Nicholas used our large alphabet cards and told me the name and sound for those we have studied: Nn, Ss, Ll, Pp, Aa, Tt, Ff, Cc, Kk, Mm He then matched our smaller "animal" cards to these large cards. We "bounced" or "stretched" the name of each animal on the smaller cards. EX: "Bounce" the "p" in "ppppplayful pppppenguin." EX: "Stretch" the "s" in "sssssilly sssssnowman." Nicholas then looked at pictures, listened to the sound at the start of the word, and matched the picture to the correct letter. We then looked at our "environmental picture" cards and read each one. EX: L is for lion. Nicholas then played "Solo Cup Smash." We set up six cups in pyramid fashion. On each cup was a letter. Nicholas identified each letter and then took a "pinky" ball and knocked down the pyramid. Our new letter was "Hh" and the "bounce" sound /h/. Our alphabet card has a "house" on it and our animal card has a "happy hippo" on it. We watched a short You Tube video focusing on the letter "Hh." We then sang the song "H is for Hippopotamus" (to the tune of "If You're Happy and You Know It") as we looked at the words in print. Nicholas then highlighted every "H" and "h" that he saw. Nicholas then completed a Q-tip painting activity where he was asked to trace big and small hearts. Nicholas printed his name on his paper.