Arianna and I reviewed four new words for her word wall from our last class - amendment, preamble, ratify and veto. We discussed government and reasons for creating a government. I reminded her about our study of Lewis and Clark, to give her perspective of time/ the past and when the Gold Rush happened. We learned about the Gold Rush today and why the State of California is called "the golden state." We also discussed other related names and how they got their names - prospectors, ghost towns, 49ers, the Golden Gate Bridge, etc. We watched a short video about The Gold Rush. We discussed resource maps and natural resources, expanding upon that idea and discussing silver, diamonds, oil and resources that might be plentiful in other states. We used "Discovery Toys USA Map" and learned shapes and locations of states, while we also discussed regions, resources, oceans, and capital cities. Today we focused on Florida and Missouri, hopefully, learning capital cities, resources, location, abbreviation and shape of each. I shared the link for a 50 States game that is interactive. She can share the screen and show me where each state is. She started playing, but it will be better when we have advanced and leared more about each of the 50 states.