We reviewed his Wordly Wise words and their meanings. He has a test tomorrow over his Wordly Wise words and spelling words. He read a very interesting folk tale from Mali, West Africa, " The Magic Gourd." We discussed what a folktale is, the use of homophones in the text, and the idea that folktales teach us lessons. The lesson learned in today's tale was the importance of generosity. He practiced his cursive writing with the letter e in even, head, and wave.