| 4th Grade Week 25 | 2/28/2022 | 3/1/2022 | 3/2/2022 | 3/3/2022 | 3/4/2022 |
| Discipleship | PATIENCE: "Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud." I Corinthians 13:4 (NIV) |
| Bible | | John 1:1-18, 3:1-21 | John 10 | John 11:1-34 | John 13 |
| Math | Ch 13, L2 TB p109-112, WB p81-82 | Ch 13, L3 TB p113-116, WB p83-84 | Ch 13, L5 TB p119-122, WB p88-89 | Ch 13, L6 TB p123-125, WB p90-91 | Ch 13, L7 TB p126-129, WB p92-94 |
| Spelling | Administer the Classical Phonics Assessment 3, grade in red pen, and return to school Mon. Instructions below | Step 22: Review New Teaching. Dictate sentences 4-6 on the same paper started Thurs. Writing Station words, Play Sparkle! | Make Step 21 Test Corrections, Step 22: Review Card box. Dictate sentences 7-9. Complete Reinforcement words | Step 22 Spelling Test | Step 23 New Teaching. Dictate 10 words |
| Grammar | | Ch 18 L1: Regular & Irregular Verbs | Ch 18, L2 Classify Sentences. Review Ref 54 & 55. Complete Practice Time p82 | Ch 18, L3 Classify Sentences. Review Ref 56 Complete Practice Time | Test for practice only: Ch 18B Test p118, Do Ex 6,7, & 10. Co-teachers, correct in red pen and help students make corrections. |
| Writing | | L19: Peter Pan, Create KWO from 3 pictures, Introduce #2 Prep opener | Using your KWO, write 1st paragraph RD of Peter Pan. Use Composition Checklist p140 to make sure you have included all required Dress-Ups | Poem 2 Recitation | Using your KWO, write 2nd paragraph RD of Peter Pan. Use Composition Checklist p140 to make sure you have included all required Dress-Ups |
| Reading | | Discussion | Read My Side of the Mountain Ch 13-15 p85-106 & answer questions in your journal | Discussion & read Ch 16-17 p107-115 | Read Ch 18-19 p116 -131 & answer questions in your journal |
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| History | |
The Formation of Israel | Read SOTW "The Marshall Plan" p345-349 and answer in your journal:1)What was the Marshall Plan and what was its purpose? 2)What happened to Germany? 3)What did the East German government do to Berlin? | The Cold War & written narration practice | Read SOTW p355-360 "Two Republics of China" and in your journal answer:1)Why did millions of Chinese join the Chinese Communist Party? 2)What is your opinion of Chairman Mao? Give reasons from the text to support your answer. |
| Geography | | Scandinavia |
| Science | Watch for birds at your feeder and try to identify as many as you can! Keep a record in your journal p28 | Bird Bingo | Read p73-75 and orally narrate.
Color the Painted Bunting & Goldfinch | Nesting | Read p 76-79 in TB. Draw a picture of each kind of nest and write down at least one bird that creates that type of nest (journal p65) |
| Memory Work | | POETRY: Poem 3 on 3/3 GEOGRAPHY: Scandinavia Test on 3/30 KEY DATES: 1-9 on 3/31 HISTORY: US Presidents 1-45 Due 5/5 |
Coming Soon:
Tuesday, March 1 - Moms in Prayer (9-10am)
Thursday, March 10 - Spirit Day
March 14 - 18 Spring Break! (No School)
Check Alma weekly for grades and missing assignments.
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 Patience. Kids of Integrity has some great resources to help develop this virtue in your child.
Math
Please continue to complete two Math Fact worksheets per week. Set the timer for 5 min and circle the last problem your child completes. Then complete the page, correct, and return to school for recording.
Objectives:
1. Subtract decimals to the tenths place.
2. Subtract decimals to the hundredths place.
3. Subtract from 1 and 0.1
4. Subtract Hundredths
5. Practice adding and subtracting decimals.
*Note: These two practice lessons provide additional practice and review of Ch 13. Your student may not need to complete all of the problems in the lesson if you see that the concept has been mastered. However, most students will benefit from doing the word problems in order to practice bar modeling skills.
Spelling
Objectives:
1. Know the doubling rule for adding vowel suffixes
Reading
Please bring your book to class each day.
Objectives:
1. Increase reading comprehension and fluency.
2. Summarize a passage through oral narration.
3. Identify elements of goodness, truth, and beauty in literature.
4. Use context cues to deduce the meaning of unfamiliar words.
5. Identify outdoor survival skills.
Grammar
Objectives:
1. Identify regular and irregular verbs.
2. Know past, present, and future simple tenses for common verbs.
3. Change verbs to different tenses in a paragraph.
Writing
Objectives:
1. Write a story consisting of 3 paragraphs that describe what is happening in a series of pictures.
2. Practice the Writing from Pictures structure: Central Fact, Details, and Clincher for each paragraph.
3. Use stylistic techniques of incorporating 6 dress-ups into each paragraph.
4. Introduce the prepositional opener dress-up.
5. Assess Poem 3
6. Practice oral and written narration.
History
Objectives:
1. Know that under the Marshall Plan, the Allies gave money to rebuild Europe after WWII, and Germany was split in two.
2. Know that Israel was proclaimed a state in 1948.
3. Know that the Cold War was a conflict between the US and the Soviet Union fought without weapons.
4. Know that Chairman Mao brought Communism to China in 1949
Science
Objectives:
1. Identify Texas birds
2. Identify types of bird nests
3. Match bird species with nest type
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 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: Continue your 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
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
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