| 4th | 4/12/2021 | 4/13/2021 | 4/14/2021 | 4/15/2021 | 4/16/2021 |
| Discipleship | |
| Bible | | I Cor 13, & II Cor 5 | Gal 5 | Eph 6 | Phil 4:6-13 |
| Math | Ch 15 Test, Complete & return to school for grading | Ch 16, L1 TB p197-201, WB p157-159 | Ch 16, L2 TB p202-205, WB p160-161 | Ch 16, L3 TB p206-209, WB p162-164 | Ch 16, L4 Tb p210-214, WB p166-168 |
| Spelling | | Step 26 Review teaching & strategies, DS 4-6, Play Sparkle | Rewrite misspelled Step 25 Test words, Review phonograms & Card Box. Dictate sentences 7-9. | Step 26 Spelling Test | Step 27 New Teaching. Dictate 10 words |
| Grammar | | Ch 22, L1 Writing a Business Letter | Ch 22 L2 Classify Sentences. Use Ref 65-67 to draft a business letter to a company of your choice. See note below. Please address an envelope, but do not seal. Due Thurs | Share business letters & Complete Daily Grammar | Mail your business letter & Ch 22 Test Do Ex 1 & 3 only. Check & make corrections. On notebook paper write three original sentences: P1, P2, and P3, Due Tues |
| Writing | | Writer's Conference & Begin 2nd paragraph of writing prompt essay | Complete 2nd paragraph RD of writing prompt, Include dress-ups: ly, w/w, sv, b/c, adj, www.asia, #2 prep & #3 ly openers. Proofread & edit your RD | Writing from a prompt cont. | Begin writing FD, Due Thurs 4/15 |
| Reading | Moonwalk Read Ch 4 & 5 | Mixed-Up Files Ch 1 | Mixed-Up Files Ch 2 and answer questions in journal p7 | Discussion & read Ch 3 | Read Mixed-Up Files Ch 4 & answer questions in journal p11 |
| Latin | | L11 | | L11 | |
| History | | The End of the Cold War | Read "Chernobyl & Nuclear Power" p445-449 | | Read "Communism Crumbles" p459-462 and describe what happened in Berlin, Germany in 1989. |
| Geography | | Review Scandinavia | Review Scandinavia | Scandinavia Test | |
| Science | Livestream of Eagle's Nest | Watch chicks hatch!
&
Raptors: Eagles, Hawks & Vultures | Read about Owls
& color owl in your binder
& work on your bird report | Owl Pellet Dissection |
Read about Raptors
color the hawk & work on your bird report |
| Memory Work | | POETRY: Poem 4 on 5/11 GEOGRAPHY: Scandinavia on 4/15 KEY DATES: 1-12 on 5/11 HISTORY: US Presidents 1-45 Due 5/6 |
Coming Soon:
Thursday, April 15 - Spirit Day!
Thursday, April 29 - Spirit Day & Pizza Day!
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 Cooperation. Character Council has some great resources to help develop this character trait in your child.
Math
Objectives:
1. Recognize perpendicular lines in figures and verify that they intersect at right angles
2. Recognize parallel lines in figures and verify that they are parallel by determining if they are both perpendicular to a third line
3. Draw perpendicular and parallel lines
4. Classify quadrilaterals based on the number of parallel sides
5. Identify lines of symmetry in figures
Spelling
Objectives:
1. Spell words containing the sound of /u/ spelled ou.
Reading
Please bring your book to class each day.
Objectives:
1. Practice reading fluency and comprehension skills
2. Compare and contrast characters.
3. Identify similes in literature
4. Learn new vocabulary
Grammar
Objectives:
1. Know common reasons to write a business letter.
2. Write a properly formatted business letter.
3. Address an envelope and mail letter.
Note: Students will learn four types of business letters and write to a company of their choice. Companies will often receive back a reply, which can be exciting. Bring the properly formatted letter, along with an addressed envelope to school on Thursday. After they are checked, we will mail them!
Writing
*Note: We will be using the writing prompt from the IEW writing contest for students. (See https://iew.com/iew-writing-contest-2021 for details.) Participation in the contest is voluntary, however, I do encourage all students to enter!
Objectives:
1. To write a 2-paragraph composition from a writing prompt.
2. To correctly incorporate dress-ups and sentence openers.
3. Proofread and edit your work.
History
Objectives:
Science
Objectives:
1. Know that Raptors are birds of prey that use their strong feet, talons and hooked beaks to catch and kill their prey.
2. Look at owl behavior
3. Dissect an owl pellet
4. Research bird of choice and present findings to classmates
Memory Work: Please spend 15 minutes per day working on the following memory work.
Poetry: Our fourth quarter poem is 'The Dentist and the Crocodile". Additional copies here.
Geography: We are continuing our study of Scandinavia 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 continuing 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
10, Man Walks on the Moon 1969
11. Fall of Communism in Eastern Europe 1989
12. The Collapse of the Soviet Union December 26, 1991
