Saturday, September 20, 2025

MFW: WHL (10th Grade) and Exploration to 1850 (6th Grade) Week 8

MFW: WHL (10th Grade) and Exploration to 1850 (6th Grade) Week 8

This week we will be learning about Virginia colony, Louis XIV of France, Frederick the first Prussian King, the sun king of France, John Smith, the decline of Rome, Barbarian Invasions of Rome, and the shepherd of tender youth.  Also learn about amphibians, amphibian metamorphosis, reptiles, mammals, primates, and humans.

BOOKS


Couple of books we used this week.

BIBLE

1 Peter 5:1-2

Acts 8:26-40, 16:14-34

1 John 2:17

1 Peter 4:12-13

Revelation 18:21

Romans 1-10  

Genesis 1:26-31

James 1:1-13

Acts 20:28

1 Peter 5:1-12

LANGUAGE ARTS

Kids worked on spelling, writing, reports, research, lots of reading, and Spanish.

MATH

Worked on addition, subtraction, multiplication, division, Algebra, fractions, and decimals.

TIMELINE


HISTORY

Read about Father Jacques Marquette, the decline of Jamestown, Virginia, Cyprian, John Chrysostom, Basil of Caesarea, Shepherd of Tender Youth, the Didache, changes in Rome, the way of Christ, the decline of Rome, changes in church practice, the fall of Rome, Barbarian invasions of Rome, France and the Sun King, the rise of Prussia, and the Barbarian kingdoms.

SCIENCE

Learned about amphibians, air or water, animal hearing, amphibian metamorphosis, challenges for evolution, primates, humans, and hibernation. 


ART/MUSIC


S.T.E.M. Marble Maze


Lesson 172: Sign of Fish

FIELD TRIP

Tae Kwon Do 


CONCLUSION

This week we read about Father Jacques Marquette, the decline of Jamestown, Virginia, Cyprian, John Chrysostom, Basil of Caesarea, Shepherd of Tender Youth, the Didache, changes in Rome, the way of Christ, the decline of Rome, changes in church practice, the fall of Rome, Barbarian invasions of Rome, France and the Sun King, the rise of Prussia, and the Barbarian kingdoms. Learned about amphibians, air or water, animal hearing, amphibian metamorphosis, challenges for evolution, primates, humans, and hibernation.  It was a very busy week but we made it through, now unto next week to see what adventures are in store for us.

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Monday, September 15, 2025

MFW: WHL (10th Grade) and Exploration to 1850 (6th Grade) Week 7

MFW: WHL (10th Grade) and Exploration to 1850 (6th Grade) Week 7

Read about Thirty years war, King Charles I, King Charles II, Maryland county, Cronwell's protectorate, plague and fire, Lord Baltimore, Ignatius, Polycarp, Justin Martyr, and Perpetua.  Also learned about fish, their anatomy, cartilaginous fish, placenta, lactate, marsupials, mammary glands, and monotremes.

BOOKS

Few of the books we used this week.

BIBLE

James 1:12-18

James 1:1-11

Matthew 16:15

Psalm 14:1

Proverbs 18:17

Genesis 1:20-21

Revelation 3:20

LANGUAGE ARTS

Read a lot this week, worked on spelling, writing, reports, research, and Spanish.

MATH

Worked on addition, subtraction, multiplication, division, fractions, decimals, and algebra.

TIMELINE

HISTORY

We read about Gustavus Adolphus, the Western War, Charles loses his head, the power of the Habsburgs, Kings, cavaliers, roundheads, Cromwell's protectorate, plague and fire, John Bunyan, Ignatius, Polycarp, Justin Martyr, and Perptua.  

SCIENCE

Learned about fish, cartilaginous fish, fins, other fish anatomy, how they are designed to swim, sharks, rays, skates.  Also read more on mammals, cerebrum, diphyodonty, placenta, latate, marsupials, mammary glands, monotremes, and placental mammals. 

ART/MUSIC


Lesson 49: the pen & ink page


Lesson 50: more lines


Lesson 51: Illustrating a Story

FIELD TRIP

Went to the library for S.T.E.M. class and the kids did their Tae Kwon Do class.  

CONCLUSION

This week we read about Gustavus Adolphus, the Western War, how Charles loses his head, the power of the Habsburgs, Kings, cavaliers, round heads, Cromwell's protectorate, plague and fire, John Bunyan, Ignatius, Polycarp, Justin Martyr, and Perptua.  Learned about fish, cartilaginous fish, fins, other fish anatomy, how they are designed to swim, sharks, rays, skates. Also read more on mammals, cerebrum, diphyodonty, placenta, latate, marsupials, mammary glands, monotremes, and placental mammals.  Lots of fun learning, and now unto next week to see what adventures are in store for us.

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