiced scooping these 5.2 words into syllables and labeling the vowels as open or closed. Christopher practiced the sight words: brought, bought, ought, thought using the whiteboard and colorful markers. Christopher read ten sentences on p. 21, scooping the phrases with a vis-a-vis pen. He did a good job of this and had a few corrections to make by not scooping between the adjective and the noun it modifies. Christopher asked to play the Slolem game after this. We used the word stack from 5.2 including B words and nonsense words while playing the board game.