Fortis Academy 4th grade: Sept 12 -16, 2022

Monday 9/12/2022	Tuesday 9/13/2022	Wednesday 9/14/2022	Thursday 9/15/2022	Friday 9/16/2022	Looking Ahead: Monday, 9/19/22
	Responsibility - "A man's pride shall bring him low, but honor shall uphold the humble in spirit." Prov. 29:23
	Exodus 1	Read Exodus 2	Exodus 3 & 4	Read Exodus 5
Work on mastering multiplication facts 1-10: Make multiplication table, do flashcards, play games	FP-H, Ch 4, L2 TB p84-87, WB p69-72	FP-H, Ch 4, L3 TB p88-90, WB p73-76	FP-H, Ch 4 L4 Practice TB p91-93 & WB p77	FP-H, Ch 4, L5 TB p94-97, WB p80-81	Continue memorizing all shaky multiplication facts 1-10.  See Note Below
Administer the Classical Phonics Assessment Tracker Assessment 1 (In binder) Grade in red pen, have student make corrections, then return to class to record grade.	Step 4: Review New Teaching, phonograms ie, dge, wr. DS 4-6, Play Sparkle	Step 4: Review card box, Review Phonograms ck, oe, oa, ed. DS 7-9	Step 4 Spelling Test	Step 5: New teaching p39-42, Dictate 10 words	Dictate sentences 1-3 on paper titled "Step 5 Practice".
	Ch 5, L1 Prepositional Phrases & Jingles 7-9	Listen to Jingles 7-9. Orally list as many prepositions as you can. Review Ref. 17 p18 and orally explain the difference between preps & adverbs, complete Daily Grammar sent home	Review Jingles, Ch 5, L2: Prepositional phrases & Write a practice sentence	Ch 5, L3: Classify Sentences and Do Activity/Assignment Time TM p81 on copy paper. Write 3 original sentences with propositional phrases for each section & illustrate one. Due Tues
	L6 Introduce Myths & Story Sequence Chart, Read & discuss Thesueus & the Minotaur, Write KWO	Complete style practice p48, vocab practice p49, write 1st paragraph only introducing characters & setting. Include -ly & w/w dress-ups	Review Story Sequence Chart, KWO, & strong verb dress-up, style practice p54-55	Review checklist p56 and write 2nd paragraph (conflict/ problem) RD of Theseus myth. 1st & 2nd paragraphs due Tuesday. (You'll write the 3rd paragraph in class)
	Discuss Ch 1-2, Literary Devises	The Perilous Road Read Ch 3-4 and orally answer questions 1-7 p7-8	Discuss The Perilous Road Chaps 3-4 & LIterary Devises, Begin reading Ch 5 in class.	Finish reading Ch 5 if not completed in class & Read Ch 6 & answer questions 1-7 (p9) in journal
	Abraham Lincoln, "The Gettysburg Address" & "After the Civil War"	Read "The Dominion of Canada" p63-68 and answer journal questions.	Canada Activities	Read "The Second Reich" p75-81 and answer questions in your journal.
	Southern Europe Due 10/12
	Insect Life cycles	Review p149-154. Describe and draw the life cycles of a butterfly, praying mantis & dragonfly on p130-131 of your journal	Insect Defenses	Read p154-160
	POEM 1, Due for Recitation on 9/26 GEOGRAPHY: Southern Europe Test on 8/25 KEY DATES: 1-3 Test on 9/28 SCIENCE: Insect anatomy, classification of life Test on 9/7

Coming Soon:

Thursday, Sept. 15 - Spirit Day

Tuesday, Sept. 27 - Grammar Play Date 3-4pm at Lions Foundation Park

Thursday, Sept. 29 - D.O.G.S. Day, Pizza Day & Spirit day!

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 Character Virtue of the month is Responsibility. Responsibility is doing what I have been entrusted to do. To practice responsibility, I will: do my work to the best of my ability, keep my commitments, clarify expectations, not make excuses, and correct my mistakes.

Math
NOTE: Continue working on memorizing multiplication facts!  Time spent memorizing these facts will greatly reduce homework time and help your student be successful in upcoming multiplication and long division lessons. Make multiplication charts, do flashcards, worksheets, play math fact games, or whatever works to master these facts. Multiplication facts will be assessed on Tuesday, Sept 27.

Objectives:
1. Multiply up to a four-digit number by a one-digit number.
2. Multiply a two-digit number by a two-digit multiple of 10.

3. Practice multiplication

4. Practice estimation with multiplication

Spelling
Objective:  Spell multi-syllable words ending in ss.

Reading  

Review each chapter's vocabulary prior to reading.

Objectives:
1. Learn about life during the Civil War.
2. Engage in discussion, sharing ideas, meaning, & information from the reading.

Writing
Objectives:

1. Introduce the Story Sequence Chart

2. Create a Story Sequence Outline of a myth using the Story Sequence Chart

3. Brainstorm dress-ups and review vocabulary

4. Write the first paragraph of a 3 paragraph myth introducing the characters and setting

5. Write the second paragraph of a myth describing the conflict or problem

6. Incorporate a who/which clause into paragraphs

Grammar
Objectives: 
1. Identify and label prepositions and prepositional phrases.

2. Practice writing sentences containing a subject noun, verb, adjectives, adverbs, and a prepositional phrase.

Latin
Objective: Learn Latin 1st Conjugation Verbs

History

Objectives:  

1. Know that the United States still faced multiple problems after the Civil War.

2. Know that the 13th Amendment made slavery illegal in every state in the Union.

3. Identify factors that led to the Dominion of Canada in 1876.

4. Know that the German kingdom known as the "Second Reich" became powerful under Otto von Bismarck.

Science

Objectives:

1. Understand complete and incomplete metamorphosis in insects.

2. Identify insect defenses.

Note: If your student would like more information on pinning and labeling insects, here are a couple YouTube videos:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vc0BaGLMiBk
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2LfDYYn5_bE&t=322s

Here is a comprehensive booklet about Texas insects that you can print or use for reference and insect identification:
https://tpwd.texas.gov/publications/pwdpubs/media/pwd_bk_p4000_0043.pdf
Here's a website to help with identification: http://texashighplainsinsects.net/texas-insects-identified

Memory Work:  Please spend 15 minutes per day working on the following memory work.
Poetry:  Our first quarter poem is "The Father's Vineyard".  Additional copies here.
Geography:  We will continue to study Southern Europe 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:

Key Dates for the 1st quarter:

1. The War Between the States                         1861-1865
2. World War I                                                     1914-1918
3. Lenin & the Russian Revolution                   1917