| 4th Grade Week 30 | 4/19/2021 | 4/20/2021 | 4/21/2021 | 4/22/2021 | 4/23/2021 |
| Discipleship | Cooperation: "Understanding others to effectively work with them" |
| Bible | | Phil 2: 1-18, Col 3:12-23 | IThess 4:13-18, II Thess 3:1-5 | I Tim 2:1-6, 4:12, 6:6-21 | II Tim 2:1-7 |
| Math | Ch 16 , L5 TB p215-218, WB p170-172 | Ch 16 L6, TB p219-221, WB p174-175 | Ch 16, L7 TB p222-224, WB p177-180 | Ch 16 Test | TB p241-244 Review 4 |
| Spelling | Dictate sentences 1-3 on paper titled "Step 27 Practice." | Review Step 27 New Teaching, Dictate sentences 4-6, Play Sparkle! | Rewrite Step 26 misspelled words. Review Step 27 NT and card box, DS 4-9 on same paper started Thurs. | Step 27 Spelling Test | Step 28 New Teaching. Dictate 10 words |
| Grammar | | Ch 23, L1 Sentences, Ref. 68:Thank you notes, Practice Time. | Ch 23 L2 Classify sentences & write a thank you note to someone who has done something nice for you. Address envelope & mail | MAPS Testing | Ch 23, L3 Read through Ref 70: Parts of a Book and see how many of the parts you can find in your History & Science textbooks |
| Writing | | MAPS Testing | L25 Milky Way Read 3 source texts & create 3 KWO's p188, then create fused KWO p189 | Complete style practice p190-192 & work on FD of Writing Prompt |
| Reading | | Mixed-Up Files discussion & vocab study | Read Mixed-Up Files Ch 5 | Discussion, Vocab Study & Begin Ch 6 | Finish Ch 6 & read Ch 7 and answer questions p14-15 |
| Latin | | MAPS testing & The Berlin Wall | | | |
| History | | Read "Democracy in China?" and in your journal answer: 1)What was the Cultural Revolution, 2) What happened at Tiananmen Square. Include dates | Mao & Tiananmen Square | Read p465-468 "The First Persian Gulf War" and in your journal answer: 1.Why did Saddam Hussein invade Kuwait? 2.Why were other nations worried when Hussein invaded Kuwait? |
| Geography | | Review Southern Europe |
| Science | | Bird Reports: | Watch Owls & add interesting facts to your journal p70. Complete copywork p71 | Bird Reports: | Color the Swifts and swallows in your field guide |
| Memory Work | | POETRY: Poem 4 on 5/11
GEOGRAPHY:
KEY DATES: 1-12 on 5/11
HISTORY: US Presidents 1-45 Due 5/6 |
Coming Soon:
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. Complete drawings of symmetrical figures.
2. Practice skills with lines
3. Assessment
4. Review previously learned skills
Spelling
Objectives:
1. Spell words with the sound of /er/ as in journey.
Reading
Please bring your book to class each day.
Objectives:
1. Practice reading fluency and comprehension skills
2. Learn about the Metropolitan Museum of Art
3. Learn new vocabulary
Grammar
Objectives:
1. Write a thank you note.
2. Identify 9 parts of a book:
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 hope all students will enter!
Objectives:
1. To write a 2-paragraph composition from a writing prompt.
2. To correctly incorporate dress-ups and sentence openers.
3. Edit RD and complete FD
History
Objectives:
Objectives:
1. Know that during the Cultural Revolution of 1966-1976, every part of Chinese culture had to praise Mao & his policies
2. Know that in 1989, thousands of students protested together in Tiananmen Square wanting democracy.
3. Know that life in East Berlin was hard until the fall of the Berlin Wall
4. Know that Suddam Hussein invaded Kuwait in 1990 resulting in the first Gulf War.
Science
Objectives:
1. Present findings on bird of choice
2. Look at owl behavior.
3. Identify Texas Birds
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
