| 4th Grade Week 11 | 10/19/2020 | 10/20/2020 | 10/21/2020 | 10/22/2020 | 10/23/2020 |
| Discipleship | Faith |
| Bible | Joshua 1 & 2 | Read Joshua 6 | Joshua 11:15-16,23 Judges 2 | Read Judges 6 & 7 | |
| Math | FP-I, Ch 6, L3 TB p145-147, WB p133-135 | FP-I, CCC WB p133-135, Do Ch 6, L5 TB p150-151, WB p139-141 | FP-I, Ch 6, L6 TB p152-153, WB p142-144 | FP-I, CCC WB p142-144, Do Ch 6, L7 TB p154-158, WB p145-147 | Review any shaky concepts by completing unfinished WB pages |
| Spelling | Step 9: Review New Teaching, review phonograms, DS 4-6 on same paper started Thurs, Play Sparkle! | Rewrite Step 8 misspelled words 5 times, Review card box, phonograms as needed, Dictate sentences 7-9. | Step 9 Spelling Test | Step 10 : "ER" Word Sort. Dictate words | Dictate sentences 1-3 on paper titled "Step 10 Practice". |
| Grammar | Ch8, L1: Helping Verbs, Adverb "not' & Make Practice sentence | Ch 8, L2: Jingle 14, Classify sentences & Complete Daily Grammar 18 & 19 Due Wed | Review Helping Verbs & Ch 8, L3:Irregular Verbs | Review Helping Verb Chart, Complete the Test Time section in TM pg 139 orally as a review, and for fun Activity Time -Acrostic Poem. | |
| Writing | 1st paragraph due, Write 2nd paragraph (Conflict/ problem) on Damon & Pythias | Using Composition Checklist p78, write 3rd paragraph (climax & resolution) of Damon & Pythias | Writer's Conference & in-class writing assignment | Write FD Due Mon. Stapled: Rubric, FD, RD | |
| Reading | Discuss Ch 9-10 | Read Ch 11 & 12 and orally narrate | Discussion | Read Ch 13 & 14 and complete questions in your journal | |
| Latin | L5 | | L5 | | |
| History | The Boers and the British | Read Brazil's Republic p135-139 and make a list of the good things Pedro II did. In what ways was he similar to Abraham Lincoln? Different? | Discuss Brazil's Republic, Do Creatures of the Pantanal Activity & make a telephone activity | Read The Next to last Czar of Russia p147-149 | All journal entries should include a title, date of the event, the question, and answers written in complete sentences with proper mechanics. |
| Geography | Introduce Western Europe | Western Europe | |
| Science | Review crickets & grasshoppers & Introduce Social Insects | Read p163-165 and write interesting facts in social insects mini-book pA45 | Ants | Read p165-169 (stop at honeybee) and add facts to mini-book | |
| Memory Work | "POEM 2, Due for Recitation on 12/2
GEOGRAPHY: Western Europe Test on 12/2
KEY DATES: 1-6 Test on 12/9" |
Coming Soon:Wednesday, Oct 28 - Historic Dress-Up Day & Pizza Day! - Students may dress up as a historical figure from our time period in history (1850-present)
Friday, Oct 30 - Trunk or Treat 4:30-7:00 pm at the school. Trunks of candy, hayride, games, bounce house & more
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 |
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 Character Virtue of the month is Faith.
Math
Continue working on memorizing multiplication/division facts! Start each day with a Facts Practice warm-up using the math facts sheets sent home.
Friday is a catch-up day. Review areas that your student still struggles with. Complete any WB pages that are unfinished if your student needs more practice to reinforce and solidify understanding.
Objectives:
1. Express fractions that are greater than 1 as improper fractions and mixed numbers.
2. Express improper fractions as mixed numbers.
3. Convert mixed numbers to improper fractions.
4. Understand fractions as division.
Spelling
Objective: Spell words with or in an unaccented syllable
Reading
We are continuing Misty of Chincoteague this week.
Review each chapter's vocabulary prior to reading and complete the assigned questions in your journal.
.Objectives:
1. Increase reading comprehension ad fluency.
2. Learn new vocabulary.
3. Engage in meaningful discussion.
4. Summarize a passage through oral narration.
Writing
Objectives:
1. Write the second paragraph RD (Conflict/problem) of Damon & Pythias myth
2. Write third paragraph RD (climax/resolution) of Damon & Pythias myth
3. Incorporate dress-ups (ly, who/which, strong verb, because clause) and vocabulary words
4. Write a polished FD
5. Write from a prompt
Grammar
Objectives:
1. Recognize and use helping verbs in sentences.
2. Know that "not" is usually an adverb.
3. Use irregular verbs correctly in various tense forms.
History
Objectives:
1. Know that Pedro II made the slave trade illegal, freed slaves, and finally made slavery illegal in Brazil.
2. Learn about creatures living in the Pantanal area of Brazil.
3. Know that Alexander II and Alexander III were unpopular Russian Czars with unlimited power.
Science
1. Identify characteristics of ants and other social insects.
Memory Work: Please spend 15 minutes per day working on the following memory work.
Poetry: Our second quarter poem is "Stopping By Woods on a Snowy Evening". Additional copies here.
Geography: We will have our test over Southern 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: Key Dates for 2nd quarter:
The War Between the States 1861-1865
World War I 1914-1918
Lenin & the Russian Revolution 1917The Great Depression 1929-1939
World War II 1939-1945
The Cold War 1945-1991
