Today at CAPS during class work time, I worked hard to finish and prepare a lesson I will teach to a small group of 1st grade students tomorrow. These students are learning to read words with the long vowel sound/silent "e" at the end. I absolutely adore working with these students. They both are so hungry to learn and make me excited to teach them. I created a homemade board-game that I have been told looks a bit like Candy Land. In the game, one student will begin by drawing a card. Each card has a word with a long vowel sound and a shape on the reverse side. Once the student writes and reads the word correctly, they move their game piece to the nearest shape the card showed. After this, the next student will do the same with a new word. I have never created a lesson plan before with a game aspect, so it has been an amazing experience to compose one. It is my hope that the students will love playing the game and it would also help them practice reading skills.