| 4th Grade Week 21 | Tuesday
2/4/2025 | Wednesday
2/5/2025 | Thursday
2/6/2025 | Friday
2/7/2025 | Monday
2/10/2025 | Co-Teacher Notes |
| Discipleship | Faith - Jesus replied to them, "Have faith in God. Truly I tell you, if anyone says to this mountain, ‘Be lifted up and thrown into the sea,’ and does not doubt in his heart, but believes that what he says will happen, it will be done for him." -Mark 11:22-23 | |
| Bible | Matthew 1 & 2 | Matthew 4 | Matthew 5-6 | Matthew 14:13-36 | | |
| Math | Ch. 11, L5: TB pg. 51-55,
WB pg. 42-43 | Ch. 11, L6: Practice TB pgs. 56-57 CCC | Ch. 11 Test | Complete Saxon Math Packet (sent home) | | |
| Spelling | Review Step 18 New Teaching and Strategies. DS 4-6. Play Sparkle! | Make spelling test corrections (5x), Review Card box. DS 7-9. Review phonograms ng, ar, wh, aw, au, ck, oe, oa, ed
| Step 18 Spelling Test | Step 19 New Teaching. Complete Make it Plural book pg. 10, Dictate 10 words | DS 1-3 on paper titled "Step 19 Practice." | |
| Grammar | Review P3 sentences written last week | Daily Grammar | | Daily Grammar | | |
| Writing | L25: The Milky Way, Create fused outline from 3 source texts. Introduce VSS opener. | Complete Style Practice pgs. 191-192. Using the composition checklist on pg. 192 and your KWO begin writing a RD on The Milky Way. | Complete RD. We will write the FD later. In the meantime we will be taking notes and making KWO's for our 3 history project paragraphs. | Fuse your notes for Topic 1 into a KWO for first history project paragraph. Bring your KWO for paragraph 1 on Tuesday. | | |
| Reading | Discuss Number the Stars Ch. 8-9, Read Ch. 10 | Read Ch. 11-12 and write the answers to questions 1 & 2 pg. 34. | Discussion | Read Ch. 14-15, write the answers to questions 3-6 pgs. 34-35. | | |
| History | Introduce WWII history project and choose topics for research paper | Read "Rebuilding the Fatherland" pgs. 355-361 & write the answers to questions on pg. 55. Choose your topics to research for WW II project. Get books from the library and/or have your parent help you find some websites to begin your study. | WW II: Causes of the war Take notes in class | Read SOTW pgs. 305-309: "The Three Way War" & continue to research and take notes for the written portion of your WW II project. KWO for 1st paragraph due Tues. | | See Handout for more Project information. |
| Geography | Eastern Europe | Color & label the countries on your map. | Eastern Europe | Review each country in Eastern Europe | | |
| Science | Complete Bird ID project, Send home Central Texas Birds to Memorize. | Color the Mockingbird pg.15, Cardinals, pg.16, & Blue Jay pg.39 in your green journal. | Act.9.9 Bird Food Experiment | Complete WDYR pgs.195 & 196 using your TB as needed. | | |
| Memory Work | GEOGRAPHY: Eastern Europe Due 2/20
POETRY: Poem 3 Due 3/6
KEY DATES: 1-9 on 3/13
HISTORY: US Presidents 1-45 Due 5/8 | |
Coming Soon:
Thursday, Feb. 13 - Spirit Day (no pizza) and Valentine Exchange💕
Saturday, Feb. 15 - Fortis Talent Show 6pm
Thursday, Feb. 27 - Spirit Day, DOGS, Pizza!
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 virtue this month is Faith. Faith is belief in God and His promises. Fruit of the Spirit: Joy. Joy is a serene and stable happiness that finds its roots in God.
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Math
Note: Start each day with a facts practice warm-up sheet. Do whichever page your child is currently working on. Set the timer for 5 minutes, circle the last problem completed, then complete the rest of the page. Optional: Correct and return to school for a completion grade. (Two sheets due per week). You could also make copies of the blank 1-12 times table and see how many they can fill out in 5 minutes. The quicker they have their multiplication facts memorized the easier everything will be.
Objectives:
1. Find the perimeter of composite figures.
2. Practice finding area and perimeter.
3. Assess finding area and perimeter.
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Spelling
Objective: Learn how to make the plural form of words ending in o.
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Reading
Please bring your book to class each day.
Objectives:
1. Increase reading comprehension and fluency.
2. Engage in meaningful discussion.
3. Summarize a passage through oral narration.
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Grammar
Objective: Review and practice.
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Writing
Objectives:
1. Make a fused KWO from three source texts.
2. Brainstorm dress-ups.
3. Introduce the VSS dress-up.
4. Write a paragraph with a topic sentence, facts, clincher sentence and dress-ups describing the Milky Way.
5. Take notes from at least 3 source texts to create a "fused" KWO for the 1st paragraph of your WW II paper.
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History
Objectives:
1. Know that WW II began in 1939 after Germany invaded Poland.
2. Choose an aspect of WW II for further study and research presentation.
3. Identify causes and key figures of WW II.
4. Research and take notes on your selected topic.
Note: This week you will begin reading and taking notes about your chosen WW II topic(s). You will need to have several facts from at
least three books and/or websites (please have at least 1 book source per paragraph. We have a few in our classroom).
Please do not delay in finding sources so you don't fall behind on weekly assignments. There are many websites on WWII that are age-appropriate. Here is one that may be helpful:
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Science
Objectives:
1. Identify Texas birds.
2. Accurately and neatly color male & female birds of a given species.
3. Experiment to see what type of birdseed Fortis birds prefer.
4. Review.
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Memory Work: Please spend 15 minutes per day working on the following memory work:
Poetry: Our third quarter poem is "In Christ Alone". These lyrics are set to music and you can find numerous renditions online. Here is one. In Christ Alone. Additional copies here.
Geography: We are continuing our study of Eastern 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. (Note: I will occasionally supplement our Geography lesson with hands-on map reading skills.)
Sheppard's software practice game: Eastern Europe
History: We are beginning our memorization of the US Presidents. There are several YouTube video songs to help
with this. Here are two: US Presidents: Washington to Trump and an older version, US Presidents to "America" For assessment, students will write or sing all the presidents' first and last names. Due 5/13
Key Dates for 3rd 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
