Today, we started class by reviewing the differences between primary and secondary sources. Anna vividly remembered reading the letter (primary source) last week about the shooting of Abraham Lincoln. I asked them to think of what a primary source from their lives might be. Next, we looked at how to read a map. They learned about the rose compass and distance scale. Using rulers I showed them how we could determine the distance from Florida to the continent of Africa. We also reviewed the 5 oceans and the 7 continents. At the end of the session, we signed on to their e-studies weekly page and learned about female pirates in the 17th century. Anna and Quinn were, naturally, curious about pirates, but I reminded them that pirates arose because of increased water travel between Europe and the New World.