Welcome 4th-grade Falcons! I'm so excited to be your teacher this year, and I look forward to starting our learning adventure together. Below are some general notes on objectives. I will usually put more specific notes/directives 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 |
MF – Math Facts Practice Sheet | NB – Science Notebooking Journal | RD – Rough Draft |
CCC – Complete, check, correct | RJ - Reading Journal | 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 Attention. Attention: One's mind and body are fixed on the matter at hand.
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Math
Objectives:
1. Read and write up to 6-digit numbers using expanded form.
2. Find a number 100, 1000, or 10,000 more or less than a five-digit number.
3. Compare and order numbers within 1 million.
4. Round a five-digit number to the nearest ten thousand, thousand or hundred.
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 “MF” followed by a letter (A, 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. As soon as your student has mastery of a sheet (gets all correct within the 5 minutes) move on to the next MF practice sheet. Electronic copies are here: Math Facts
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Reading
Objectives:
1. 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. Introduce structure and style.
2. Create a KWO from a source text.
3. Retell a fable using KWO.
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Grammar
Objectives:
1. Know the definitions of synonyms and antonyms.
2. Learn how to use "a" and "an" correctly.
3. Review and practice dictionary skills.
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History
Objectives:
1. Know that the British spread their empire throughout the world during Queen Elizabeth’s reign.
2. Identify two reasons why the British spread their empire.
3. Know that the Great Exhibition was filled with exhibits from all parts of the British Empire.
4. Identify ways that the East India company took control of India.
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Science
Objectives:
1. Know that scientists classify life with the system of Binomial Nomenclature.
2. Know that flying creatures are in Kingdom Animalia.
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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 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 begin our study of geography this week through "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
