| 4th Grade Week 31 | 4/17/2023 | 4/18/2023 | 4/19/2023 | 4/20/2023 | 4/21/2023 |
| Discipleship | HUMILITY: "Humble yourself in the sight of the Lord, and He shall lift you up." James 4;10 |
| Bible | | Phil 4:6-13 | I Tim 2:1-6, 4:12, 6:6-21 | IThess 4:13-18, II Thess 3:1-5 | II Tim 2:1-7 |
| Math | Ch 16 , L5 TB p215-218, WB p170-172 | Ch 16 L6, TB p219-221, WB p174-175 | Field Trip! | Ch 16, L7 TB p222-224, WB p177-180 | Begin Review 4 |
| Spelling | Dictate sentences 1-3 | Review Step 28 New Teaching, Dictate sentences 4-6, and Review phonograms er, ur, ir, our, ear, igh, ie, dge, wr, ti, ci, si, tch
| Rewrite Step 27 misspelled words. Review card box, DS 4-9 on same paper started Thurs. Review phonograms er, ur, ir, our, ear, igh, ie, dge, wr, ti, ci, si, tch
| Phonogram Assessment #4
See Note Below |
| Grammar | | CTP Verbal Reasoning & Vocabulary | Daily Grammar | Daily Grammar |
| Writing | | Write Conclusion RD, include at least 3 dress-ups | Write Introduction RD. Include at least 3 dress-ups. Begin Conclusion FD | Complete Intro & Conclusion FD's and put all five paragraphs of your essay together. Due Tues stapled: Rubric, FD, RD |
| Reading | | Discussion & Begin reading Ch 4 of Mixed-Up Files | Complete Ch 4 and answer questions | Read Ch 5 and answer questions |
| Latin | | | | |
| History | | Mao's Cultural Revolution & Tiananmen Square | Communism Crumbles in Eastern Europe | Read p465-468 "The First Persian Gulf War" and answer questions in your journal. |
| Geography | | States & Capitals | States & Capitals | States & Capitals |
| Science | Red-Tailed Hawk Bird Cam Highlights | Shorebirds | Shorebirds and color the Great Blue Heron in your field guide | Read handout sent home & color the Barred Owl & Great Horned Owl in your field guide |
| Memory Work | | POETRY: Poem 3 on 3/1
GEOGRAPHY: US States & Capitals 4/27
KEY DATES: 1-12 on 5/4
HISTORY: US Presidents 1-45 Due 5/9 |
COMING SOON...
Saturday, April 22 - Nerf Tournament 12:00-3:00pmThursday, April 26 - D.O.G.S., Spirit & Pizza Day!
Math
Objectives:
1. Complete drawings of symmetrical figures.
2. Practice skills with lines
3. Assess and review previously learned skills.
Here are some fun Optional Math Games and math videos to practice math skills learned this year.
Spelling
Objectives:
1. Analyze six ways to spell the sound of /er/.
2. Review and assess phonograms
Here are instructions for administering the assessment.
Phonogram Drill Form (written portion) - Parents, read the sound or sounds on the card. Or if you prefer, you can play the sound on the AAS app. Your student should then write the corresponding phonogram in the box. Mark any your child missed.
Classical Phonics Assessment Tracker (oral portion) - Show the card to the student. He or she should be able to correctly identify all the sounds associated with that card. Please note any phonograms your child missed on the form.
Writing
Objective: Write an introduction and conclusion to a 5-paragraph report
Reading
Objectives:
1. Practice reading fluency and comprehension skills
2. Compare and contrast characters.
3. Identify similes in literature
4. Learn new vocabulary
History
Objectives:
1. Know that during the Cultural Revolution of 1966-1976, every part of Chinese culture had to praise Mao & his policies
2. Know that in 1989, thousands of students protested together in Tiananmen Square wanting democracy.
3. Know that life in East Berlin was difficult until the fall of the Berlin Wall.
4. Know that Saddam Hussein invaded Kuwait in 1990 resulting in the first Gulf War.
Science
Objectives:
1. Identify shorebirds
2. Identify characteristics of owls
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 memorizing the Northern States & capitals this week. The song and map can be found here on the main blog curricula/geography page. Students will be responsible for labeling states 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 5/8
Key Dates for the 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
