| 4th Grade Week 20 | 1/25/2021 | 1/26/2021 | 1/27/2021 | 1/28/2021 | 1/29/2021 |
| Discipleship | Faith Now faith is the assurance of things hoped for, the conviction of things not seen. Heb. 11:1 |
| Bible | | Esther 3-8 | Nehemiah 1 | Neh 2,4 & 6:15-16 | Malachi 3 |
| Math | Ch 10, L9 Practice B: TB p31 problems 1-5 CCC | Ch 11, L1 TB p33-37, WB p29-31 | Ch 11 L2 TB p38-40, WB p32-33 | Ch 11, L3 TB p41-45, WB p35-37 | Ch 11, L4, TB p46-50, WB p39-41 |
| Spelling | Dictate sentences 1-3 on paper titled "Step 17 Practice." | Review New Teaching (Make It Plural book) and Writing Station words. Dictate sentences 4-6 | Rewrite Step 16 Test misspelled words 5x correctly, Step 17: Review Card Box, Dictate Sentences 7-9 | Step 17 Spelling Test | Step 18 New Teaching, Complete Make it Plural Book p7-9, Dictate 10 words |
| Grammar | | Ch 13, L4 Limericks | | Ch 13 review | Ch 13 Test |
| Writing | | Ugly Duckling RD due. Begin writing FD | Complete FD making sure you have all your dress-ups and vocab words underlined and labeled. Staple: Rubric, FD, RD | Ugly Duckling FD due. L19: Peter Pan-Write KWO, Introduce Prep Openers | Review p137 and write a practice #2 Opener |
| Reading | | Number the Stars Ch 1 | Read Ch 2 and answer questions 3-5 on p14 of your study guide | Discussion | Read Ch 3 and answer questions 6-9 on p15 |
| Latin | | L8 | | L8 | |
| History | | China and The Long March | Black Tues & the New Deal p281-285 | The Great Depression | Read "Hitler's Rise to Power" p286-290. In your journal answer: 1.Why was anti-Semitism so widespread in many European countries? 2. Why were the Germans so willing to listen to Hitler? |
| Geography | | Eastern Europe |
| Science | | Practice bird identification | Complete "What Do You Remember?" Journal p27 | TX songbirds & complete crossword puzzle p32 | Read & color bird handout |
| Memory Work | Bird Feeder Live Cam! | POETRY: Poem 3 on 3/4
GEOGRAPHY: Eastern Europe Test on 2/25
KEY DATES: 1-9 on 3/2
HISTORY: US Presidents 1-45 Due 3/24 |
Coming Soon:
Thursday, January 28 - Pizza/Spirit Day
Tuesday, February 16 -Student Holiday, 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. Our virtue this month is Faith.
Math
Objectives:
1. Find the area of a figure given the side lengths by converting units.
2. Find the unknown side of a rectangle given the area and one side.
3. Find the area of rectangular paths.
4. Find the perimeter of rectangles
5. Find the length of an unknown side given the length of one side and the perimeter.
Spelling
Objective:
1. Make the plural form of words ending in f and fe.
Reading
Please bring your book to class each day.
Objectives:
1. Increase reading comprehension and fluency.
2. Identify word pictures in literature
3. Engage in meaningful discussion.
4. Summarize a passage through oral narration.
Grammar
Objectives:
1.Write a limerick.
2. Join two sentences correctly to make a compound sentence.
3. Correct compound sentence mistakes
4. Assessment
Writing
Objectives:
1. Write a polished FD story of "The Ugly Duckling"
2. Practice the Unit 5 structural model.
3. Write a #2 opener sentence which starts with a prepositional phrase.
History
Objectives:
1. Study civil wars in China that eventually led to Mao's Communist rule.
2. Know that the Stock Market crashed in 1929 leading the The Great Depression.
3. Know that Hitler rose to power in Germany during the The Great Depression.
Science
Objective: Practice identifying Texas birds.
Here is a wonderful publication from Texas Parks & Wildlife which gives a lot of information about Texas birds and how to identify them. There's also coloring pages, facts, and fun activities which will aid in your bird study.
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 in one. In Christ Alone. Additional copies here.
Geography: We are beginning our study Eastern Europe 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 beginning our memorization of the US Presidents. There are several YouTube video songs to help
with this. Here are two: US Presidents to "America" and US Presidents. For assessment, students will write or sing all the presidents' first and last names. Due 5/5/21
Key Dates for 3rd quarter:
1. The War Between the States 1861-1865
2. World War I 1914-1918
3. Lenin & the Russian Revolution 1917
4. The Great Depression 1929-1939
5. World War II 1939-1945
6. The Cold War 1945-1991
7. The Formation of Israel 1948
8. Mao & Communist Victory in China 1949
9. Martin Luther King & the Civil Rights Movement 1950-1968
