French Alphabet - A B C D E F G

The French alphabet looks just like the English one,
but it sounds a little different

A - Sounds like ah
B - Sounds like bay
C - Sounds like say
D - Sounds like day
E - Sounds like uh
F - Sounds like eff
G - Sounds like zhay

To hear the letters, visit FrenchSpanish Online's alphabet page

Speed of light

Just like the speed of sound is very fast, the speed of light is even faster!
The speed of sound is 760 miles per hour.

The speed of light is over 670 MILLION miles per hour!

So when you turn on that flashlight, the light goes out from the light bulb so fast that no boat, car or airplane can go faster.

When the sun shines, it is very far away, but it takes eight minutes for a ray of sunshine to hit earth going at the speed of light!


(from: wikipedia - speed of light)

Beaver Tails

We just learned about the Cheetah.

Beavers live in houses called dams that they build in the rivers out of mud and sticks.
They get the wood from chewing on it with their teeth,
which keep growing and growing for their whole life so they don't get worn out from all the wood chewing.

When a beaver is in danger they take their big flat tail and whack it loudly on the water as a warning to other beavers.

(from: wikipedia - north american beaver)

Proximal phalanges

We just learned about the Metacarpal bones in the hand.

The first bones in your fingers closest to the main part of your hand are called the proximal phalanges.

(from: wikipedia - proximal phalanges)

There are five of them numbered one through five, starting with your thumb bone and going toward your pinky.

Europe

We just learned about the African Continent.

Europe is a continent that is East of North America, across the Atlantic Ocean.

(from: wikipedia - europe)

It is one of the smaller continents, but it has more countries than the other continents, with 70 total countries!

Some of the more well known are: Germany, France, United Kingdom, Italy, Spain, Poland, Greece

Apostle's Creed - part 1

We just learned about the Tenth Commandment not to covet.

The Apostle's Creed is a something you say that helps explain what you believe in.

It's kind of a big thing to memorize all at once, so let's just start with the first line:

I believe in God, the Father Almighty, maker of heaven and earth.


(from: wikipedia - apostle's creed)

Explorer 1

We just learned about the Russian satellite sputnik.

The first satellite from the United States that made into outer space
was called Explorer 1

(from: wikipedia - explorer)
It was launched January 31, 1958.