Lucas and I read "A Look at Pets" as our warm-up book. The topic was familiar and he made connections easy. First, we reviewed consonant and vowel sounds then sang "Alligators All Around." Next, Lucas practiced identifying the ending sounds in words and rhyming words. We also counted syllables in words associated with Thanksgiving. Finally, Lucas added the sight word 'I' to three cloze sentences and placed it in his pocket chart.