| 4th Grade Week 32 | 5/3/2021 | 5/4/2021 | 5/5/2021 | 5/6/2021 | 5/7/2021 |
| Discipleship | Compassion |
| Bible | 1 John 1, 2John 6, 3 John 2-4 | II Peter 1:3-8 & Jude 17-21 | Read Revelation 1:9-18 | Read Revelation 4:1-11 | |
| Math | Complete Review E
& Begin Review 6 | Review 6 (sent home) | Field Trip! | Review for Monday's Final Math Test | |
| Spelling | Review & Play Sparkle! | Review for Monday's Spelling Bee (words will be chosen at random from our Level 5 book). | Field Trip! | Review for Monday's Spelling Bee (words will be chosen at random from our Level 5 book). | |
| Grammar | Review for final test | Review 8 parts of speech and their jobs, 5 parts of a sentence, 5 parts of a letter in preparation for Monday's test | Field Trip | Review tense, quotation rules and write a P1, P2, & P3 sentence in preparation for final grammar test on Mon | |
| Writing | Ch 26, L1 Read Ref.78A p61: Make Title Page and complete page 1: "Things I Like to Do" Write a sentence or two about each of the things you like to do. Illustrate
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begin FD of Introduction & Conclusion for Constellations essay | Grammar Book Ch 26 L2 Ref 78B Complete p2 & p6: Goals for My Life and My Special Feelings. You may write in paragraph form, or write two lists using complete sentences
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Complete FD of Intro & Conclusion using Rubric if not finished in class. Due 5/5 | Field Trip | Ch26, L3: Using Ref 79 Part 1 as a guide, write a paragraph about your family and your family life. Include a minimum of 4 different dress-ups and 2 openers | Put your Book About Me together and illustrate or include a photo of yourself on the cover. Due Monday |
| Reading | Discuss Mixed-Up Files Ch 9 | Read Ch 10 and answer questions p22-23 Reading journals will be collected and graded tomorrow | Field Trip! | | |
| Latin | | | | | |
| History | 9/11 & Review Presidents & Key Dates | Review US Presidents | US Presidents Assessment | Review Key Dates 1-12 | |
| Geography | Review Western Europe | |
| Science | Introduce Bats &
Review
Central TX Bird Checklist
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Texas Birds | Read Bats p103-107 & Add facts to journal p91 | Check eggs | Read p111-113 Bat Habitats, Journal p93 |
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| Memory Work | POETRY: Poem 4 on 5/10
KEY DATES: 1-12 on 5/10
HISTORY: US Presidents 1-45 Due 5/5 |
Please check ALMA weekly for grades and/or missing work.
Coming Soon:
Monday-Friday May 3-6 Fortis Art Show
Wednesday, May 5 - 4th Grade Field Trip
Friday, May 6 Grammar Electives Play
Wednesday, May 12 - Last Day of Grammar 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 Cooperation. Character Council has some great resources to help develop this character trait in your child.
Math
Here are some fun Optional Math Games and math videos to practice math skills learned this year.
Objectives:
1.Review previously learned concepts, reteaching where necessary
2. Assessment
Reading
Please bring your book to class each day.
Objectives:
1. Practice reading fluency and comprehension skills
2. Discuss themes in The Mixed-Up Files
3. Summarize the plot of The Mixed-Up Files
Grammar
Objective: Review parts of speech, capitalization and punctuation rules
Writing
Objective:
1. Write a short autobiography
2. Create "A Book About Me!"
History
Objective: Know and name first and last names of the US Presidents in order of service.
Science
Objectives:
1. Identify physical and behavioral characteristics of bats
2. Practice identifying Central Texas Birds
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 continuing our study of 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 4th 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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