| 4th Grade Week 20 | 1/24/2022 | 1/25/2022 | 1/26/2022 | 1/27/2022 | 1/28/2022 |
| Discipleship | INITIATIVE " I hasten and do not delay to keep your commandments." Psalm 119:60 ESV |
| Bible | | Esther 3-8 | Nehemiah 1 | Neh 2,4 & 6:15-16 | Malachi 3 |
| Math | | 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 15 L1 Making Nouns Possessive | Ch 15, L2 Classify sentences & do Practice Time | Ch 15, L3 Parts of Speech Poem | Ch 15 Test for practice only. Do Ex 1, 2, & 4 only. Co-teachers please check and help students make corrections. |
| Writing | | Ugly Duckling RD due. Begin writing FD | Complete FD making sure you have all your dress-ups and vocab words underlined and labeled. Due tomorrow, stapled: Rubric, FD, RD | Ugly Duckling FD due. Begin L22 Introduce Summarizing Multiple References & "ly" Openers, Create a fused KWO | Complete Style Practice and write a 1-paragraph RD on Mt. Olympus using your fused KWO |
| Reading | Co-teachers, your student should be reading quality literature for at least 40 min/day. You may need to supplement the assigned reading with a classical book of choice at his/her reading level. | Number the Stars Discussion | Read Ch 6-7 and answer questions 6-11 p21-22 in your journal | Symbolism in literature & Vocab Study | Read Ch 8-9 and answer questions 1-5 p27 |
| Latin | | L9 | | L9 | |
| History | | China and The Long March | Black Tues & the New Deal p281-285 | The Great Depression | Read "Hitler's Rise to Power" p286-290 and answer questions below in your journal |
| Geography | | Eastern Europe |
| Science | Have you identified any birds yet? | Practice bird identification | Complete "What Do You Remember?" Journal p27 | TX songbirds & complete crossword puzzle p32 | Read & color bird handout |
| Memory Work | | POETRY: 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 |
Coming Soon:
Thursday, January 27 - Watch D.O.G.S/Pizza Lunch/Spirit Day!
Tuesday, February 1 - Moms in Prayer (9-10 am)
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. 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 symbolism pictures in literature
3. Learn new vocabulary.
Grammar
Objectives: Make singular and plural nouns possessive
Writing
Objectives:
1. Write a polished FD story of "The Ugly Duckling".
2. Introduce the Unit 6 structural model: Summarizing Multiple References
3. Create outlines from two source texts
4. Create a fused outline
5. Write a 1-paragraph RD from fused outline
6. Write a #3 opener sentence that begins with a "ly" adverb.
History
Answer the following questions in your history journal, using complete sentences and proper mechanics.
1. Why was Germany poor, even before the Great Depression?
2. List two ways in which Germany became poorer after the stock market crash.
3. Why did Hitler think Germany could spread its culture across other countries?
4. What "evil people" did Hitler think were spreading discontent? What is this hatred called?
5. Why were Hitler's audiences willing to listen to him?
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 to the Great Depression.
3. Know that Hitler rose to power in Germany during 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 are 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 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 Presidents. For assessment, students will write or sing all the presidents' first and last names. Due 5/5/22
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 |
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