| 4th Grade Week 4 | Tuesday
9/2/2025 | Wednesday
9/3/2025 | Thursday
9/4/2025 | Friday
9/5/2025 | Monday
9/8/2025 | Co-Teacher Notes |
| Discipleship | Obedience - "But be doers of the word, and not just hearers only, deceiving yourselves." James 1:22 | |
| Bible | Labor Day - No School | Genesis 32:22-31 | Genesis 37 | | Write or draw something in your Bible journal reflecting this past week's reading. | |
| Math | Ch. 3, L1:
TB pgs. 57-60,
WB pgs. 47-49
(Review Ch. 2 weak concepts for Quiz tomorrow.) | Ch. 2 Quiz and
Ch. 3, L2:
TB pgs. 61-64,
WB pgs. 50-52 | Ch. 3, L3:
TB pgs. 65-67,
WB pgs. 53-54 | Ch. 3, L4:
TB pgs. 68-71,
WB pgs. 57-59 | Note about Ch. 3, L1. Students typically have trouble remembering the difference between a "multiple" versus a "factor." Please spend extra time defining these terms and ensure they grasp it. Helpful video: https://youtu.be/XQkGyf01LuQ |
| Spelling | Review previous spelling words and phonograms: sh, th, oo, ee, oy, oi, ch, ow, ou, ay, ai, ea, or, ui, and all 26 single letter phonograms | Phonogram Review | Re-write Step 2 Test misspelled words 5 times each; Continue to review words and rules through Step 3, checking for mastery. Review all 26 Single Phonograms in preparation for assessment Friday. | Administer the Classical Phonics Assessment Tracker Assessment 1 (In binder) Grade in red pen, have student make corrections, then return to class to record grade. | Review to the blue key cards for the spelling rules and ensure mastery.
Your student may turn in Spelling test corrections for an OPTIONAL extra credit grade. (Spelling test grade will not be changed). |
| Grammar | Ch. 4, L1 Grammar Time (Do PB pg 3), Skill Time, Practice Time (Do WB pg. 68), Define vocab. words (pg. 54) and orally make a sentence up with them. | Ch. 4, L2
(pgs. 55-60): Grammar Time (Do PB pg. 3), Write Practice Sentence and define vocab. words (pg. 60). | Ch. 4, L3/L4 (pgs. 61-67): Grammar Time (Do PB pg. 3), SKIP Skill Time pgs. 62-63, Write Expanded Practice Sentence (pgs. 64-65), Do Test in WB pg. 100 (On Test, can do Ex. 7 Orally and SKIP Ex. 8) | | Jingles Note: Have your student recite/practice any Jingles they do not have memorized. |
| Writing | L4 pg. 32:
Read source text, create a KWO, retell to a family member, Intro. New Structure on pg. 34. | L4 pg. 32:
Complete style practice and vocab. practice (pg. 35), write RD. | L4. pg. 32:
Proofread RD. Write FD (due Tues) Review all vocab words from L1-4. Be sure that you know the definition and can use each one properly in an original sentence.
L3 FD Due.
| Study for IEW Vocabulary Quiz nest Tuesday. | IEW, Lesson 4 Source Text:
The Milkmaid and her Pail
Pg. 32 |
| Reading | Read Ch. 9 in The Good Master and orally answer journal discussion questions. Optional: For Extra Credit on your Journal grade, complete the Activity. | Review Ch. 10 Vocabulary, discuss gypsies and begin reading The Good Master Ch. 10 in class. | Ensure Ch. 10 reading is complete. Write the answers to discussion questions in your journal. Complete the Activity. | | |
| History | Read SOTW Ch. 5: "South Against North." Choose 3 questions to answer in your journal. | War Between the States discussion. Play Civil War State Game! | Do a little research on a Civil War hero (your choice, see notes below) and write a paragraph about what they did and why they are heroic. Illustrate or include a printed photo. Be prepared to share with the class next Thursday. | Review Key Dates 1 and 2 | The Civil War Hero presentation is meant to be a very brief introduction to the person they chose. The presentation shouldn't be longer than 5 minutes and should hit main points such as who they were, what side they were on, and why they are considered a hero (and any other fun, quirky facts they want to add). |
| Geography | Southern Europe Due 10/16 | |
| Science | Read TB pgs. 56-60 and orally narrate. Make (and review) Antennae Shape Minibook (NB pg. 61) | Review handout in binder for Quiz next week. | Read TB pgs. 60-64 and orally narrate. Do Act. 3.2 NB pg. 73. | Continue working on insect collecting and preserving. See notes below. Study for Test next Tuesday. | |
| Memory Work | GEOGRAPHY: Southern Europe - Test on 10/16
SCIENCE: Insect anatomy, classification of life - Test on 9/9
KEY DATES: 1-4 Test on 10/2
POEM 1: Due for Recitation on 10/2 | | |
Already a month in! We are having a great time and becoming real 4th graders now!
