Kellan started his lesson by reviewing all of the short vowels with their keywords. He practiced the sounds of the digraphs and consonants: sh, g, m, p, b, qu, j, and ck. Kellan practiced the welded sounds: am, all, and an. Kellan read words that I constructed on a magnetic board. He read: kicks, socks, and quits. In each case, we discussed the meaning of the baseword and the suffix. The lesson today was about nonsense words that follow the pattern of a base word and suffix. Kellan read: shens, thims, thigs, jegs, and zans. Kellan practiced marking up these words by putting a line under the base word and circling the sufix. Kellan needed many repetitions today to remember the meaning of base word. Kellan read a large stack of nonsense words from 1.6 for practice. He practiced writing the sight words: gas, lush, pull, push, and what. Kellan went to the chart test on p. 82 and got 14/15. This is a passing grade for nonsense words. Kellan got confused on the nonsense word "foms." He wanted to hear an "r" in the word, calling it from and form. We reviewed this word after the test. Kellan went on to read ten sentences very successfully. He was able to pause for phrasing in all the right places. Next, Kellan played "Quick Drill in Reverse." He practiced giving me the letters a, e, i, o, and u upon hearing the sound. He could tell me the letters: sh, ck, b, j, v, z, and qu by hearing the sound. Kellan also knew the spelling for the welded sounds: am, all, and an. Kellan built words for me using his whiteboard. Kellan wrote the nonsense word: thubs. He wrote the real words: packs, and rocks. Next, Kellan wrote the nonsense words: tibs, thigs, qualls, jopsl, and zups. Kellan practiced underlining the base word and circling the suffix. We ended the lesson with the reading of Max. We discussed the vocabulary word: whim. Kellan understood the word and applied it to the reading about a boy who never could keep a job because he had so many excuses and so many different moods. Kellan clearly summed up the story very well saying, "If he doesn't work, he isn't going to make any money."