Libby finished her Friends of 10 Rainbow, and we hung it on her office door. We started the Addition Facts to 10 worksheet.

Libby completed her spelling test. She worked on several activities pertaining to her high frequency sight words and practiced putting them in ABC order. She completed several other activities reviewing and recognizing story words. She wrote sentences using her spelling words. She practiced saying the definition of a sentence.

I began with a phonological awareness exercise (Kilpatrick, E1#1), asking Libby to delete one syllable of a three-syllable word. She read and illustrated a sentence to demonstrate her comprehension (The dog is on the ship.) She colored a page with uppercase and lowercase "r" to reveal the image of a rabbit. I taught her how to divide the two-syllable word: identify and mark the vowels, divide between the consonants, and read the CVC syllables.

The teacher read the book "My First 100 Words" to the student, interacting with the student on each new page. Each page focused on different situations, such as family, a day at the beach, the farm, and the city. The teacher reviewed the vocabulary from the book with the student, and the student practiced by pointing out the word that the teacher said. At the end of the lesson, the teacher assessed the student’s knowledge of colors by giving prompts, and the student successfully identified and held up the corresponding color.

1. Brain Warm up- Alpha Toss, Alphabet card game
2. Sound dictation "Point and Say", Write and say
3. Review- Alphabetic order and phoneme recognition with chart, letter cards, highlighters....

Libby completed the Adding by 2 worksheet and both sides of the Addition to 10 worksheet. Question 10 asked Libby to explain how knowing 1 + 7 helps her to find the sum for 7 +1. She explained it to me, and since it was a longer sentence, she asked that I write it for her. We reviewed the words of the sentence, so she understood her explanation. She completed the sums for the Friends of 10, and she will color and cut out the rainbow strips tomorrow.

Libby completed her interactive calendar. She wrote 5 spelling sentences using proper
capitalization and punctuation. She read her high frequency words, her short (a) CVC words, and her short (i) CVC story words. She read and discussed this week's story, "Six Kids," explaining and sequencing the story details.

Libby completed yesterday's lesson on putting together numbers to 10, doing a great job answering the lesson check and spiral review questions. Then, we worked on the unit's final lesson on addition to 10. Libby used quick pictures and the counting on strategy to find the sums of addition problems.

I began with a one-minute phonological awareness exercise (Kilpatrick, D2#6), followed by visual, auditory, and blending exercises. Libby read CVC words with more confidence today. For regular spelling review, I dictated the following: CVC words. For Irregular spelling, I dictated the following: the, is, his. Libby practiced writing her first and last name. To conclude, Libby practiced reading fluency, reading "On a Log" by FlyLeaf Publishing.

I began with a phonological awareness exercise (Kilpatrick, D2#7. Good news! Libby has mastered this level, and we will move up next session. Next, I conducted a visual exercise; Libby continues to struggle with digraphs (sh, ch, th, qu). Some days she gets them, sometimes she doesn't. Instead of a blending exercise, we played a game of Phonics Dice to practice reading CVC words. Libby read a sentence and drew a picture to demonstrate that she comprehended what she read (The cat is red.) She copied the sentence for handwriting practice. I reviewed her previously learned irregular words and taught the following new words: as, you, and to. Libby wrote them three times. To conclude, Libby read a decodable reader, "Pam Likes to Nap." She read well, but needed to be reminded to read the words on the page, not extrapolate from the pictures.