MFW: 1850 to MT and ECC Week 5

MFW: 1850 TO MT AND ECC WEEK 5

This week we will be learning about the state capitals, James Buchanan, Louisiana Territory, North America, deserts, coping with desert temperatures, and Mexico.  Also read about creating a new territory, taxation without representations, from protest to war, road to rebellion, the Boston Massacre, the Intolerable Acts, the outbreak of war, declaring Independence, the British evacuation of Boston, dark days of war, striking back at Trenton and Princeton, and the British strategy.  

BOOKS

Several books we used this week. 

BIBLE 

Memory Verse: He himself bore our sins in his body on the tree, so that we might die to sins and live for righteousness; by his wounds you have been healed.

~1 Peter 2:24

~Romans 5:8

~Isaiah 53:4-6

~John 3:16

~Matthew 4:4

~Matthew 2:19-23

~Matthew 3:13-17

~Philippians 3:18-21

~1 Peter 2:9-11a

~2 Corinthians 5:19b-20

~Deuteronomy 6:13-16

~Exodus 17:1-7

~Psalm 95:7b-11

LANGUAGE ARTS 

Worked on reading, writing, spelling, and forming sentences and paragraphs.  

MATH 

Lots of addition, subtraction, multiplication, division, fractions, and conversations. 

TIMELINE 

None this week.

HISTORY 

Learned about the state capitals, James Buchanan, Louisiana Territory, North America, and Mexico.  Also read about creating a new territory, taxation without representations, from protest to war, road to rebellion, the Boston Massacre, the Intolerable Acts, the outbreak of war, declaring Independence, the British evacuation of Boston, dark days of war, striking back at Trenton and Princeton, and the British strategy.  

SCIENCE 

We discussed fossils in ice and tar, LIDAR technology, introduction to archaeology, desert, oases, protons, electrons, neutrons, atoms, periodic chart, electron energy, valence valor, bonding basics, and reactive reactions.

Sunny and Shaded temperatures Experiment 

ART

Yarn Art, he made our guinea pigs (Thor & Loki) and I made a sloth.

Lesson #63: Copying a Millet 

MUSIC/VIDEO 

FIELD TRIP 

Went to Home Depot Kids Workshop and the kids got to build a Summer Camper.  D got his 50th star for building 50 items, so proud of their dedication to do these workshops.

CONCLUSION 

This week we learned about the state capitals, James Buchanan, Louisiana Territory, North America, and Mexico.  Also read about creating a new territory, taxation without representations, from protest to war, road to rebellion, the Boston Massacre, the Intolerable Acts, the outbreak of war, declaring Independence, the British evacuation of Boston, dark days of war, striking back at Trenton and Princeton, and the British strategy.  We discussed fossils in ice and tar, LIDAR technology, introduction to archaeology, desert, oases, protons, electrons, neutrons, atoms, periodic chart, electron energy, valence valor, bonding basics, and reactive reactions.  Learned a lot and enjoyed our time together.  Now unto next week to see what adventures are in store for us.  

GOD BLESS!

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