Friday, January 23, 2026

MFW: WHL (10th Grade) and Exploration to 1850 (6th Grade) Week 20

MFW: WHL (10th Grade) and Exploration to 1850 (6th Grade) Week 20

This week we learned about John Locke, two treatises of government, the French Revolution, Declaration of the rights of man and of the citizen, eating through the centuries, Europe, Africa, Revolutionary War, George Washington, the American Revolution, the peace treaty, empires old and new, Benedict Arnold traitor, Cornwallis surrenders, and Thomas Jeffereson at Monticello.

BOOKS

Some of the books we used this week.

BIBLE

Matthew 24-28

James 3

Romans 13:3-4

Proverbs 28:15

John 6:35, 15:5

Matthew 26:26-29

Genesis 1:29; 2:8-17; 3:17-19; 9:1-4

Exodus 12:8; 32:6

John 21:10-15

Matthew 4:4

LANGUAGE ARTS

Kids worked on reading, writing, spelling, Spanish, speech, and report.


MATH

Kids worked on addition, subtraction, multiplication, division, fraction, decimals, and algebra.


TIMELINE

None this week.

HISTORY

Learned about John Witherspoon, John Peter Gabriel Muhlenberg, Benedict Arnold, Cornwallis Surrenders, Washington marches against Yorktown, the American Revolution, tea in the sea, breaking free, early battles, fighting begins, French friends, John Wesley, George Whitefield, Fleury governs France, eating through the centuries, John Jay, and the Peace Treaty.


SCIENCE

Read about butterflies, moths, hummingbirds, bat pollinators, self-pollination, wind pollination, the pollinated flower, non self-pollinating flowers, and the kids made a flower story and comic.

ART/MUSIC

Lesson #213 Painting Atmosphere

FIELD TRIP


S.T.E.M. class # Marble Maze


Craft Class:  Making a paper plate monster.


Tae Kwon Do class


Kids earned their 4th strip this week, now they have to test again in a few weeks for their yellow belt.

CONCLUSION

This week we learned about John Witherspoon, John Peter Gabriel Muhlenberg, Benedict Arnold, Cornwallis Surrenders, Washington marches against Yorktown, the American Revolution, tea in the sea, breaking free, early battles, fighting begins, French friends, John Wesley, George Whitefield, Fleury governs France, eating through the centuries, John Jay, and the Peace Treaty.  Read about butterflies, moths, hummingbirds, bat pollinators, self-pollination, wind pollination, the pollinated flower, non self-pollinating flowers, and the kids made a flower story and comic.  Very busy week of learning and fun, now unto next week to see what adventures are in store for us.  Kids finished the week earning their 4th strip, now they have to test again in a few weeks for their yellow belt.  Now unto next week to see what adventures are in store for us.

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

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

MFW: WHL (10th Grade) and Exploration to 1850 (6th Grade) Week 9

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

MFW: WHL (10th Grade) and Exploration to 1850 (6th Grade) Week 11

MFW: WHL (10th Grade) and Exploration to 1850 (6th Grade) Week 12

MFW: WHL (10th Grade) and Exploration to 1850 (6th Grade) Week 13

MFW: WHL (10th Grade) and Exploration to 1850 (6th Grade) Week 14

MFW: WHL (10th Grade) and Exploration to 1850 (6th Grade) Week 15



MFW: WHL (10th Grade) and Exploration to 1850 (6th Grade) Week 19

MFW: WHL (10th Grade) and Exploration to 1850 (6th Grade) Week 19

This week we will learn about Thomas Jefferson, Declaration of Independence, John Adams, Benjamin Rush, Echoes in Europe, Benjamin Franklin in France, Marie Antoinette, Lafayette sails in America, George Rogers Clark, Bon Homme Richard, and pollination.  Also read about Charles Dickens, John Brown, Johnathan Edwards, and clothing through the centuries.  

BOOKS

Few of the books we used this week.  

BIBLE

James 3

Psalm 34:11-14

Matthew 5:9

Isaiah 48:22

Romans 11:18

Proverbs 12:25

Luke 6:43-45

Psalm 119:23-24

James 1:26

Genesis 2:25, 3:21

Psalm 102:25-26: 139:13-16

John 10:10


LANGUAGE ARTS

Kids worked on reading, spelling, writing, reports, speech, Spanish, and poems.


MATH

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

TIMELINE


HISTORY

Read about Charles Dickens, John Brown, John Adams, the Declaration of Independence, Thomas Jefferson, the war in the South, clothing through the centuries, bill of rights, Benjamin Rush, Benjamin Franklin in France, echoes in Europe, Marie Antoinette and Louis XVI, Jonathan Edwards, George Rogers, the Age of Revolution, Holland defends her trade, and revolutions in England and America.

SCIENCE

Learned about pollination, bees, a bee's landing pad, animal pollination, creation confirmation, orchids, flower color, nectar guides, a bee's ultraviolet vision, and getting the pollen.

ART/MUSIC


Kids painted little clay dinosaur. 


Paint Card Lesson #211: Painting Skies 

FIELD TRIP


S.T.E.M. class: Pompom Poppers



Tae Kwon Do Class 


Kids got their third yellow strip on their white belt.

CONCLUSION

This week we read about Charles Dickens, John Brown, John Adams, the Declaration of Independence, Thomas Jefferson, the war in the South, clothing through the centuries, bill of rights, Benjamin Rush, Benjamin Franklin in France, echoes in Europe, Marie Antoinette and Louis XVI, Jonathan Edwards, George Rogers, the Age of Revolution, Holland defends her trade, and revolutions in England and America. Also learned about pollination, bees, a bee's landing pad, animal pollination, creation confirmation, orchids, flower color, nectar guides, a bee's ultraviolet vision, and getting the pollen.   Ended the week with the kids achieving their third yellow strip on their white belt.  So proud of their hard work and dedication.  Now unto next week to see what adventures are in store for us.

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

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

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

MFW: WHL (10th Grade) and Exploration to 1850 (6th Grade) Week 9

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

MFW: WHL (10th Grade) and Exploration to 1850 (6th Grade) Week 11

MFW: WHL (10th Grade) and Exploration to 1850 (6th Grade) Week 12

MFW: WHL (10th Grade) and Exploration to 1850 (6th Grade) Week 13

MFW: WHL (10th Grade) and Exploration to 1850 (6th Grade) Week 14

MFW: WHL (10th Grade) and Exploration to 1850 (6th Grade) Week 15

MFW: WHL (10th Grade) and Exploration to 1850 (6th Grade) Week 16

MFW: WHL (10th Grade) and Explorattion to 1850 (6th Grade) Week 17

MFW: WHL (10th grade) and Exploration to 1850 (6th Grade) Week 18