Four Seasons Christian Academy : MFW: Exploration to 1850 and Adventures in U.S. History Week 30

MFW: Exploration to 1850 and Adventures in U.S. History Week 30

This week we will learn about New Zealand, California Gold Rush, the treaty of Waitangi, Captain Sutter, the year of revolutions, James K. Polk, Zachary Taylor, and a world of unrest. Also read about New Zealand Wars, Texas, Iowa, Wisconsin, California, the greatest pioneer, building the railroad, building the Transcontinental Railroad, Colorado, and how the United States grows. Learn about ferns, non-vascular plants, liverworts, painting landscape and people.

Books

Few books we used this week.

Bible

. . . "I am the resurrection and the life. He who believes in me will live, even though he dies."

John 11:25

Luke 7:11-17

Mark 5:21-24, 35-43

John 19:1-3

John 19:28-30

John 10:11

Luke 23:27

John 3:16

Matthew 27:57-60

Matthew 27:65-66

John 16:20, 22

Luke 24:1-6

Language Arts

Did a lot of reading, writing, spelling, worked on the parts of a paragraph and how to start an essay.

Math

Worked on addition, subtraction, division, multiplication, ratios, angles, and fractions.

Timeline

Added California Gold Rush 1849 to her timeline.

D added Transcontinental Railroad 1869 to his timeline.

History

Read about moving west by railroad, the greatest pioneer of all, New Zealand and her rulers, the New Zealand Wars, Texas, Colorado, Iowa, how the U.S.A. grows, Wisconsin, the California gold rush, building the railroad, Captain Sutter, the world of unrest, the year of the revolution, and end of track.

Science

Read about Non-vascular plants, liverworts, lichen, moss, reproduction, uses for lichen, pollution monitors, and lots of activities with magnets.

Art

Lesson #199 into the picture gallery

Paint Card #12 Red Bucket by the sea

Lesson #200 Placing a figure in a landscape

Music/Video

This week we listened to various classical songs.

Field trip

Went to Washington D.C. to see the Cherry Blossoms Trees, something we did last year and this year the trees looked even better.

Conclusion

This week we learned about New Zealand, California Gold Rush, the treaty of Waitangi, Captain Sutter, the year of revolutions, James K. Polk, Zachary Taylor, and a world of unrest. Also read about New Zealand Wars, Texas, Iowa, Wisconsin, California, the greatest pioneer, building the railroad, building the Transcontinental Railroad, Colorado, and how the United States grows. Learned about ferns, non-vascular plants, liverworts, painting landscape and people. Had a busy week but 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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