| 4th Grade Week 11 | 10/17/2022 | 10/18/2022 | 10/19/2022 | 10/20/2022 | 10/21/2022 | Looking Ahead: 10/24/2022 |
| Discipleship | DILIGENCE: "The soul of the sluggard craves and gets nothing, while the soul of the diligent is richly supplied." (Proverbs 13:4) | |
| Bible | | Deut 34, Joshua 1;1-9 & Joshua 2 | Read Joshua 6 | Joshua 11:15-16,23 Judges 2 | Read Judges 6 & 7 | |
| Math | Ch 6 L4 Practice A TB p148-149 WB p136 | Ch 6, L5 TB p150-151, WB p139-141 | Ch 6, L6 TB p152-153, WB p142-144 | Ch 6, L7 TB p154-158, WB p145-147 | Ch 6, L8 Practice B TB p159-160 | Catch-up and Review |
| Spelling | Dictate sentences 1-3 on paper titled "Step 9 Practice". | Step 9: Review New Teaching, review phonograms, DS 4-6 on same paper started Thurs, Play Sparkle! | Rewrite Step 8 misspelled words 5 times, Review card box, phonograms as needed, Dictate sentences 7-9. | Step 9 Spelling Test | Step 10 : "ER" Word Sort. Dictate words | Dictate sentences 1-3 on paper titled "Step 10 Practice". |
| Grammar | | Ch8, L1: Helping Verbs, Adverb "not' & Make Practice sentence | Ch 8, L2: Jingle 14, Classify sentences & Complete Daily Grammar Due Wed | Review Helping Verbs & Ch 8, L3:Irregular Verbs | Review Helping Verb Chart, Complete the Test Time section in TM pg 139 orally as a review, and for fun Activity Time -Acrostic Poem. | |
| Writing | | 1st paragraph due, Write 2nd paragraph (Conflict/ problem) on Damon & Pythias | Complete 2nd paragraph & using Composition Checklist p78, begin writing 3rd paragraph (climax & resolution) of Damon & Pythias | Writer's Conference & complete 3rd paragraph of RD | Check 3rd paragraph & begin writing FD of Damon & Pythias. Due Thurs. 10/28 | |
| Reading | | Discuss Ch 9-10 | Read Ch 11 & 12 answering questions as you go (p18) | Discussion | Read Ch 13 & 14 and complete questions in your journal | |
| Latin | | Latin verbs | | Latin verbs | | |
| History | | The Boers and the British | Read Brazil's Republic p135-139 and journal p26 | Discuss Brazil's Republic, Do Creatures of the Pantanal Activity & make a telephone activity | Read The Next to last Czar of Russia p147-149 and answer questions in journal | |
| Geography | Review Southern Europe | Southern Europe Test | Western Europe Due 11/30 | |
| Science | How many insects have you pinned and labeled? You need at least 10! | Insect Orders & Labeling your insect collection. Review praying mantids & dragonflies | Read p163-165 and using complete sentences, write interesting facts in social insects mini-book pA45 | Ants | Read p165-169 (stop at honeybee) and add facts to mini-book | |
| Memory Work | POEM 2, Due for Recitation on 12/1
GEOGRAPHY: Southern Europe on 10/13
KEY DATES: 1-6 Test on 12/8 |
Coming Soon:Tuesday, Oct 25 - Picture Retakes
Thursday, Oct 27 - Spirit, D.O.G.S, and Pizza Day!
Friday, Oct 28 - Fall Festival
Tuesday, Nov 1 - Historic Dress-up Day
Note: Our class is studying the time period of 1850-modern day in history. Students may dress as any historical figure that lived during that timeframe of history for Historical Dress-Up day.
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 Diligence.
Math
Continue working on memorizing multiplication/division facts until mastered. Start each day with a Facts Practice warm-up using the math facts sheets sent home.
Objectives:
1. Express fractions that are greater than 1 as improper fractions and mixed numbers.
2. Express improper fractions as mixed numbers.
3. Convert mixed numbers to improper fractions.
4. Understand fractions as division.
Note: Monday, 10/24/2022 is a catch-up day. Review areas that your student still struggles with. Complete any unfinished WB pages if your student needs more practice to reinforce and solidify understanding.
Spelling
Objective: Spell words with or in an unaccented syllable
Reading
We are continuing Misty of Chincoteague this week.
Review each chapter's vocabulary prior to reading and complete the assigned questions in your journal.
Objectives:
1. Increase reading comprehension and fluency.
2. Learn new vocabulary.
3. Engage in meaningful discussion.
4. Summarize a passage through oral and written narration.
Writing
Objectives:
1. Write the second paragraph RD (Conflict/problem) of Damon & Pythias myth
2. Write third paragraph RD (climax/resolution) of Damon & Pythias myth
3. Incorporate dress-ups (ly, who/which, strong verb, because clause) and vocabulary words
Grammar
Objectives:
1. Recognize and use helping verbs in sentences.
2. Know that "not" is usually an adverb.
3. Use irregular verbs correctly in various tense forms.
History
Objectives:
1. Know that Pedro II made the slave trade illegal, freed slaves, and finally made slavery illegal in Brazil.
2. Learn about creatures living in the Pantanal area of Brazil.
3. Know that Alexander II and Alexander III were unpopular Russian Czars with unlimited power.
Science
1. Identify characteristics of ants and other social insects.
2. Identify and label insect orders and common names.
Memory Work: Please spend 15 minutes per day working on the following memory work.
Poetry: Our second quarter poem is "Stopping By Woods on a Snowy Evening". Additional copies here.
Geography: We will have our test over Southern 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: Key Dates for 2nd quarter:
The War Between the States 1861-1865
World War I 1914-1918
Lenin & the Russian Revolution 1917The Great Depression 1929-1939
World War II 1939-1945
The Cold War 1945-1991
