Welcome to our second week of 4th-grade! We had a fun 1st week, and I can tell we will all make a great team! General notes on objectives are below and specific notes/directives are found in the co-teacher notes column above in the blog table.
BLOG ABBREVIATION KEY | ||
TB – Textbook | KWO – Key Word Outline | NT – New Teaching |
WB – Workbook | SOTW – Story of the World (History book) | DS – Dictate Sentences |
FP – Facts Practice Sheet | NB – Science Notebooking Journal | RD – Rough Draft |
CCC – Complete, check, correct | Grammar – Shurley English | FD – Final Draft |
IEW – Institute for Excellence in Writing book | TM – Teacher’s Manual | Ch. - Chapter |
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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. We will be doing an overview of the Bible this year with selected passages from the entire Bible. I invite you to join us in reading the passages on home days and discussing them with your child.
Our Character Virtue of the month is Prudence. Prudence is the ability to discern what is good and right and act accordingly.
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Math
Objectives:
1. Round up to 6-digit numbers.
2. Calculate large numbers in which most numbers are 0 using mental math.
3. Test over Chapter 1.
4. Begin Chapter 2 - investigate addition and subtraction of 5-digit numbers.
Please make copies of the master math fact practice drill sheets sent home. Students will be expected to complete math fact practice drills on most home days. The appropriate sheet to use is denoted with the abbreviation “FP” followed by a letter (FP-A, FP-B, etc.) that specifies which sheet to use that day. Set the timer for five minutes. If the student finishes before the timer goes off, record the time on the sheet. If the timer goes off and the student does not finish, circle the place where he/she finished, then complete the rest of the page untimed. Correct and return to school for a completion grade.
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Reading
Objectives:
1. Continue to learn about life in Hungary in the early 1900s.
2. Engage in meaningful Socratic discussion.
3. Increase vocabulary.
4. Compare and contrast characters.
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Writing
Objectives:
1. Write our first rough draft.
2. Complete a final draft.
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Grammar
Objectives:
1. Know the definitions of synonyms and antonyms.
2. Review and practice dictionary skills.
3. Memorize the 5 parts of a sentence, and what adverbs and adjectives are.
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History
Objectives:
1. Learn about Commodore Perry, Japan re-opening, the Crimean War and Florence Nightingale.
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Science
Objectives:
1. Learn about entomology and insect anatomy.
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Geography
Objectives:
1. Know the names and locations of the world’s seven continents and five oceans.
2. Know the terms "equator," "prime meridian," "tropics of Cancer and Capricorn" and "Arctic and Antarctic circles."
3. Develop a heart of compassion for the people of the Earth who don't yet know Christ.
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Memory Work: Please spend 15 minutes per day working on the following memory work:
Poetry: Our first quarter poem is "The Father's Vineyard." A copy is in your student's Campus Binder. Practice this with a family member, pet, or stuffed animal as an audience, focusing on the public speaking skills listed in IEW on pg. 9. Additional copies here.
Geography Memory Work: We will continue our study of geography this week by continuing to practice "blob mapping" the oceans and continents. Here is a short video that demonstrates blobbing of a world map. (This is part one of a four-part video series).
Continents & Oceans song and map can be found here on the main blog curricula/geography page. Students will be responsible for labeling the continents and oceans on a map.
Science Memory Work: Classification of Life: Kingdom, Phylum, Class, Order, Family, Genus, Species and parts of an insect.
