We began the session with a discussion of the weather in Florida. This provided a natural segue to a review of cardinal directions. We used both a wall map and a globe to review the directions, and Analise learned to spell them and pointed on the maps. She enjoyed an activity where the globe was spun around and she was blindfolded and asked to stop the spinning globe with her finger. It ended up on Dallas, Texas, which Analise correctly identified as being in the southern part of North America. Analise was happy to point out that she was born in Ohio, and lived in Missouri but is now living in Florida. She correctly pointed to all the states on the map and we identified the capitals of the three states (Cleveland, Jefferson City, and Tallahassee, respectively); Analise noted that a star was used to identify the all capitals. She is observant of detail and retains knowledge well. The discussion allowed us to review the seven continents. We also reviewed the continents, land masses, and oceans and utilized the map skills book to focus on the similarities and differences between maps and landmarks, naming the oceans, continents, and reviewing vocabulary words along the way. Analise enjoyed it when I clued her in on a memory trick to recall the continents. I asked her to count how many of the continents started with the latter 'A’. If you count North and South America in the mix, 6 continents begin with the same letter (North America; South America, Africa, Asia, Antarctica, and Australia). Analise enthusiastically commented that this trick will help her remember them and when quizzed, hesitated only on Europe. Finally, we discussed map symbols and how they're used to point out places and things on maps. To better illustrate the point and bridge learning to the abstract concepts taught, Analise was asked to draw her own symbols for objects in her room. She concluded the session by completing a matching exercise connecting pictures symbols to photos (Ie; a fireman's cap with a firehouse). She then taught some make-believe students some of the many things she had learned in today's session, using a whiteboard to illustrate maps, symbols, and weather. This is a valuable strategy to note and for her teachers to employ if she grows fatigued or becomes disengaged in the lesson at hand. Analise was commended for her stellar performance, completion of assignments, attentiveness, and cooperation. This was a most productive session.