Kellan worked on reading several books about pirates. We started the lesson by writing down five questions Kellan had about pirates. He wanted to know how many pirates it took to sail the pirate ship. He wanted to know about the dangers of sinking that the pirate ship might encounter. Kellan wanted to know how the pirates were able to get their ships. Kellan learned about how to use the index of a book to look for specific information. Kellan had at least ten books about pirates to draw from. We researched jobs pirates had. Kellan learned about the kinds of supplies that sailors were expected to load on ships. Kellan learned about hoisting the mainsail and the yardarm where the sailor perched in order to raise the sail. Kellan learned that the job was very dangerous and that if a person fell from the yardarm to the deck, they would most likely break a leg and need it amputated. Kellan learned that sailors often fell off the ship and that the other sailors would never realize it or see them before they could ever be rescued. Kellan asked about how the ship would avoid sinking. By using the index, Kellan learned that the captain was very aware of the reefs and shoals near the coast. The captain also tried to stay away from storms. Kellan discussed how clouds can help predict the weather. We discussed cirrus clouds, cumulous clouds, and nimbus clouds. Kellan also learned that the captain could get clues about storms from the movement of the water, the behavior of animals, and the direction of the wind. Kellan looked at a map of the Caribbean and could see the trade winds marked that blow over the warm ocean waters from east to west. He learned that these winds bring storms with them. The balance of the period was used to watch a movie with the rest of the students.