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SPELLING: This week’s words contain vowels whose sounds are altered because they are followed by an “R” You can visit www.mrbrownsroom for the weekly spelling list and ideas for different ways to study spelling words.

READING: Our second non-fiction selection, Komodo Dragons is always a very popular story because it’s about animals and they happen to be a bit on the scary side. Komodo Dragons are from Indonesia, so we listened to some short examples of very exotic Indonesian music.

MATH: We have begun a new unit on multiplication facts. This unit includes a variety of practice games, timed tests and songs with ukulele accompaniment.

SOCIAL STUDIES: We have learning about the history of Native American peoples in our state. We’ll also learn about how troubles in Bleeding Kansas led to the civil war and how Lecompton was very much involved.

WRITING: We’ve begun working on writing a good paragraph. The vehicle for this project will be paragraph long book reviews.

NOTE: I’m sending home a spinner that kids can use to help them practice multiplication facts. Other ideas for multiplication practice can be found here.