Sydney arrived a little sleepy (apparently, she fell asleep in the car). I started the session outside to wake up and start on a positive note. Using sidewalk chalk, I wrote lowercase letters on the concrete and around the playground and asked Sydney to identify them. She could name m, t, s, f, o, u, c, and y. She was not able to name the rest of the letters. Next, we bounced a ball while singing the alphabet song. Sydney struggles to sequence the alphabet; this is an emerging skill. Going inside, Sydney picked several books from the preschool library (Clifford Loses a Tooth and Clifford's First Christmas). We discussed unfamiliar vocabulary and practiced comprehension strategies. To conclude, we played a game of Phonics Dice to practice letter identification with gummy bears as an incentive. Great work, Sydney.