Maya and I previewed the next chapter: How are Children Around the World Alike and Different? We began by watching a BrainPop Junior on the continents and oceans around the world. We took the easy and hard quizzes, and we discussed and marked on a map the equator, hemispheres, and continents. She used context clues in her reading about the continents to answer the questions. Next, Maya chose to read about Emma, a girl in Hungary. We researched Hungary and learned basic facts about it and created a poster. Maya wrote and illustrated facts about Hungary and she completed a Venn diagram comparing her life to that of Emma's. We looked at the beautiful architecture in Budapest, and we looked at the globe to find the continent, country, and city. Maya practiced many common core language arts standards during this lesson including listening, speaking, reading, and writing.