| 4th Grade Week 27 | 3/21/2022 | 3/22/2022 | 3/23/2022 | 3/24/2022 | 3/25/2022 |
| 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 | | Acts 1 & 2 | Acts 4 | Acts 7 & 9 | Acts 12 |
| Math | Finish Review 3 TB p136-138 if not completed before break | Math Facts & Ch 14, L1 TB p139-142, WB p107-108 | Math Facts & Ch 14 L2 TB p143-146, WB p109-111 | Math Facts & Ch 14, L3 TB p147-150, WB p112-114 | Math Facts & Ch 14, L4 Practice TB p151--152 |
| Spelling | Dictate sentences 1-3 on paper titled "Step 24 Practice." | Step 24: Review New Teaching and Strategies. Dictate sentences 4-6. Play Sparkle! | Re-write missed Step 23 words, Review Card Box & Phonograms as needed, Dictate Sentences 7-9 | Step 24 Spelling Test | Step 25 New Teaching. Dictate 10 words |
| Grammar | | Ch 20, L1 Linking Verbs | Ch 20, L2 Classify sentences, Review plural rules Ref 60 & Do Ch 20, L2 Practice 1 & 2 CCC | Ch 20, L3 Similes & Metaphors, Complete Ch 20 L4 Activity Time: Color Poem | Daily Grammar |
| Writing | | L26 Inventive Writing: Introduce IEW writing contest, Brainstorm ideas, Make practice KWO | Review p196-197 and Complete "Day 1" tasks found on p195. Bring your completed Topic I KWO to class tomorrow | Complete 2nd paragraph KWO & style practice | Using Composition checklist p202, begin writing your RD. Check off each item on the checklist as you complete it. Highlight 2-3 key words in topic & clincher sentences. First paragraph due Mon. |
| Reading | | My Side of the Mountain final discussion | Put Journey to Jo'Burg in your backpack for tomorrow. | Introduce Journey to Jo-burg | Read Journey to Jo'Burg Chaps 3-6 |
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| History | | The Korean War
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North Korea today | Read and complete handout sent home. Pray for Christians currently suffering persecution. Pick one of the stories that impacted you, and in your journal write out a prayer or make a list of what you will pray for these Christians. | The Cuban Missile Crisis
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Assign Vietnam War interviews:
(This weekend or next week, interview a relative, friend, or teacher who lived during the Vietnam War era. Due 4/2) | Read "The Death of JFK" p397-402 |
| Geography | | Scandinavia |
| Science | | Nest Review & Complete journal p76 | Read p89-91 & color Chickadees, Titmouse & Wren in your field guide | Eggs | Read p91-95 and add facts to journal p78 |
| Memory Work | | POETRY: Poem 4 on 5/3 GEOGRAPHY: Scandinavia Test on 3/31 KEY DATES: 1-9 on 3/31 HISTORY: US Presidents 1-45 Due 5/5 |
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.
1. Multiply tenths by a one-digit whole number.
2. Multiply hundredths by a one-digit number
3. Practice multiplying decimals
4. Divide tenths and Hundredths
Spelling
Objectives:
1. Spell word endings of /awl/ spelled ought and words with a followed by l.
Reading
Please bring your book to class each day.
Objectives:
1. Increase reading comprehension and fluency.
2. Engage in meaningful discussion.
3. Learn about life in South Africa during Apartheid
Writing
Objectives:
1. To be introduced to the Inventive Writing structural model
2. Create a key word outline from a writing prompt
3. write a 2-paragraph composition about a fantastic place
Grammar
Objectives:
1. Identify linking verbs
2. Identify similes and metaphors.
3. Write a simile poem.
History
Objectives:
1. Know that the Korean War resulted in the country being divided into Communist North Korea and democratic South Korea.2. Identify facts about Korean culture.3. Learn about challenges faced by North Koreans.
4. Explore the role the Cold War had on the Cuban Missile Crisis5. Know that American President John F. Kennedy was assassinated in 1963 in Dallas, TX
Science
Objectives:
1. Review types of nests
2. Learn about the courtship rituals of birds
3. Identify the parts of an egg
Memory Work: Please spend 15 minutes per day working on the following memory work.
Poetry: Our third quarter poem is "The Dentist and the Crocodile". 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 5/6/21
Key Dates for 4th 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
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 |
