This Week @ 4B: October 13
SPELLING: This week’s words are adjectives of comparison that end with the suffixes est, iest and er. You can visit www.mrbrownsroom for the weekly spelling list and ideas for different ways to study spelling words.
READING: We get to read one of my favorite stories in our reading textbook this week, John Henry. This is a wonderful tall tale with millions of hysterical exaggerations. The main skill this week has to do with making judgments about what is realistic and what is exaggerated in the story. This story has inspired a famous old folk song by the same name… with ukulele accompaniment.
MATH: The unit on multiplication facts continues through the beginning of this week. Then it’s on to properties of multiplication and division. You can help your child improve their multiplication speed and have fun, by playing a wide variety of games at multiplcation.com.
SOCIAL STUDIES: Kids will be learning and writing biographies about famous Kansans and tall tales from Kansas.
WRITING: Fourth Graders will write their own tall tale this week.
NOTE: I’d like to apologize for not sending home my usual Weekly Reports. I’ve had some technical difficulties with the software. I plan on getting help with it before the end of this week.
