| 4th Grade Week 28 | 3/29/2021 | 3/30/2021 | 3/31/2021 | 4/1/2021 | 4/2/2020 |
| Discipleship | Compassion |
| Bible | Acts 12 | Acts 14 | Acts 16 & 19 | Acts 26 | Good Friday - No School |
| Math | Ch 14 Test | Ch 15, L1 TB p171-176, WB p131-132 | Ch 15, L2 TB p177-181, WB p135-138 | Ch 15, L3 TB p182-185, WB p139-143 |
| Spelling | Step 24: Review New Teaching and Strategies. Dictate sentences 4-6. Play Sparkle! | Re-write missed Step 23 words, Review Card Box & Phonograms as needed, Dictate Sentences 7-9 | Step 24 Spelling Test | Step 25 New Teaching. Dictate 10 words and sentences 1-3 on paper titled "Step 25 Practice." |
| Grammar | Ch 19, L1 & L2 Mixed Pattern Sentences, Double Negatives, Practice Time 1 & 2 | Ch 19, L3 Classify sentences, Review Ref 58 Contraction Chart & Complete Contraction Worksheet sent home. Due Wed | Ch 20, L3 Classify Sentences, Similes & Metaphors, Complete Ch 20 L4 Activity Time: Color Poem | Ch 20, L1 & L2 Classify sentences only CCC |
| Writing | L24 Great Bear Constellation: Create KWO from 2 sources, Create a fused KWO | Style Practice & Vocab study p180-181, Using Composition Checklist p182 begin writing RD | Writer's Conference, Complete RD and in-class writing assignment | Complete FD of Great Bear Constellation. Use rubric to ensure you have all required elements. Due Wed 4/7 Stapled: Rubric, FD, RD |
| Reading | Final My Side of the Mountain discussion, Introduce Journey to Jo-burg | Read Journey to Jo'Burg Chaps 3-6 & answer questions in your journal | Read & Discuss Journey to Jo'Burg Chaps 7-8 | Read Journey to Jo'Burg Chaps 9-13 & answer questions in your journal |
| Latin | L11 | Copybook L11 | L11 | |
| History | Martin Luther King Jr.and "I Have a Dream" discussion | Read SOTW "The Vietnam War" p411-414 and complete interview. Be prepared to share with class tomorrow. | Vietnam Era Interviews Due | Read SOTW "Trouble in the Middle East" p415-420 |
| Geography | Scandinavia | |
| Science | Egg facts & experiments | Read p96-98 & add facts to journal p79 | Songbirds
Play the videos then Click on the purple + (upper right corner) for a fun challenge! | Read p99-100 and complete What Do You Remember p80 |
| Memory Work | POETRY: Poem 4 on 5/10
GEOGRAPHY: Scandinavia on 4/25
KEY DATES: 1-12 on 5/10
HISTORY: US Presidents 1-45 Due 5/5 |
Coming Soon:
Wednesday, March 31 Co-Teacher Training on MAPS test. 9-10am in the Sanctuary
Monday, April 5 - Teacher In-Service NO SCHOOL
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 Compassion. Kids of Integrity has some
great resources to help develop this virtue in your child.
Math
Objectives:
1. Assess multiplying and dividing decimals
2. Investigate angles and turns.
3. Express angles in terms of degrees and Identify acute, obtuse, straight, and reflex angles.
4. Measure angles between 0 and 180 degrees with a protractor
5. Add and subtract angle measurements with compound angles
6. Measure and draw angles between 180 and 360 degrees
Spelling
Objectives:
1. Spell word endings of /awl/ spelled ought and words with a followed by l.
Reading
Please bring your book to class each day.
Objectives:
1. Increase reading comprehension and fluency.
2. Engage in meaningful discussion.
3. Learn about life in South Africa during Apartheid
Grammar
Objectives:
1. Identify and classify mixed sentence patterns.
2. Recognize and avoid using double negatives.
3. Make contractions.
4. Identify similes and metaphors.
5. Write a simile poem.
Writing
Objectives:
1. Create a fused KWO from two source texts
2. Brainstorm dress-ups and study vocabulary words
3. Write a RD paragraph using fused KWO
4. Edit & write polished FD with Unit 6 structure and style
History
Objectives:
1. Become familiar with MLK's "I Have a Dream" speech2. Write a personal "Dream" speech
3. Know that American soldiers fought against communist North Vietnam for 8 years in a controversial war.
4. Share Vietnam Era memories from interviews of people living during the Vietnam War.
Science
Objectives:
1. Experiment with egg shell strength
2. Observe a growing chick embryo through candling
3. Know why birds sing and identify several bird calls.
Memory Work: Please spend 15 minutes per day working on the following memory work.
Poetry: Our fourth quarter poem is 'The Dentist and the Crocodile". Additional copies here.
Geography: We are beginning our study Scandinavia 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 continuing 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 5/5/21
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
10, Man Walks on the Moon 1969
11. Fall of Communism in Eastern Europe 1989
12. The Collapse of the Soviet Union December 26, 1991
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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