Fortis Academy 4th Grade: Aug 26 - 30, 2019

4th Grade Week 3	8/26/2019	8/27/2019	8/28/2019	8/29/2019	8/30/2019
Discipleship	Obedience
Bible	Gen 21:1-8, 22:1-18	Genesis 24	Gen 27	Genesis 28
Math	HIG p17-18, TB p23-26, LT 1-11, WB Ex 10	FP-B or G, HIG p20-22, TB p28-30 LT 1-4, WB Ex 11	Review Mult & HIG p23-24, TB p 31-33, LT 5,6,8-10. Start WB Ex 12 problem 1	FP B or G, HIG p25-26, TB p31-32. WB Ex 12 #2	Spend 1 hour on Aleks math, especially focusing on  multiplication & division
Spelling	Step 2: Review new teaching, Reinforcement & Writing Station Words, Review Phonograms, DS 4-6	Step 2: Review card box, phonograms, Dictate Sentences 7-9 Check for accuracy.	Step 2 Test	Step 3: New Teaching p27-30, Dictate new words	DS 1-3 on paper titled "Step 2 Practice"
Grammar	Adverb quiz, Ch 2, L5: Adjectives and Articles, Memorize adj questions	Chap 3, Lesson 1, TM p.26-27	Ch 3, L2: Pattern 1 Sentences, Subject/Predicate & Ch3 L2 Noun Job Chart	Chap 3, Lesson 3: Review Ref 10, Classify Sentences & Do Ch 3, L3 Practice 1-3 (TM p36)
Writing	The Four Oxen & the Lioness KWO & -ly dress-up, vocab practice	Using your KWO and composition checklist, write a RD of The Four Oxen & the Lioness	Edit rough draft. Review proofreading symbols handout, Begin FD	Complete final draft started in class. Due Mon. Use rubric to ensure all components are present. Read Aloud:The Miser, The Bear, & The Two Pots
Reading	Discuss The Good Master Chap 8, Begin Ch 9	Complete Ch 9, Read Ch 10	Discussion	Read Ch 11	We will have our final discussion of The Great Master on Wed & begin reading The Perilous Road next week.
Latin	Ch 2 Memory Page & Grammar Lesson	Review Ch 1 & Ch 2 Chants, charts, Make flashcards for new vocabulary	Grammar review & game	Complete Ch 2 story, Review chants & flashcards
History	David Livingstone and the exploration of Africa	Read SOTW p29-34 "Wandering Through Africa" and write a paragraph in your journal recalling what you admire about David Livingstone	China during the mid 1800's	Read p41-46 The Taiping Rebellion and write 3-4 interesting facts in your journal
Geography	Review Continents and Oceans	Review Oceans & Continents	Test
Science	Insect Collecting, Handouts sent home	Read p139-142	Experiment & field day	Read p143-146 Create an insect zoo OR Work on your insect collection	Insect Collecting
Memory Work	POEM 1, Due for Recitation on 10/2 GEOGRAPHY: Continents and Oceans Test on 8/28 KEY DATES: 1-3 Test on 9/30 SCIENCE: Insect anatomy, classification of life Test on 9/9

HIG- Home Instructor Guide	KWO-Key Word Outline	NB-Science Notebook
LT- Learning Task	RD- Rough Draft	SOTW-Story of the World Vol 4
TB- Textbook	FD- Final Draft
WB- Workbook	Grammar- Shurley English	NT- New Teaching
CCC-Complete, check, correct	TM - Teacher's Manual	DS - Dictate Sentences
MM- Mental Math FP - Math Facts Practice Sheet	L- Lesson

Coming Soon:

Monday, August 26 - Open House, 6-7 p.m.

Wednesday, August 28 - Pizza Day! Spirit Day-students may wear Fortis spirit shirts with jeans

Monday, Sept 2 - Labor Day - NO SCHOOL!

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. 

Math

Objectives:
1. Understand the concept of multiples 

2. Determine if a number is a multiple of a 1-digit number

3. List multiples of a 1-digit number

4. Find common multiples

5. Practice concepts involving factors and multiples

6. Multiply a 4-digit number by a 1-digit number

7. Divide a 4-digit number by a 1-digit number

Start with 5 min of addition practice using Facts Practice A.  When your child can complete FP-A correctly in 5 min, move on to FP-B (subtraction) or FP-G (multiplication).

Do 5 min of Mental Math using MM 3 & 4 in the HIG appendix.  Don't strive to finish all problems in this time.    The goal is to be able to calculate answers mentally. 

Reading  

Objectives:

1. Learn about life in Hungary in the early 1900’s

2. Engage in meaningful Socratic discussion

3. Increase vocabulary

Spelling

Writing

Objectives:

1. Create a KWO from a source text.

2. Write a rough draft of fable using KWO and composition checklist.

3. Incorporate new vocabulary

4 .Correctly incorporate “ly” words into composition.

5. Write a polished final draft of fable

Grammar

Objectives: 

1.  Recognize and identify adjectives and article adjectives.

2.  Identify adverbs that modify adjectives and adverbs.

2.  Identify nouns as "common" or proper" and "singular" or "plural."

3.  Identify the simple subject and simple predicate of a sentence.

History

Objectives:  

1. Know that David Livingstone went to Africa to care for the sick and preach Christianity

2. Recognize problems facing China in the mid 1800's: corrupt government and opium addiction

Science

Objectives:

1. Know how to collect and identify insects.

2.Understand different types of insect eyes, mouths, legs and wings

3. Create an insect zoo or collection for observation

Memory Work:  Please spend 15 minutes per day working on the following memory work.

Poetry:  Our first quarter poem is "The Father's Vineyard".  Additional copies here.

Geography:  We will be assessing Oceans & Continents on Wednesday. Students will label oceans and Continents on a

map and will be provided with a word bank.

Continents & Oceans song and map can be found here on the main blog curricula/geography page.

History: Key Dates for 1st quarter:

The War Between the States                         1861-1865
World War I                                                         1914-1918
Lenin & the Russian Revolution                     1917

Science: Classification of Life: Kingdom, Phylum, Class, Order, Family, Genus, Species

Label an insect: head, thorax, abdomen, mouthparts, eye, antennae, forewing, hindwing, 6 legs, and know functions of each part.