May 5, 2017 Alexa Good Morning (Weekly Review)

This Week, we've taken a wild ride:

 

Yesterday was Star Wars Day (May the Fourth be with you)




 

We listened to James Brown sing, "I Feel Good".


 

We looked at an expensive painting called "The Scream" by Edvard Munch.


 

We thought about how and why people celebrate May Day on May 1st. 

What will Alexa think of next?  Goodness only knows!


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