| 4th Grade Week 18 | 1/11/2021 | 1/12/2021 | 1/13/2021 | 1/14/2021 | 1/15/2021 |
| Discipleship | Faith Now faith is the assurance of things hoped for, the conviction of things not seen. Heb. 11:1 |
| 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 |
| Spelling | | Review & 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 | Daily Grammar 35 & 36 | Ch 13, L2 Correcting Run-on sentences | Daily Grammar 38 & 39 |
| 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 | | Introduce Helen Keller, Read p7-19 | Helen Keller Read p20-45 and copy first 3 quotes in your journal | Discussion & Read Helen Keller p46-55 | Read Helen Keller p56-73 and copy quotes 4-6 in your journal |
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| History | | The League of Nations & the Peace of Versailles | Read SOTW "Indian Nationalism" p237-242 | Discuss Gandhi and write journal entry | Read "The Rise of Joseph Stalin" p251-254d and complete mini-book. Glue it into your journal |
| Geography | | Eastern Europe |
| Science | | Introduction to bird study | Read p21-24 Add facts to journal p26 | Ways to Identify Birds & Bird Map in journal p29 | Read p24-28 & complete Bird Map if not finished in class |
| Memory Work | | POETRY: Poem 3 on 3/4
GEOGRAPHY: Eastern Europe Test on 2/25
KEY DATES: 1-9 on 3/2
HISTORY: US Presidents 1-45 Due 5/6 |
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.
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.
Spelling
Objective:
1. Review four patterns for making words plural.
Reading
Please bring your book to class each day.
Objectives:
1. Increase reading comprehension and fluency.
2. Learn about the life of Helen Keller
3. Engage in meaningful discussion.
4. Summarize a passage through oral narration.
Grammar
Objective:
1. Identify and correct sentence fragments.
2. Identify simple sentences, compound parts and complex sentences.
3. Correctly write a compound sentence.
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.
Science
1. Identify physical characteristics of birds
2. Learn ways to identify birds through field markings, behavior, habitat, and songs.
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 in one. In Christ Alone. Additional copies here.
Geography: We are beginning our study 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 5/6/21
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
