We had a little hiccup at the beginning of our class today. I handed out a blank map of the world and wanted Anna and Quinn to label the continents and the oceans based on what they could remember. Anna started to cry, as I think she thought this was a quiz. I told her not to worry, but she was pretty upset. We put this assignment to the side for today, but we'll pick it back up next week. Instead, they each designed, drew, and described their one pirate flag. Today, they learned about the differences between political maps and physical maps, and they were able to identify the differences on their own. We talked about the equator, why land around the equator is hot, and the different hemispheres. At the end of class, they watched a BrainPop video that reviewed the 5 main topics of geography and some of the terms we discussed today.