Sunday, August 7, 2022

MFW: 1850 to MT and ECC Week 5

MFW: 1850 TO MT AND ECC WEEK 5

This week we will be learning about the state capitals, James Buchanan, Louisiana Territory, North America, deserts, coping with desert temperatures, and Mexico.  Also read about creating a new territory, taxation without representations, from protest to war, road to rebellion, the Boston Massacre, the Intolerable Acts, the outbreak of war, declaring Independence, the British evacuation of Boston, dark days of war, striking back at Trenton and Princeton, and the British strategy.  

BOOKS

Several books we used this week. 

BIBLE 

Memory Verse: He himself bore our sins in his body on the tree, so that we might die to sins and live for righteousness; by his wounds you have been healed.

~1 Peter 2:24

~Romans 5:8

~Isaiah 53:4-6

~John 3:16

~Matthew 4:4

~Matthew 2:19-23

~Matthew 3:13-17

~Philippians 3:18-21

~1 Peter 2:9-11a

~2 Corinthians 5:19b-20

~Deuteronomy 6:13-16

~Exodus 17:1-7

~Psalm 95:7b-11

LANGUAGE ARTS 

Worked on reading, writing, spelling, and forming sentences and paragraphs.  




MATH 

Lots of addition, subtraction, multiplication, division, fractions, and conversations. 





TIMELINE 

None this week.

HISTORY 

Learned about the state capitals, James Buchanan, Louisiana Territory, North America, and Mexico.  Also read about creating a new territory, taxation without representations, from protest to war, road to rebellion, the Boston Massacre, the Intolerable Acts, the outbreak of war, declaring Independence, the British evacuation of Boston, dark days of war, striking back at Trenton and Princeton, and the British strategy.  














SCIENCE 

We discussed fossils in ice and tar, LIDAR technology, introduction to archaeology, desert, oases, protons, electrons, neutrons, atoms, periodic chart, electron energy, valence valor, bonding basics, and reactive reactions.






Sunny and Shaded temperatures Experiment 















ART


Yarn Art, he made our guinea pigs (Thor & Loki) and I made a sloth.


Lesson #63: Copying a Millet 

MUSIC/VIDEO 



FIELD TRIP 

Went to Home Depot Kids Workshop and the kids got to build a Summer Camper.  D got his 50th star for building 50 items, so proud of their dedication to do these workshops.




CONCLUSION 

This week we learned about the state capitals, James Buchanan, Louisiana Territory, North America, and Mexico.  Also read about creating a new territory, taxation without representations, from protest to war, road to rebellion, the Boston Massacre, the Intolerable Acts, the outbreak of war, declaring Independence, the British evacuation of Boston, dark days of war, striking back at Trenton and Princeton, and the British strategy.  We discussed fossils in ice and tar, LIDAR technology, introduction to archaeology, desert, oases, protons, electrons, neutrons, atoms, periodic chart, electron energy, valence valor, bonding basics, and reactive reactions.  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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Saturday, July 30, 2022

MFW: 1850 to MT and ECC Week 4

  MFW: 1850 to MT AND ECC WEEK 4

This week we will discuss our family tree, ancestors, Navajo, Harriet Tubman, Israel, Egypt, David Livingstone, and Hudson Taylor.  Read about wandering through Africa, Italy's Resurrection, Italy Unites, more on the United States of America, the Taiping Rebellion, industry, and farming.  Also learn about the temperate forests, up in the canopy, tree identification, forest floor, and chaparral, the animals of the sky and sea.  Review solid matter, liquid matter, solid liquids, surface tension, gas matters, and voluminous expanding gas.  

BOOKS

Few of the books we used this week.

BIBLE 

Memory Verse: "The virgin will be with child and will give birth to a son, and they call him Immanuel"---which means, "God with us."

~Matthew 1:23

~1 John 3:16

~Romans 5:6-9

~John 3:16

~Romans 6:9

~Matthew 1:1-17

~Matthew 1:18-25

~Matthew 2:1-12

~Psalm 30:5b

~Matthew 2:13-18

~Galatians 6:9

LANGUAGE ARTS 

We did a lot of reading, writing, and spelling this week.





MATH 

Continuing with review work with addition, subtraction, multiplication, division, and fraction.



TIMELINE 

HISTORY 

Discussed our family tree, ancestors, Navajo, Harriet Tubman, Israel, Egypt, David Livingstone, and Hudson Taylor.  Read about wandering through Africa, Italy's Resurrection, Italy Unites, more on the United States of America, the Taiping Rebellion, industry, and farming.









SCIENCE 

Learned about the temperate forests, up in the canopy, tree identification, forest floor, chaparral, and animals of the sky and sea.  Reviewed solid matter, liquid matter, solid liquids, surface tension, gas matters, voluminous expanding gas, and did several experiments to go with our lessons. 








Gas to Liquid to Solid to Liquid to Gas Experiment


Voluminous Expanding Gas (Bubble Power) Experiment 


Earth's Water Cycle Experiment 


Seeing how the water cycle works.

ART


Suppose to do an early American quilt,  but D much rather draw a pretend quilt of the things that matter most to him.


Lesson #61 Coloring a Landscape with Earth Colors


Finished our United State of America study building an eagle, which we got from Home Depot.

MUSIC/VIDEO 


Listened to a few of Stephen Foster songs 

Wee Sing: #4 Eentsy Weentsy Spider

FIELD TRIP 

We didn't go on any special trip this week, we just wanted to rest after traveling to Kentucky to go explore the Creation Museum and Ark Encounter with the family.  




Kids got some prizes from the library for completing their summer reading programs.  

CONCLUSION 

This week we discussed our family tree, ancestors, Navajo, Harriet Tubman, Israel, Egypt, David Livingstone, and Hudson Taylor.  Read about wandering through Africa, Italy's Resurrection, Italy Unites, more on the United States of America, the Taiping Rebellion, industry, and farming.  Also learned about the temperate forests, up in the canopy, tree identification, forest floor, and chaparral, the animals of the sky and sea.  Review solid matter, liquid matter, solid liquids, surface tension, gas matters, and voluminous expanding gas.  It has been a bit of a slow week for us after returning from Kentucky.  We were a bit tired and just wanted to take it easy, hence why I didn't take as many pictures as I usually do.  But we did learn a lot and the kids completed all of their work this week.  Now unto next week to see what adventures are in store for us.

GOD BLESS!

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