Monday, September 1, 2025

MFW: WHL (10th Grade) and Exploration to 1850 (6th Grade) Week 5

   

MFW: WHL (10th Grade) and Exploration to 1850 (6th Grade) Week 5

This week we will read about Massachusetts Bay Colony, Rhode Island, Salem Witchcraft trials, Miles Standish, Roger Williams, Charles Darwin, Gerrit Dou, Jerusalem, the church begins, the conversion of Cornelius, turtles, tortoises, and marsupials.

BOOKS

Few of the books we used this week.

BIBLE

Luke 15-24

Acts 1-15

Matthew 28:4

Matthew 16:18; 18:17

Luke 13:29

2 Samuel 5:6-12

2 Chronicles 3:1

Isaiah 52:1

Galaians 4:26

James 1:12-27

Acts 17:6b

LANGUAGE ARTS

Kids worked on spelling, writing, reports, interviews, and Spanish.

MATH

Worked on addition, subtraction, multiplication, division, fraction, decimal, skip counting, and word problems.

TIMELINE

None this week

HISTORY

Learned about Jerusalem, major themes in Luke, the Watchman, John Winthrop, New England, the pilgrims and the Native Americans, Miles Standish, Roger Williams, Engish settlement, hornbook, Roger Williams, Rogue Island, satan comes to paradise.


SCIENCE

We read about marsupials, how animals see, designed for moving on land, how animals communicate, order sphenodontia: tuataras, order squamata: lizards, snakes, order testudines: turtles, tortoises, terrapins, and koala.

ART/MUSIC


Shadowing 


Lots of character drawings


Foil figures

FIELD TRIP

Tae Kwon Do


Silly boy likes to walk around with either a stick or a pine cone in his mouth.


CONCLUSION

This week we learned about Jerusalem, major themes in Luke, the Watchman, John Winthrop, New England, the pilgrims and the Native Americans, Miles Standish, Roger Williams, Engish settlement, hornbook, Roger Williams, Rogue Island, satan comes to paradise.  We also read about marsupials, how animals see, designed for moving on land, how animals communicate, order sphenodontia: tuataras, order squamata: lizards, snakes, order testudines: turtles, tortoises, terrapins, and koala.  Lots of learning this week, 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 4 

MFW: WHL (10th Grade) and Exploration to 1850 (6th Grade) Week 3

MFW: WHL (10th Grade) and Exploration to 1850 (6th Grade) Week 3

This week we will learn about the rise of Rome, Augustus Caesar, Roman Law, the Roman Empire, memorizing the books of the new testament in the Bible, King James, Jamestown, French Exploration, Champlain, and John Smith.  Learn several things about reptiles, lizards, mammals, and painting.  For some reason I don't know what happened to all the pictures I took this week, thankfully some made it on the blog.

BOOKS

Few of the books we learned today.

BIBLE

James 1:1-8

Acts 25:11; 22:25-29

1 Corinthians 11:14

LANGUAGE ARTS

Kids did a lot of reading, writing, spelling, paraphrasing, reports, and Spanish.

MATH

Algebra, addition, subtraction, multiplication, division, fractions, word problems, decimals, and skip counting.


TIMELINE


HISTORY

Read about King James, the forgotten translation, the gunpowder plot of terror, calamity in Jamestown, the starving time, royal visit, establishing a government, Sir Edwin Sandys, Roman civilization, the rise of Rome, Augustus Caesar, Roman law, Henry Hudson, settlers in North America, the new colonies in the New World, and going their separate ways.  


SCIENCE

Learned about mammals, their feet, large and small ones, how some animals are built for work, tigers, sheep, animals that show God's provision, Order Apoda-Caecilians, evolution of fish to amphibians, dogs, reptiles, and birds.


ART/MUSIC


Paint Card: Dip Painting


Lesson #171:  Still Life 

FIELD TRIP

CONCLUSION

This week we read about King James, the forgotten translation, the gunpowder plot of terror, calamity in Jamestown, the starving time, royal visit, establishing a government, Sir Edwin Sandys, Roman civilization, the rise of Rome, Augustus Caesar, Roman law, Henry Hudson, settlers in North America, the new colonies in the New World, and going their separate ways.  Learned about mammals, their feet, large and small ones, how some animals are built for work, tigers, sheep, animals that show God's provision, Order Apoda-Caecilians, evolution of fish to amphibians, dogs, reptiles, and birds.  Had a busy and fun week with my parents in town, we always love when they come over.  Now unto next week to see what adventures are in store for us.

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