Arianna spent time today focusing on government, rules and laws, and the responsibility that comes with citizenship. She completed fill-in-the-blank questions to assess her understanding of these concepts. She has excellent mapping skills. She made a map today, identifying and coloring continents and placing them on a blank page. She also learned how to map using a grid system and gave perfect directions from one location to another using cardinal directions. Finally, she asked to color a picture of George Washington! We didn't have a chance to finish. We learned that he loved horses and that they were very important to his life while President of the U.S.