This afternoon, Gracyn and I watched a Brain Pop Jr. learning video about Lewis and Clark. We learned about how Thomas Jefferson signed the Louisiana Purchase and sent this team, along with the Corps of Discovery on an expedition to the Pacific Ocean. Clark handled the maps and navigation, while Lewis gathered information about plants and animals he observed on the journey. They met Sacagawea and her husband Charbonneau along the way and they accompanied them on the rest of their trip to serve as translators. Gracyn scored a 5/5 on the follow-up easy quiz and we discussed the information presented. We looked at pictures of Lewis and Clark's real maps, journals, and animal sketches online. In her social studies textbook, we read pages about the community and its helpers. We discussed the terms producer and consumer. We then read a bit about Henry Ford and how he made the first affordable car. In preparation for an upcoming field trip, we also read a little bit about butterflies. We looked at pictures of various butterflies and caterpillars. We were excited to learn that many of them can be found in Florida. We discussed that adult butterflies do not bite and are not harmful. However, in discussing the young butterfly (caterpillar), they can cause stings and eat quite a bit on our plants! Gracyn then wanted to search for some pictures of butterflies to print for a display outside of her room.