4th | 9/11/2017 | 9/12/2017 | 9/13/2017 | 9/14/2017 | 9/15/2017 |
Discipleship | Faith + Matthew 5: 1-4 | ||||
Bible | Ezek 33:7-9, Ps 32:1-7 | Rom 13:1-10, Matt 18:1-20 | Num. 21:4-9, 1 Cor. 1:18-25 | John 12:20-33 | |
Math | Review for test, Begin Practice 2B in class | Complete TB p40 Practice 2B, Do TB p41 Review A to prepare for test | Math Test | HIG p36-37 Enrichment 1, Focus on mastering math facts | Math Break! |
Spelling | Step 4: Review New Teaching, phonograms ie, dge, wr. DS 4-6, Play Sparkle | Step 4: Review card box, Review Phonograms ck, oe, oa, ed. DS 7-9 | Step 4 Spelling Test | Step 5: New teaching p39-42, Dictate 10 words | Dictate sentences 1-3 on paper titled "Step 5 Practice". |
Grammar | Review Jingles, Ch 5, L2: Prepositional phrases & Write a practice sentence | Ch 5, L3: Classify Sentences and Do Activity/Assignment Time TM p81 on copy paper. Write 3 original sentences with prepositional phrases for each section & illustrate one. Tomorrow you will share it with the class! | Share sentences with prepositional phrases & Write a 3-point expository paragraph. Grammar Test sent home. | Chapter 5 Test (Skip Ex 4 & 8) Score in red pen & return to school Mon. For Ex.7 try to list at least 15. See note below. | |
Writing | L3, P3: Writer's Conference & L3, P4: Begin writing FD, Rubric sent home | Complete final draft started in class. Due Wed. Stapled: Rubric, FD, RD & Read Aloud: The Bear & the Two Travelers | Four Oxen FD due. Lesson 4, Pt 1: KWO | Complete L4, Pt 1 KWO if needed. Practice retelling the fable a couple times using your KWO. Complete the Vocab. Study on pg 43. Review the student samples (KWO and drafts p46) for inspiration! | |
Reading | Continue reading classical book of your choice. Pace yourself to complete the book in two weeks. | ||||
Latin | Ch6 - Memory page, teach grammar lesson | Ch6 - Recite memory chart and chants, review grammar new teaching | Ch6 - Worksheets. Recite memory chart. | Ch6 - Recite memory chart with chant, Complete Ch 6 quiz. | |
History | The Spanish American War Kora & Jonathan share journal entries | #133 The Progressive Era, and Timeline song | The Progressive Era & review dates studied this year | Write a brief summary on The Progressive Era in your journal, Ambree & Royce will share on 9/18 | |
Geography | Southern Europe - Due 11/8 | ||||
Science | Read Gadgets & Gizmos p10-11, 1st Law of Motion & Experiment: "Inertia Zoom Ball" | Complete reading scientist biography & begin answering biography questionnaire. See note below. | Small Group Gears Project, Review Unit Memory Work | Read USE p122-123 Dynamics, Write 2-4 sentence summary & define "Inertia" & "Momentum" in your journal. | Week 6 Quiz, Review Newton's Laws |
Memory Work | Quarter 1 Poem Due 9/27, Newton's 3 Laws of Motion Due 10/2 | ||||
HIG- Home Instructor Guide | L- Lesson | Grammar- Shurley English |
LT- Learning Task | KWO-Key Word Outline | USE-Usborne Science Encyclopedia |
CCC-Complete, check, correct | RD- Rough Draft | |
TB- Textbook | FD- Final Draft | NT- New Teaching |
WB- Workbook | FP-Math Facts Practice Sheet | DS - Dictate Sentences |
MM- Mental Math |
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Monday, September 11 - Christian Worldview Group, 9 a.m.
Wednesday, September 13 - Spirit Day. Students may wear spirit shirts with uniform bottoms or jeans.
Wednesday, September 13 - Spirit Day. Students may wear spirit shirts with uniform bottoms or jeans.
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 Character Virtue of the month is Faith.
Math:
Continue doing a 5 min warm-up with the assigned Math fact sheet. If your child has mastered the current fact sheet, move on the next one.
Review previous Mental Maths this week.
Objectives:
1. Review all previously learned concepts, re-teaching where necessary.
2. Assess mastery of concepts.
Please complete all the work assigned for home days, including workbook and practice exercises, as well as math facts practice. Please grade all work by first indicating which answers are incorrect and then giving your student an opportunity to correct his/her mistakes before offering assistance.
Composition
Objectives:
1. Write a polished final draft of The Four Oxen & the Lioness incorporating an -ly word & vocab word.
2. Create a KWO from a source text.
3. Learn and incorporate new vocabulary words into writing.
Grammar
Objectives:
1. Incorporate prepositions, objects of the preposition and prepositional phrases into original sentences.
2. Know the structure of a 3-point paragraph.
3. Assess mastery of previously learned material.
A copy of the Ch 5 Test was sent home with your student on Wednesday. Administer the test at home on Thursday (skip exercises 4 & 8). For Ex. 7, have your student try to list at least 15 prepositions. Additional prepositions will be awarded extra credit (+.25 pts each). Please circle errors in red pen and have students make corrections to the side. Return it to school for grading/scoring. You may read the Q&A flow from the teacher's manual to help students classify the sentences on this test and also feel free to answer questions any about the instructions.
Spelling
Objectives: Learn how to spell multisyllable words ending in ss.
Latin
Objectives:
1. Recognize Masculine (2nd Declension) nouns
2. Learn new Latin vocabulary
Listen to Latin chants daily to aid in memorization.Chapter 2
Chapter 3
Chapter 4
History
Objectives:
1. Know that Theodore Roosevelt helped the US gain a decisive victory in the Spanish-American War in 1898.
2. Know that the Progressive Era brought about numerous social changes in the US.
3. Know that the Progressive Era established a precedent of government involvement in social issues.
4. Create memory pegs by memorizing key people, events, locations and dates throughout the course of world history.
Science
Objectives:
1. Understand the 1st Law of Motion
2. Research the life of a scientist, noting important achievements.
3. Know that inertia is the tendency of objects to resist a change in their movement.
4. Know that momentum is a measure of an object’s tendency to continue moving.
Definitions:
- Inertia: the tendency of objects to resist a change in their movement
- Momentum: a measure of an object’s tendency to continue moving
Week of 9/11 – 9/15: Students complete reading (9/12), and begin taking notes on the following questions. You have next week to work on this as well.
· Who was the scientist you read about?
· When and where were they born?
· What was their major scientific contribution?
· List the events that surrounded their discovery
· List some other interesting events in the scientist’s life.
· Why do you think it is important to learn about this scientist?
Memory Work: Please spend 15 minutes per day working on the following memory work.
History Timeline:
You can find a YouTube video of the timeline song with pictures of the cards and dates on here.
Here is a YouTube demonstration the hand motions for the first 6 minutes. Timeline Song
Here is a video of the hand motions for the second 6 minutes of the song: Timeline Song
Lyrics and hand motions to accompany the timeline song :Classical Conversation History Card timeline-motions.
Geography: We are starting our study of Southern Europe this week. A map was sent home with your child on Monday. Additional maps found here.
All Geography songs and maps are found here.