--Mrs. Woolsey
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Dates to remember:
September 2 – Labor Day observed – No Class
September 11 – Spirit Day – wear spirit shirt and jeans/jean shorts
September 13 – Dodgeball Tournament
September 25 – Spirit/DOGS/Pizza Day!
BLOG ABBREVIATION KEY |
L – Lesson | Ch. - Chapter | TB – Textbook |
WB – Workbook | FP – Facts Practice Sheet | MM – Mental Math |
CCC – Complete, check, correct | NT – New Teaching | DS – Dictate Sentences |
IEW – Institute for Excellence in Writing book | KWO – Key Word Outline | RD – Rough Draft |
FD – Final Draft | WDYR – What Do You Remember | NB – Science Notebooking Journal |
RJ - Reading Journal | TM – Teacher’s Manual | SOTW – Story of the World (History book) |
Last week in 4th grade:
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Discipleship:
Our Character Virtue of the month is Obedience: A prompt response to good authority and willing acceptance of natural consequences.
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Math: Begin math with a 5-minute warm-up of the Math Facts Practice sheet your child is currently working on.
Objectives:
1. Find multiples of a one-digit number.
2. Find common multiples.
3. Find factors of whole numbers up to 100.
4. Identify prime and composite numbers.
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Spelling:
Objective: Review and assess single letter phonograms.
Note: Please administer the Classical Phonics Assessment (in binder) this week and return to school the following Tuesday. You only need to do Assessment 1 (Single Letter Phonograms) at this point. Co-teachers, for the written portion, read the sound or sounds on the card. Or if you prefer, you can play the sound on the AAS app. Your student should then write the corresponding phonogram in the box. Mark any your child missed. For the oral portion, show the card to the student. He or she should be able to correctly identify all the sounds associated with that card. Please note any phonograms your child missed on the form.
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Writing
Objectives:
1. Create a KWO from a source text.
2. Write a rough draft of a fable using KWO and composition checklist.
3. Incorporate a who/which clause into composition.
4. Create a title that repeats or reflects key words from the final sentence.
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Grammar
Objectives:
1. Identify parts of speech and use them correctly.
2. Identify predicate words located in the complete subject.
3. Find synonyms and antonyms for a word.
4. Write a practice sentence.
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
History
Objectives:
1. Identify factors that led to the War Between the States (Civil War).
2. Identify key figures of the war.
3. Research a Civil War hero or famous person.
Note: Choose a person from the Civil War that you would like to learn more about. Read about their life and write a paragraph describing what that individual did during the Civil War that was notable or commendable. Some possible ideas include various political figures, generals, spies, abolitionists, etc. There are many more! Students will be sharing this information with classmates on Thursday of next week.
History: American Civil War for Kids (ducksters.com) has biographies of many people, including the following. Be sure to write your paragraph using your own words.
President Abraham Lincoln
Robert E Lee
Ulysses S Grant
Harriet Beecher Stowe
Harriet Tubman
John Brown
Sojourner Truth
Frederick Douglass
Mary Walker
Dorothea Dix
Louisa May Alcott
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Science
Objectives:
1. Identify characteristics of Order Lepidoptera.
2. Know the four stages of complete metamorphosis.
Note: Your student should start pinning their insects sooner rather than later, so that the insect can “set its shape.” (Some of your specimens will need lots of pins to arrange their legs and body just right. After a few days to a week, most of the pins can be removed and the insect’s shape will be “set.”)
If your student would like more information on pinning and labeling insects, here are a couple of YouTube videos:
https://youtu.be/-Ve5mftxnwk?feature=shared
https://youtu.be/bP726-Zmdqc?feature=shared
Here is a comprehensive booklet about Texas insects that you can print or use for reference and insect identification:
https://tpwd.texas.gov/publications/pwdpubs/media/pwd_bk_p4000_0043.pdf
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Memory Work: Please spend 15 minutes per day working on the following memory work.
Poetry: Our first quarter poem is "The Father's Vineyard." We will recite this poem for our school during morning Sanctuary on Thursday, October 2nd.
Geography: We will begin our study of Southern Europe this week. The song and map can be found on the main blog curricula/geography page here. Students will be responsible for labeling countries on a map.
Science: Classification of Life: Kingdom, Phylum, Class, Order, Family, Genus, Species. Body parts of an insect.
