Nicholas used our alphabet cards and correctly identified all the letters and sounds we have studied: Aa Cc Ff Hh Kk Ll Mm Nn Pp Ss Tt Vv Nicholas then listened to an interactive short video which focused on the letter "Hh" (heart) and the letter "Vv" (valentine). We then read and sang (to the tune of "Are You Sleeping?"), "V is for Volcano." Nicholas then high lighted every "V" and "v." I introduced the take-home story, "Gifts for Valentine's Day." Each page began with the word "The," followed by one word. This one word had a picture that matched the print. Nicholas began to sound out each word by looking at the first letter and making sure this sound matched the way the picture began. I put the word "the" and "The" on an index card. This will now be a sight word. Nicholas traced two hearts. He labeled one "heart" and one "valentine." He printed the sounds he knew. Nicholas' last activity was making a volcano out of construction paper, tissue paper, cotton balls, and paint.