| 4th Grade Week 12 | 10/26/2020 | 10/27/2020 | 10/28/2020 | 10/29/2020 | 10/30/2020 |
| Discipleship | Faith |
| Bible | Ruth 1 & 2 | I Sam 1 | I Sam 3 & 8 | I Sam 16 | |
| Math | Fraction Review & MAPS Assessment | Ch 6, L8 Practice B TB p159-160, WB p148-150 | Ch 6 Test | Ch 7, L1 TB p161-164, WB p151-153 | |
| Spelling | Review New Teaching, phonograms, DS 4-6 | Review Card Box, Dictate sentences 7-9. Review phonograms ow, ou, ai, ay, ea, or, ui | Step 10 Spelling Test | Step 11 : New teaching, Dictate 10 words | Dictate sentences 1-3 on paper titled "Step 11 Practice". |
| Grammar |
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| Review Irregular Verbs & Ch 9, L1 Conjunctions & Write a practice sentence | Ch 9, L2 Classify sentences & orally list the 8 parts of speech. Be sure you can give an example of each, Listen to Jingles 14 & 15 | |
| Writing | Introduce Summarizing a Reference, Make KWO on Executive Branch & write RD
| Review p81, Recite topic/clincher rule, complete RD started in class yesterday. Include dress-ups & edit your work
See note below | Write KWO & begin writing RD on the Legislative Branch | Complete RD started yesterday, include topic sentence, dress-ups, clincher. Edit your work correcting spelling & mechanics | |
| Reading | Discuss Ch 13-14 & work on character chart | Read Misty Ch 15-16, Add to character chart | Discussion | Read Ch 17-18 and complete L5 questions in your journal | |
| Latin | L6 | Copybook L6 | L6 | | |
| History | Branches of US Government: Legislative, Executive, Judicial | Read POTUS handout sent home and complete at least two activities on your assigned president | The Legislative Branch | Read and discuss How to Become President & complete at least two more activities on your president | Review History Key Dates 1-4 |
| Geography | Western Europe |
| Science | Biblical Characteristics of Ants | Read p169-171 Sketch & add facts to journal p141 | Social Insects: Bees & Termites | Read p172-175 Add facts to journal p141 | Insect Collection Due next Wednesday! |
| 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.
Continue working on memorizing multiplication/division facts! Start each day with a Facts Practice warm-up using the math facts sheets sent home.
Math
Objectives:
1. Review fractions
2. Assess fractions
3. Investigate adding and subtracting fractions.
Spelling
Objective: Know five ways to spell the sound of /er/.
Reading
We are finishing 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 and fluency.
2. Learn new vocabulary.
3. Engage in meaningful discussion.
4. Summarize a passage through oral narration.
Grammar
Objectives:
1. Review the eight parts of speech
2. Know that homonyms are words that sound the same but have different meanings and spellings
3. Use the correct homonym to complete a sentence correctly
Writing and History
We are starting a new unit in writing this week: Summarizing a Reference. We will be taking a break from both SOTW and IEW stories
to focus on our system of government in the United States. We will be looking at the three branches of government and using that
information as our source text for our compositions this week.
Writing Objectives:
1. Be introduced to the Unit 4 Summarizing a Reference Structural Model
2. Memorize and correctly use the topic/clincher rule.
3. Create a KWO of several facts
4. Write a 1-paragraph RD on each branch of government
History Objectives:
1. Know that the USA is a republic where citizens elect government officials.
2. The Constitution established three separate branches of government which provides for checks and balances
3. Know that the Legislative Branch makes laws.
4. Know that the Executive Branch executes or carries out laws.
5. Know that the Judicial Branch interprets laws.
Science
1. Identify characteristics of ants, bees and other social insects
2. Identify jobs of bees
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 are studying Western 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:
1. The War Between the States 1861-1865
2. World War I 1914-1918
3. Lenin & the Russian Revolution 19174. The Great Depression 1929-1939
5. World War II 1939-1945
6. The Cold War 1945-1991
