DO you love aquariums?  They are big and small, salt water and fresh-water, and even dry!  There are many, many animals that can live in aquarioums.
Have you ever been to an aquarium that is so big you can walk through a tunnel in it? 
FRIDAY we are going to the Chattanooga Aquarium, in Tennessee.  We will see all sorts of animals.  It would be a great thing for us to preview our trip!

HOW are we going to do that?  WRITE of course!  Now don't roll your eyes, we will be writing short articles and putting them all together for a class NEWSPAPER!

We will divide the project into sections: Ms. Wells Class: The Ocean Journey, Ms. Guthrie's Class:The River Journey and Mrs. Pitts Class: Volunteer Divers

HEre are some RESOURCES we will use this week.  Let's start with EXPECTATIONS:

NOW for some resources:

THis week we are going to be looking at MAPS, OUr world, and where we are in it. 
We will read:
ME on the Map by Joan Sweeny
Treasure Map by Stuart Murphy
Where Do I Live? by Neil Chesanov
Types of Maps by Mary Dodson Wade
My Map Book by Sara Fanelli

Let's Start with ME on THE MAP!

Here is Our world!   http://www.mapsofindia.com/worldmap/kids.html
Let's learn the 7 Continents!

NOW, What do we call the paper that our world and our country and our state is drawn on?
That's right, a MAP!  There aremany different types of maps.  Let read about them in TYPES OF MAPS by Mary Dodson Wade.  (read book)  AND  MY MAP BOOK by Sara Fanelli

WHaT ARE THE PARTS OF A MAP?