| 4th Grade Week 23 | Tuesday
2/18/2025 | Wednesday
2/19/2025 | Thursday
2/20/2025 | Friday
2/21/2025 | Monday
2/24/2025 | 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 | Mark 1 | Mark 5 | Mark 6:30-56 & 8:1-26 | Mark 12:28-44 | | |
| Math | FP; Ch. 12, L6: TB pgs. 86-88; WB pgs. 66-67 | FP; Ch. 12, L8: TB pgs. 91-95; WB pgs. 70-72 | FP; Ch. 12, L9:
TB pgs. 96-101;
WB pgs. 73-75 | FP; Ch. 12, L7: Practice A-TB pgs. 89-90 & Practice B-TB pgs. 102-103 CCC | | |
| Spelling | Step 20: Review New Teaching,
DS 4-6 | Rewrite missed Step 19 words 5x. & Step 20: Review Card box, DS 7-9. | Step 20 Spelling Test | Step 21 New Teaching. Dictate 10 words | DS 1-3 on paper titled "Step 21 Practice." | |
| Grammar | Bibliography Basics | Gather all necessary information from your sources to add to your Bibliography tomorrow in class. Refer to handout to see what you need. | Make a Bibliography for history project. | Complete the bibliography for your history project following guidelines (in handout and summarized below in notes). | | Bring all information about your sources to class on Thursday in order to make your Bibliography |
| Writing | IEW L28: pgs. 213-215 - Make KWO for your Introduction & Complete 2nd paragraph history project RD or take notes for 3rd paragraph. | Make a KWO for your history project Introduction & Take notes and create a KWO for 3rd paragraph of history project. | IEW L28: Make a KWO for an introduction for your past Constellations paper (see notes). Write RD of 3rd paragraph history project. All 3 history project body paragraph RDs due next Tuesday. | Make a KWO for history project conclusion & use it to write your RD. | | For Thursday, we will be using our past IEW assignment, Constellations, to practice writing an Introduction. If you do not still have this please do not worry! I sent an email regarding this as well. |
| Reading | Discussion & read Ch. 4 pgs. 25-28 | Read Chs. 5-6 pgs. 28-40; Answer Ch 5-6 questions (write) | Discussion & read Ch. 7 pgs. 41-46 | Read Chs. 8-10 pgs. 46-58 and answer Chs. 8-10 questions (write) | | |
| History | The War in the Pacific | Continue to work on your WWII history project. See Note Below | The US Homefront | Continue to work on your WWII history project. See Note Below | Begin writing or typing FD of your body paragraphs. Work on the visual portion of your project. | FD of History Project and Visual Aid due next Thursday, Feb. 27 |
| Geography | Review Eastern Europe | Review Eastern Europe | Eastern Europe Test | | | |
| Science | Feather Types | Read TB pgs. 199-201 & Complete Act. 10.3 in NB | Act. 10.6 & Bird Bingo | Read TB pg. 203-205 & Color the Killdeer pg. 9 and the Greater Roadrunner pg.11 in your bird guide. | | |
| 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. 27 - Spirit Day, DOGS, Pizza!
Thursday, March 13 - Spirit Day, No pizza
Monday, March 17 - 21 💮Spring Break! 💮 NO SCHOOL
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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.
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. Correct and return to school for an Optional completion grade. (Two sheets due per week.)
Objectives:
1. Express fractions & mixed numbers with a denominator that is a factor of 10 or 100 as a decimal.
2. Compare and order decimals to hundredths.
3. Round decimals given in tenths to the nearest whole number.
4. Practice concepts from Ch. 12.
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Spelling
Objectives:
1. Learn to spell words containing the sound of /oo/ spelled ui.
2. Spell words with the same plural and singular form.
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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.
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Grammar
Objective: Make a bibliography
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Writing
Objectives:
1. Use notes from historical research to create a KWO and rough draft.
2. Write the third paragraph on your WW II topic(s) of choice.
3. Write an Introduction paragraph.
4. Write a Conclusion paragraph.
WEDNESDAY HOMESCHOOL NOTE: You need to have facts from at least three sources (one of the three must be from an actual book): books, encyclopedia articles, and/or websites.
- Write down the title of the book, the author, name of publisher, and the date of publication.
- Write down the name of the websites, the title of the article, the author, and date you accessed the websites you use.
- Bring all information about your sources to class on Thursday in order to make your Bibliography.
This week you will use the notes and information you've gathered from your research to write the third paragraph of your
chosen WW II topic(s). All three body paragraphs rough drafts are due next Tuesday. We will write the Introduction in class on Tuesday.
Your final draft is due Thursday, Feb. 27, and may be either handwritten or typed.
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History
Objectives:
1. Identify battles in the Pacific front of WW II.
2. Identify the Marine Memorial as a tribute to the armed forces fighting in the Pacific.
3. Identify ways WW II impacted Americans' daily lives.
4. Complete research and report writing.
NOTE: Share what you're learning with your family as you research your topic. Practice presenting the information so you are prepared
to teach your classmates what you have learned.
Your written report, (including bibliography), visual aids, and presentation are due Thursday, Feb. 27.
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Science
Objectives:
1. Identify different types and purposes of feathers.
2. Identify purposes of preening.
3. Identify Texas birds.
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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.
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 5/12
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
