Fortis Academy T/Th 4th Grade: Aug 9 - 13, 2021

4th Grade Week 1	8/9/2021	8/10/2021	8/11/2021	8/12/2021	8/13/2021
Discipleship	Creativity- "and he has filled him with the Spirit of God, with wisdom, with understanding, with knowledge and with all kinds of skills— to make artistic designs for work in gold, silver and bronze." -Exodus 35:31-32
Bible		Genesis 1	Genesis 2	Gen 3	Genesis 7
Math		Ch 1, L1 TB p1-6, WB p1-3	Ch 1, L2 TB p7-11, WB p4-6 CCC	Ch 1, L3 TB p12-17, WB p7-9	Ch 1, L4 TB p18-21, WB p10-12 CCC
Spelling		Introduce Poem 1 & Review classroom procedures	Review information found through pg. 12 of the All About Spelling book. Setup at-home spelling board to match information found on pg. 15.	Introduce Phonograms, Teach and play Sparkle with words from previous levels.	Step 1: pgs 15-18 Review Phonogram Cards 1-65, Sound Cards 1-77, Key Cards 1-22, Review Division Rules, Syllable Types & Suffix Rules
Grammar		Read letters to you from previous 4th graders. Review parts of a friendly letter and write yourself a letter to be read at EOY.	Read through the 4th Grade Curriculum Information and Syllabus in the front pocket of the classroom binder and share the information with your child.	Chap. 1, Lesson 4: A/An Choices Review Nouns	Ch 2 L1 Listen to Jingles 1-3, Review nouns & verbs, Complete Daily Grammar worksheet sent home
Writing		Classroom and school behavioral expectations.	Read p12-13 in your IEW book	Introduce Structure & Style and Key Word Outlines, Read & discuss source texts, Make KWO	Review Vocab words (beasts, gnaw) and retell the Grasshopper and the Ants fable to two family members using only your KWO.
Reading		Begin Reading The Good Master in class	Read The Good Master Ch 2-3 and orally discuss questions in your journal	Discussion	Read Ch 4-5 and give examples of how Kate has changed since arriving on the farm.
Latin		1st Day Self Portrait		Pronunciation Rules
History		Introduce History Journals, Queen Victoria & the British Empire	1)Read SOTW p5-9 "Victoria's England" and answer questions in journal, 2)Write in your journal what you would put in such a Great Exhibition and why? Be prepared to share with class on Wed. See note below	Share journal entries and discuss Great Exhibition	Read SOTW p9-13 "The Sepoy Mutiny"" and in your journal answer 1) Why did the Indian soldiers not want to serve on British ships? 2) Why did the Enfield rifle cause such a problem in India?
Geography		Continents and Oceans - Due 8/25
Science		Introduce Flying Creatures	Read Lesson 1 p1-5 and jot down a few interesting facts in your science notebook p12, write out classification mnemonic	Experiment	Read p 6-9 Add interesting facts to notebook
Memory Work		POEM 1, Due for Recitation on 9/28 GEOGRAPHY: Southern Europe Test on 8/26 KEY DATES: 1-3 Test on 9/30 SCIENCE: Insect anatomy, classification of life Test on 9/9

Blog Abbreviations:

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

Welcome 4th grade Falcons! I'm so excited to be your teacher this year, and look forward to a great year together as we dive into learning!

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.  We will be doing an overview of the Bible this year with selected passages from the

entire Bible.  I invite you to join with us in reading the passages on home days and discussing them with your child.

Our Character Virtue of the month is Obedience.

Math

Objectives:

1. Read and write up to 6-digit numbers using expanded form.

2. Find a number 100, 1000, or 10,000 more or less than a five-digit number.

3. Compare and order numbers within 1 million.

4. Round a five-digit number to the nearest ten thousand, thousand or hundred.

Here's the link for the Place-value Cards that you will need to print for Chapter 1.

Please make copies of the master math fact practice drill sheets sent home. Students will be expected to complete math fact practice drills on

most home days. The appropriate sheet to use is denoted with the abbreviation “FP” followed by a letter (FP-A, FP-B, etc.) that specifies which

sheet to use that day. Set the timer for five minutes. If the student finishes before the timer goes off,

record the time on the sheet. If the timer goes off and the student does not finish, mark the place where he/she finished. We want to see improvement in the number of facts correctly completed each time.

Reading  

Objectives:

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

2. Engage in meaningful Socratic discussion

3. Increase vocabulary

4. Compare and contrast characters

Writing

Objectives:

1. Introduce structure and style

2. Create a KWO from a source text

3. Retell fable using KWO

Grammar

Objectives: 

1. Know the definitions of Synonym & Antonym.

2. Learn how to use "a" and "an" correctly.  

History

Objectives:  

1. Know that the British empire spread throughout the world during Queen Elizabeth’s reign

2. Know the measures Japan took to keep out Western Influence until Matthew Perry gained access.

*Note: People came to the Great Exhibition from all over the world. Representatives from each country brought
inventions, products, and plants and animals to show off to the rest of the world. We will hold our own small "Great
Exhibition". If you like, you can bring in something from your family's country of origin--a famous piece of art or style
of music, a type of popular food, or an invention or product that symbolizes your family's heritage to share with the class.

Science

Objectives:

1. Know that scientists classify life with the system of Binomial Nomenclature

2. Know that flying creatures are in Kingdom Animalia

3. Experiment with lift, thrust, and drag

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

Poetry:Our first quarter poem is "The Father's Vineyard".  A copy was placed in your student's binder on Monday.  Practice this with a

family member, pet, or stuffed animal as an audience, focusing on the public speaking skills listed in IEW on pg. 9. 

Additional copies here.

Geography:  We will begin our study of geography this week through "blob mapping" the oceans and continents.  

Here is a short video that demonstrates blobbing of a world map. (This is part one of a four-part video series)

Continents & Oceans song and map can be found here on the main blog curricula/geography page. Students will be responsible for labeling

continents and oceans on a map.

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