Thursday, July 23, 2026

MFW: 1850 to Modern Times and Mia Prep Week 7

 MFW:  1850 to Modern Times and Mia Prep

This week we will reading about Abraham Lincoln, the Civil War, several science experiments, classes online, and several activities are in store for us this week.  

BOOKS


Few books we used this week.


Working hard on her online classes.

BIBLE

Memory Verse: John 11:25-26
Jesus said to her, "I am the resurrection and the life.  He who believes in me will live, even though he dies; and whoever lives and believes in me will never die.  Do you believe this?"

Matthew 28:1-10
John 20:1-23
John 11:25, 26
Revelation 1:18
Isaiah 6
Job 42:1-6
2 Corinthians 10:12

LANGUAGE ARTS

Kids worked on reading, spelling, Intro to Romanticism, writing, Spanish, and reading comprehension. 






MATH 

Worked on addition, subtraction, multiplication, division, percentage problems by unitary method, lines, and transversals.





HISTORY

Read about rights and responsibilities, the Union shattered, Abraham Lincoln, North and South Drift apart, the Industrial North, the Plantation South, field work, house work, southern plantations, African culture in America, the gathering storm, the Kansas-Nebraska Act, secession, compromising on slavery, the Union dissolved, the 1860 election, Kansas, and West Virginia.









SCIENCE

Learned about multitude of mixtures, homogeneous mixtures, heterogeneous mixtures, suspensions and emulsions, salute the solute, soapy solutions, polar bonds in water, alloys, colloids, and several experiments.  





Oil experiment


Milk experiement



Aluminum Foil Ring Experiment


Making butter experiment

ARTS

Theatre Arts intro to eastern theatre, computer skills productivity software wrap-up, financial literacy taxation basics wrap-up, college prep majors and minors, music lessons, library craft: dinosaur paper plate, vase painting, Lesson 67: the refrigerator gallery, and Lesson 68: creating a simple and bold picture.





FIELD TRIPS


Craft time at the library: Paper plate Jellyfish


Taekwondo Class 



Enjoying great weather outdoors riding their bikes and walking. 

CONCLUSION

This week the kids worked on reading, spelling, Intro to Romanticism, writing, Spanish, and reading comprehension. Worked on addition, subtraction, multiplication, division, percentage problems by unitary method, lines, and transversals.  Read about rights and responsibilities, the Union shattered, Abraham Lincoln, North and South Drift apart, the Industrial North, the Plantation South, field work, house work, southern plantations, African culture in America, the gathering storm, the Kansas-Nebraska Act, secession, compromising on slavery, the Union dissolved, the 1860 election, Kansas, and West Virginia.  Learned about multitude of mixtures, homogeneous mixtures, heterogeneous mixtures, suspensions and emulsions, salute the solute, soapy solutions, polar bonds in water, alloys, colloids, and several experiments.  Finished lessons in Theatre Arts intro to eastern theatre, computer skills productivity software wrap-up, financial literacy taxation basics wrap-up, college prep majors and minors, music lessons, library craft: dinosaur paper plate, vase painting, Lesson 67: the refrigerator gallery, and Lesson 68: creating a simple and bold picture.  Ended the week spending some time outdoors enjoying this great weather and Taekwondo class.  Now unto next week to see what adventures are in store for us.