Richard benefits from encouragement to blend the whole word when reading a story. He enjoyed reading, 'The Man, the Pan and the Egg'. Focus was on decoding and sequence. He drew a picture and, with help, wrote about spending time with his cousins. Final consonant blends were introduced and practiced. Richard practiced writing words using proper sizing. Give sets of two containers, Richard confidently identified the container that could hold more/less. He enjoyed a game involving matching number of pennies to a monetary value. He did well on a spiral review. Additioally, Richard enjoyed playing Connect 4 Addition.