This week's reading selection, Henry and Mudge Under the Yellow Moon, by Cynthia Rylant, is a story about friendship. The main characters, a boy named Henry, and his pet mastiff, Mudge, look at the world differently and enjoy different things - but are always together. Our students will discover that appreciating the differences in others makes for the closest friendships.

Your child can review and practice the vocabulary words and definitions for Henry and Mudge Under the Yellow Moon by clicking the Java Games link in the Quia activities section below. It may be helpful to print out the list of terms (vocabulary words and meanings) from the game choices page so your child can refer to them as needed during practice. Once your child can easily match the words and definitions, try playing the Columns Game where vocabulary words are used in the context of sentences.