Four Seasons Christian Academy : 02/21/26

MFW: WHL (10th Grade) and Exploration to 1850 (6th Grade) Week 25

This week we will learn about Charles Darwin, the Origin of Species, Sigmund Freud, Science gives us a new explanation of dreams, education and work of John Dewey, higher criticism, the world, Africa, Europe, Oceania, and World War I. Also learn about opium in China, Napoleon, Emperor Napoleon, the kingdom at the center of the world, the rise of the opium trade, Egypt, home to Mount Vernon, and the Rosetta stone.

BOOKS

Few of the books we used this week.

BIBLE

Exodus 14:5-31

Hebrews 1:1-2

Colossians 3:5, 12

2 Peter 1:3

John 1:1, 18

Matthew 7:29

John 7:16-17

Psalm 78:1-8

Proverbs 1:7

John 14:21

Hebrews 12:6

John 3:16

Deuteronomy 32:46-47

James 4

Hebrews 4:12

LANGUAGE ARTS

Kids worked on spelling, writing, reports, essay, comprehension, Spanish, and poems.

MATH

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

TIMELINE

HISTORY

Read about Vermont, Kentucky, Tennessee, Rosetta Stone, Napoleon Bonaparte, the Louisiana Purchase, Italy, Egypt, home to Mount Vernon, Charles Darwin, education and the work of John Dewey, Sigmund Freud, Africa, China, Russian defeat at Tsushima, Asia, Europe, the Russian Revolution, New Zealand, and the opium trade in China.

SCIENCE

Learned about root systems, geophytes, rooting, root classification hunt, and taproots.

ART/MUSIC

Lesson #191: Light side/Dark side

Lesson #192: Blending Colors

Rock painting in craft class at the library.

FIELD TRIP

S.T.E.M. class at the library

Built a small fort out of rolled up newspaper.

Tae Kwon Do class

Beautiful Cardinal enjoying some seeds.

K saw a squirrel eating a nut in the tree during our nature walk in the neighborhood.

CONCLUSION

This week we read about Vermont, Kentucky, Tennessee, Rosetta Stone, Napoleon Bonaparte, the Louisiana Purchase, Italy, Egypt, home to Mount Vernon, Charles Darwin, education and the work of John Dewey, Sigmund Freud, Africa, China, Russian defeat at Tsushima, Asia, Europe, the Russian Revolution, New Zealand, and the opium trade in China. Learned about root systems, geophytes, rooting, root classification hunt, and taproots. Another busy week of learning and fun, now unto next week to see what adventures are in store for us.

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MFW: God's Creation from A to Z (Kindergarten)

MFW: Learning God's Word (1st Grade)

MFW: Adventures in U.S. History (2nd Grade)

MFW: Exploring Countries and Cultures (3rd Grade)

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MFW: Exploration to 1850 (6th Grade)
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