Thursday, October 1, 2026

MFW: 1850 to Modern Times and Mia Prep Week 15

MFW:  1850 to Modern Times and Mia Prep Week 15

This week we will learn about U.S. expansion westward, factories, Sino-Japanese War in Korea, moving west,, the growth of the USA, philanthropists, outlaws, and the Korean battle ground.

BOOKS


Few of the books we used this week. 

Working hard as always. 

BIBLE

Memory Verse: Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything, by a prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God.  

Philippians 4:6-7

Colossians 4:2

Genesis 1:3

John 8:12

2 Corinthians 4:6

Matthew 5:16

Isaiah 60:19

Revelation 21:23


LANGUAGE ARTS

Kids worked on reading, spelling, writing, Spanish, poetry, comprehension, and cursive.






MATH 

Worked on addition, subtraction, multiplication, division, fraction, decimal, percentage, and ratios.






HISTORY

Read about the Civil War, America the Beautiful, moving west, Native American names, the growth of U.S.A., buying land, war with Mexico, taking land, struggling to survive, a new world power, settling the west, building the railroads, train travel, railroads, cowboys and cattle drives wild west, homesteading, threatening a way of life, the Indians wars, conflict erupts into war, the homesteaders frontier.  Also read about pioneer breakfast, stocks, philanthropists, outlaws, the end of the open range, small countries with large invaders, and the Korean battleground.












SCIENCE

Learned about PhET Simulation balancing equations, pitch, sound quality, technology and sound, sonar, ultrasound, bioacoustics, sounds in space, hearing a fallen tree, light of the world, fire in the sky, hydrogen and helium explosion, electrifying light, radiant energy, sources of light, nuclear fusion, sources of light, incandescent light, and light emitting diode.  





ARTS

Finished Theater Arts: intro to unit 4, Computer Skills: Internet Safety Wrap-up, College Prep: Buying book bargains, Art: Lesson 252 Drawing a Cowboy and Lesson 253 Making Small Studies, in Craft class: Volcano diorama, and Music: Guitar and Drum. 








FIELD TRIPS

S.T.E.M. class the kids made marble maze, and in Taekwondo class the kids worked hard to test next week for their second green strip. 




CONCLUSION

This week the kids worked on reading, spelling, writing, Spanish, poetry, comprehension, and cursive. Worked on addition, subtraction, multiplication, division, fraction, decimal, percentage, and ratios.  Read about the Civil War, America the Beautiful, moving west, Native American names, the growth of U.S.A., buying land, war with Mexico, taking land, struggling to survive, a new world power, settling the west, building the railroads, train travel, railroads, cowboys and cattle drives wild west, homesteading, threatening a way of life, the Indians wars, conflict erupts into war, the homesteaders frontier.  Also read about pioneer breakfast, stocks, philanthropists, outlaws, the end of the open range, small countries with large invaders, and the Korean battleground.  Learned about PhET Simulation balancing equations, pitch, sound quality, technology and sound, sonar, ultrasound, bioacoustics, sounds in space, hearing a fallen tree, light of the world, fire in the sky, hydrogen and helium explosion, electrifying light, radiant energy, sources of light, nuclear fusion, sources of light, incandescent light, and light emitting diode.  Finished Theater Arts: intro to unit 4, Computer Skills: Internet Safety Wrap-up, College Prep: Buying book bargains, Art: Lesson 252 Drawing a Cowboy and Lesson 253 Making Small Studies, in Craft class: Volcano diorama, and Music: Guitar and Drum.  S.T.E.M. class the kids made marble maze, and in Taekwondo class the kids worked hard to test next week for their second green strip.  Lots of learning and fun now unto next week to see what adventures are in store for us. 

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