| 4th Grade Week 25 | Tuesday
3/3/2026 | Wednesday
3/4/2026 | Thursday
3/5/2026 | Friday
3/6/2026 | Monday
3/9/2026 | Co-Teacher Notes |
| Discipleship | "May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, so that by the power of the Holy Spirit you may abound in hope." Romans 15:13 | |
| Bible | John 1:1-18, 3:1-21 | John 10 | John 11:1-34 | John 13 | | |
| Math | MFP;
Ch. 13, L5:
TB pgs. 119-122;
WB pgs. 88-89 | MFP;
Ch. 13, L6:
TB pgs. 123-125;
WB pgs. 90-91 | MFP;
Ch. 13, L7:
TB pgs. 126-129;
WB pgs. 92-94 | MFP;
Ch. 13, L8:
TB pgs. 130-133;
WB pgs. 95-96 | MFP;
Ch. 13, L9:
TB pgs. 134-135 Practice B (to review add/sub hundredths in preparation for Tuesday's test. Review Practice A [pg. 117] as necessary.) | The Practice A & B lessons provide additional practice and review of Ch 13. Your student may not need to complete all of the problems in the lesson if you see that the concept has been mastered. However, most students will benefit from doing the word problems in order to practice bar modeling skills. |
| Spelling | Step 22: Review New Teaching;
DS: 4-6;
Play Sparkle! | Step 22: Review Card box. DS 7-9 pg 119. Complete Writing Station words for reinforcement. | Step 22 Spelling Test | Step 23:
New Teaching pgs. 121-123; Dictate words pg. 123 | Step 23:
DS 1-3 pg. 124 | |
| Grammar | Vocab. Quiz
Ch. 19, L1
(pgs. 309-311): Grammar Time (PB pg. 18), Define vocab. words (pg. 311) and use orally in a sentence. | Ch. 19, L2
(pgs.312-315): Grammar Time (PB pg. 18), Skill Time-Ref. 57 Double Negatives, Practice Time (WB pgs. 84-85), Define vocab. words (pg. 315) and use orally in a sentence | Ch. 19, L3
(pgs. 316-319): Grammar Time (PB pg. 18), Skill Time-Ref. 58 Contractions, Practice Time
Poem 3 Recitations Due | Complete Contraction WS sent home.
Ch. 19, L4
(pg.321) Do Test Time, Skip Exercises 4-7. | | |
| Writing | L23 pgs. 169-170:
Read Texts, Create KWOs | L23 pgs. 169-170:
Style & Vocab. Practice (pgs. 172-173); Ensure KWO is complete. Begin RD. | L23 pgs. 169-170:
Work on RD. If complete, Writer's Conference. | L23 pgs. 169-170:
Ensure RD is complete and proofread, Write FD.
Due Tuesday | | IEW Lesson 23 Source Texts (A&B):
Orion Constellation
Text A - Orion (pg. 169)
Text B - Great Hunter (pg. 170) |
| Reading | My Side of the Mountain. Class Discussion. | Read Ch. 14 of My Side of the Mountain. Complete RJ Questions. | Read Chs. 15 & 16 of My Side of the Mountain. Complete RJ questions in class. | Read Chs. 17 & 18 of My Side of the Mountain. Complete RJ questions. |
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| History | History Paper FD Due | Read SOTW Ch. 31: "The Marshall Plan." Choose 3 questions to answer in your journal. | The Formation of Israel and the Cold War. Discussion. | Read SOTW Ch.30: "Muslims & Hindus in India." Orally narrate key points. | Study for Key Dates 1-10 Test next Thursday! | |
| Geography | Former USSR - Due 4/16 | | |
| Science | Vocabulary Puzzle pg. 223; Flight & Bird Wingspan Activities 11.1 & 11.2 in NB pg. 230 | Read TB pgs. 214-220. Orally narrate key points. Color the Rose-breasted Grosbeak pg.44, and the Eastern and Spotted Towhees pg. 45 in your green folder. | Chicken Study | Read TB pg. 221-225. Complete Act. 11.4 (TB pg. 225); Record observations in NB on pg. 232. | Study Science Test Review Sheet for Test on Tuesday | |
| Memory Work | GEOGRAPHY: Former USSR - Test on 4/16
KEY DATES: 1-10 Test on 3/12
POEM 3: Due for Recitation on 3/5 | | |
Coming Soon:
Thursday, March 12 - Spirit Day, No pizza
Monday, March 16 - 20 Spring Break! NO SCHOOL
Thursday, March 26 - Spirit Day, DOGS, Pizza!
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Last Week in 4th Grade:
Between history presentations, Pictionary with DOGS and just general 4th grading, we had a great week! (FYI: I took pictures of ALL the kids with their presentations!)
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Discipleship:
Objective: Experience the joy of the Lord which comes from spending time in His presence.
Start your homeschool day with prayer and Bible reading.
Our virtue this month is Hope.
Hope - is looking forward to and trusting in God’s good plan.
Romans 15:13: May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, so that by the power of the Holy Spirit you may abound in hope.
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Math:
Students should have their multiplication tables to 12 almost mastered. Please continue to complete two Math Fact worksheets or times tables per week. Set the timer for 5 min and circle the last problem your child completes. Then complete the page, correct, and return to school for recording for extra credit.
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Objectives:
1. Add hundredths.
3. Subtract from 1 and 0.1
4. Subtract Hundredths
5. Relate money to decimals.
6. Practice adding and subtracting decimals.
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Spelling
Objectives:
1. Know the doubling rule for adding vowel suffixes
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Reading
Please bring your book to class each day.
Objectives:
1. Increase reading comprehension and fluency.
2. Identify elements of goodness, truth, and beauty in literature.
3. Use context cues to deduce the meaning of unfamiliar words.
4. Identify outdoor survival skills.
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Grammar
Objectives:
1. Change verbs to different tenses in a paragraph.
2. Identify and classify mixed sentence patterns.
3. Recognize and avoid using double negatives.
4. Make contractions.
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Writing
Objectives:
1. Write a "fused" outline from 2 sources.
2. Write a paragraph with topic-clincher sentences repeated.
3. Use stylistic techniques of incorporating 6 dress-ups in the paragraph.
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History
Objectives:
1. Know that under the Marshall Plan the Allies gave money to rebuild Europe after WWII and Germany was split in two.
2. Know that Israel was proclaimed a country in 1948.
3. Know that the Cold War was a conflict between the US and the Soviet Union and fought without weapons.
4. Know that Chairman Mao brought Communism to China in 1949.
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Science
Objectives:
1. Know that bird bones are light and hollow with brackets designed to make them very strong.
2. Know the location of flight muscles.
3. Identify different types of flight.
4. Look at the migration habits of various species of birds.
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Memory Work: Please spend 15 minutes per day working on the following memory work.
Poetry: Our third quarter poem is "In Christ Alone." These lyrics are set to music and you can find numerous renditions online. Here is one. In Christ Alone. Additional copies here.
Geography: We studying the former USSR this week. The song and map can be found here on the main blog curricula/geography page. Students will be responsible for labeling countries on a map. A word bank is provided.
History: We are memorizing the US Presidents. There are several YouTube video songs to help
with this. Here are two: US Presidents: Washington to Trump and an older version, US Presidents to "America." For assessment, students will write or sing all the presidents' first and last names. Due 5/14
