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Lesson looks great! When you teach the lions group, Noah and Collin sometimes have difficulty identifying B's and D's. Think about how you can highlight or differentiate those letters and sounds. Reflection Sharks - It took a while for students to find the short o and a patterns in words. I eventually had to give them a clue. - Once they saw the pattern, they did well identifying words with short o and a. - I think the mini-books would be a good reference for students at home to remind them of short o and a words. Bears - The boys found the pattern in one try but the girls needed a second round. - Students seem to be experts at short vowels. They were coming up with their own words with short vowel sounds. - They were excited about moving into long vowels very soon. - I think the whiteboard activity was very effective. It allowed students to really think and identify short vowel words, and practice verbally spelling them out. - Students love Bingo. They love hands-on activities like that. Lions - Students were successfully able to put words into their groups. - GP and VO joined our group so students worked in a groups of three to do the partner puzzle. - I think the puzzle is challenging enough for three students. There were some words like 'snob' that students weren't familiar with. I had to give them a clue in order for students to match that.