During this lesson, spelling words with the welded letters, -ng and -nk, will be practiced. Dylan will be asked to finger tap and then spell words using the magnetic tiles. Next, Dylan will write real and nonsense words and mark the different elements in each of the words. Lastly, Dylan will read a paragraph and then answer comprehension questions.

Dylan read Chapters 1-3 of Flat Stanley and discussed important lessons learned. Afterward, he responded in a journal with a visual and short response about the story.

The main purpose of today's lesson is to increase reading accuracy of words with welded letters. In block 1 Word Study, Dylan will review letter sounds that have been taught. He will isolate the sounds in several words using the finger tapping strategy and then spell each word using the magnetic tiles. His accuracy will be Charted as he reads 15 words that contain the welded letters, and his fluency will be checked as he reads 10 sentences. In Block 2 Spelling, Dylan will recall the letters that make certain sounds. He will write real words and nonsense words that are dictated, and mark the different elements in each word. At the end of the lesson, Dylan will read a short passage and answer comprehension questions about that passage.

Review of the CVCe reading pattern was a primary focus today. Dylan needs encouragement to sound out the whole word rather than guess based on a few letters. After the review, he did well reading words with the CVCe spelling pattern and determining if they rhymed. Dylan read a story in the book, 'A Pig Can Jig', which stressed short vowel sounds and a few sight words.

Spiral review included number sequence completion, 2-digit addition and subtraction with regrouping and greater than, less than. We worked on the name and worth of pennies and nickels. Dylan practiced counting the coins by their worth. Adding and subtracting 2-digit numbers without regrouping was also reviewed.

Dylan enjoyed an activity in which he was asked to create his own animal and then answer questions about what the animal ate and drank, where it lived, how it regulated its body temperature and what it did to survive. Dylan put a lot of thought into his answers, particularly those involving survival of his animal. He listened to 'The Cat in the Hat' and then did very well circling the correct picture to answer questions about the story. He responded, in writing, to the prompt, 'If the cat in the hat came to your house, how would you get him to leave?' We worked on blending long i words with the consonant, long i, consonant silent e spelling pattern. Dylan benefited from reminders that the vowel is long when the silent e is at the end of the word. He practiced handwriting, phonics and spelling by writing the name of the picture below it. Pictures included the long i, long a, short a or short i sound. Dylan did well playing 'Addition Connect 4'. Lastly, Dylan enjoyed participating in a oral direction activity.

Today, Dylan practiced blending words with the consonant, long a, consonant, silent e spelling pattern. Dylan benefited from reminders to look for the silent e to determine the sound of the a. He worked on handwriting and phonics by writing the name of pictures that either had the consonant, vowel, consonant or consonant, long a, consonant silent e pattern. We talked about the elements of a story. Dylan listened to 'Nate the Snake is Late' and was able to identify the beginning, middle and end of the story. Dylan worked very hard on his paragraph on spearfishing. He completed the paragraph today and chose a picture from the computer to put on the top of the page. He was proud of his paragraph and all the steps he completed to culminate in the finished product. He was pleased that he did very well reading a short book that utilized mostly short vowel and sight words. Dylan also worked on blending CVC words, unscrambling letters to spell one syllable words, sight words and word families in the 'Reading Eggs' program. We spent the last few minutes reading about fish with Preston.

Dylan completed a spiral review of math concepts and skills he learned during the school year. He practiced measurement and counting the sides of shapes. We also worked on the value and name of the penny and the nickel.

Dylan did well blending words with the ch, tch and wh digraphs. He was introduced to the ph digraph. Dylan practiced handwriting and digraphs by writing the name of a picture from a list of words. Proper spacing and size of letters was encouraged. Dylan enjoyed a digraph game in which he determined the digraph with which a given picture started. He listened to a brief passage. Together we talked about the main ideas and details of the passage. Dylan was pleased to read a short book that focused on short vowels and sight words. Dylan chose spear fishing as his favorite outdoor activity. He completed the circle map and prewriting graph. He utilized the prewriting tools to begin to write a paragraph. We will continue the paragraph tomorrow. I finished reading 'Gulliver's Travels'. Dylan enjoyed the book and predicted what might happen next. He spent the last few minutes of the session working on 'Reading Eggs' an online supplemental reading program.

Dylan completed two pages of a spiral review of skills and concepts taught this year. He needs review of coins and their values. Today, we focused on pennies and nickels. Dylan needs to be reminded that he must count by ones when adding pennies and fives when adding nickels. He completed a cut and paste activity in which he chose the picture of coins that matched the monetary value.