Fortis Academy 4th grade: Jan. 17 - 21, 2022

 
4th Grade Week 191/17/20221/18/20221/19/20221/20/20221/21/2022
DiscipleshipINITIATIVE " I hasten and do not delay to keep your commandments." Psalm 119:60 ESV
BibleDaniel 5 & 6Ezra 1:1-7, 3:1-3, 11-13Haggai 1:1-10, 2:6-7, Zech 4:6Esther 1 & 2
MathCh 10, L5 TB p20-22, WB p14-18Complete Math Facts WS
Ch 10 L7 TB p25-27, WB p20-22
Ch 10, L6 TB p23-24 Practice A, CCCComplete Math Facts WS
Ch 10, L8 TB p28-30, WB p23-25
Ch 10, L9 Practice B: TB p31 problems 1-5 CCC
SpellingStep 16: Review Plural Patterns 1-4. DS 4-6 on same paper started Fri., Play Sparkle!Review Card Box & phonograms, Dictate sentences 7-9.Step 16 Spelling TestStep 17 New Teaching. Complete Make It Plural Book Pattern 5 (p.6)
GrammarCh 14, L1 Sentences, Personal pronouns & antecedents, Ref 47. Daily GrammarCh 14, L2 Classify sentences & Practice Time 1-3 as a review of Pronoun Antecedent Agreement and sentence types.Ch 14, L3 Review & write limericksDaily Grammar
WritingWriter's Conference & begin writing 2nd paragraph of Ugly DucklingUsing your KWO, complete the 2nd paragraph of your story. Use the composition checklist p125 to make sure you have all required dress-ups. Vocab study: miserable, despiseWriter's Conference & begin writing 3rd paragraph RDComplete 3rd paragraph of your RD. Underline 6 dress-ups in each paragraph and label in margin. Highlight 2-3 key words in each central fact/clincher. RD due Mon.
ReadingDiscuss Number the Stars Ch 3, Identify passages of personificationRead Ch 4 & answer questions 1 & 2 p20-21DiscussionRead Ch 5 and answer questions 3-5 on p21 of your study guide
LatinL9L9
HistoryStalin & TotalitarianismRead "Fascism in Italy" p260-266Mussolini"Japan, China & a Pretend Emperor" p269-272
GeographyEastern Europe
ScienceBird Identification & Make a Bird FeederRead p29-32Bird BehaviorRead p33-36
Memory WorkPOETRY: Poem 3 on 3/3
GEOGRAPHY: Eastern Europe Test on 2/24
KEY DATES: 1-9 on 3/31
HISTORY: US Presidents 1-45 Due 5/5
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 Initiative.


Math

Objectives:

1. Convert a measurement given as a mixed number to compound units and single units.

2. Express a smaller unit of measurement as a fraction of a larger unit of measurement.

3. Practice concepts learned.


Spelling

Objective: 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 personification in literature

3. Engage in meaningful discussion.

4. Summarize a passage through oral narration.

Grammar

Objective:

1. Know that Personal Pronouns and Antecedents must agree in number and gender.
2. Write a limerick.

Writing 

Objectives:

1. Practice the Unit 5 structural model.
2. Write a 3-paragraph composition from a KWO
3. Correctly use new vocabulary words.

History 

Objectives: 

1. Examine Stalin's rule in the USSR and identify characteristics of totalitarianism.

2. Examine Mussolini's rule in Italy and identify characteristics of fascism.


Science

1. Learn ways to identify birds through field markings, behavior, habitat, and songs. 


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 is one. In Christ Alone. Additional copies here.

Geography:  We are beginning our study of 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 PresidentsFor assessment, students will write or sing all the presidents' first and last names. Due 5/4/21


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


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

CB- Latin Copybook