| 4th Grade Week 18 | 1/9/2023 | 1/10/2023 | 1/11/2023 | 1/12/2023 | 1/13/2023 | Looking Ahead Monday, 1/16/23 |
| Discipleship | RESILIENCE: "The Lord also will be a refuge for the oppressed, a refuge in times of trouble. And those who know Your name will put their trust in you: for You Lord, have not forsaken those who seek You." | |
| Bible | | Ezekiel 33:1-9, 36:22-28 | Joel 2 | Daniel 1 & 3 | Daniel 4 | |
| Math | | Ch 10, L1 TB p1-6, WB p1-3 | Ch 10, L2 TB p7-11, WB p4-6 | Ch 10, L3 TB p12-15, WB p8-10 | Ch 10, L4 TB p16-19, WB p11-13 | Ch 10, L5 TB p20-22, WB p14-18 |
| Spelling | | Play Sparkle! | Re-write missed Step 15 words 5x. Put the AAS "Make it Plural Book" in your backpack for tomorrow. If you don't have a copy, email me & I'll make one for you. | Step 16: New teaching, Introduce "Make It Plural Book" and complete Plural Patterns 1-4. | Review Step 16 New Teaching, Card Box, & Phonograms, DS 1-3 on paper titled "Step 16 Practice" | |
| Grammar | | Ch 13, L1 Complete Sentences vs Sentence Fragments | Ch 13, L2 Classify sentences, Complete Skill Time (TM p224-226) & Practice Time p73 Practice 1-2 | Ch 13, L3 Compound Sentences | Ch 13, L3 Classify Sentences, Practice Time 1,2, & 3 on p74 Co-Teachers, please correct | |
| Writing | | Introduce Poem 3 & Writing from pictures. Read "The Ugly Duckling" | Read p117 and create your original KWO on p118. Each "Central Fact" is like a topic sentence--it tells what is happening in the picture. Add details & Clincher for each picture. Due Thurs | KWO check & Complete Style Practice p119-121 | Ugly Duckling: Using your KWO write RD of 1st paragraph only. Underline & label your six dress-ups | |
| Reading | | Number the Stars Ch 1 | Read Ch 2 and answer questions 3-5 on p14 of your study guide | Discussion | Read Ch 3 and answer questions 6-9 on p15 | |
| Latin | | Nouns | | Review | | |
| History | | The Peace of Versailles | Read Indian Nationalism p237-242 | Discuss Gandhi and write journal entry | Read "The Rise of Joseph Stalin" p251-254 and answer questions in your journal. | |
| Geography | | Eastern Europe | |
| Science | | Introduction to Bird Study | Read p21-24, Orally narrate &
color the Mourning Dove on p18 of your guide | Ways to Identify Birds & Bird Map in journal p29 | Read p24-28 &
color theBlack-capped Vireo p23 & the Blue-Headed Vireo on p43 of your guide.
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| Memory Work | | POETRY: Poem 3 on 3/1
GEOGRAPHY: Eastern Europe Test on 2/21
KEY DATES: 1-9 on 3/30
HISTORY: US Presidents 1-45 Due 5/4 |
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 Resilence.
Math
Objectives:
1. Add, subtract, & multiply metric units of measurement
2. Express inches, feet, yards, and miles in compound units and single units
3. Express ounces & pounds in compound units and single units
4. Express gallons, quarts, pints, cups, & ounces in compound units and single units.
5. Express measurements of time in compound units & single units.
6. Multiply time expressed in compound units.
Spelling
Objective: Review four patterns for making words plural.
Reading
Please bring your book to class each day.
Objectives:
1. Engage in meaningful Socratic dialogue
2. Summarize a passage
3. Identify virtues in characters in Number the Stars.
4. Identify personification in a passage
5. Make predictions concerning the plot
Grammar
Objective:
1. Identify and correct sentence fragments.
2. Identify simple sentences, compound parts, and complex sentences.
3. Correctly write a compound sentence.
4. Correct run-on sentences.
Writing
Objectives:
1. Introduce Unit 5: Writing from Pictures
2. Create a KWO from a series of three pictures
3. Create a central fact or topic sentence for each picture, stating what is happening in the picture
3. Ask questions to get ideas for writing details about each picture.
History
Objectives:
1. Know that world leaders met in Versailles and formed the League of Nations in an attempt to ensure peace after WW I
2. Know that Mohandas Gandhi promoted nonviolent resistance to British rule in India
3. Know that under Joseph Stalin, Russia became the USSR and millions of Russians died.
Questions:
1. What is a totalitarian state?
2. Under Stalin, what happened to the smaller countries around Russia?
3. What were collective farms? Give two reasons why didn't farmers like them.
4. What was the "Gulag Archipelago"? How many Russians were sent there?
5. Why did Solzhenitsyn write that revolution cannot solve a country's problems?
Science
1. Identify the physical characteristics of birds
2. Learn ways to identify birds through field markings, behavior, habitat, and songs.
3. Correctly color birds in order to make a field guide.
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 beginning 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.
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 to "America" and US Presidents. For assessment, students will write or sing all the presidents' first and last names. Due 5/4/23.
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
Blog Abbreviations:
L-Lesson | KWO-Key Word Outline | NB-Science Notebook |
TB- Textbook | RD- Rough Draft | SOTW-Story of the World Vol 4 |
WB- Workbook | FD- Final Draft |
CCC-Complete, check, correct | Grammar- Shurley English | NT- New Teaching |
MM- Mental Math | TM - Teacher's Manual | DS - Dictate Sentences |
FP-Facts Practice Sheet | CB- Latin Copybook
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