| 4th Grade Week 7 | 9/20/2021 | 9/21/2021 | 9/22/2021 | 9/23/2021 | 9/24/2021 |
| Discipleship | JUSTICE: "Learn to do good; seek justice, correct oppression; bring justice to the fatherless, and please the widow's cause,” (Isaiah 1:17) |
| Bible | Ex 6-9 Select passages | Read Exodus 10 | Exodus 11-12 | Read Ex 13: 17-22 | |
| Math | Ch4 L6, TB p98-100, WB p82-85 | Ch 4, L7 TB p101-103, WB 86-89 | Review & TB L8 Practice B p104-106 | Ch 5, L1 TB p107-110, WB p95-96 | Memorize all Mult/Div facts: do flashcards, worksheets, play math fact games. Master those facts! |
| Spelling | Step 5: Review Phonograms: ti, ci, si, tch. Review New Teaching/Strategies. Dictate sentences 4-6 Play Sparkle | Phonograms: eigh, ei, ey, ph. Dictate sentences 7-9. Complete Reinforcement and Writing Station words if present. | Step 5 SpellingTest | Step 6: New teaching p45-46, Dictate 12 words | Dictate sentences 1-3 on paper titled "Step 6 Practice". |
| Grammar | Ch 6, L1- Jingles 10 and 11. Review Ref. 19 and 20: Subject Pronouns. | Review Jingles 9-11. Complete Daily Grammar sent home | Ch 6, L1 Subject Pronouns | What are the SIX parts of speech we have studied so far? List them and give an example of each. Complete Daily Grammar | |
| Writing | Write 3rd paragraph (Climax & Resolution) of Theseus myth | Check and edit your 3rd paragraph using composition checklist p56 | Begin writing FD of Theseus | Complete Theseus FD due Mon. Stapled: Rubric, FD, RD | Review Poem 1 for Poem Recitation on Monday |
| Reading | Discuss Ch 5-6, Character Study & Similies | The Perilous Road: Read Ch 7-8 & answer questions (p13) in journal | Discuss Perilous Road Chap 7-8 begin reading Chap 9 in class | Read Perilous Road Ch 10-11 and answer questions p14 | |
| Latin | L5 | | L5 | | |
| History | Thomas Edison | Read p83-85 Rails, Zones & Bulbs & answer: How did railroads, time zones & light bulbs change the US? | Rails, Zone & Bulbs Activities | Read Japan's Meiji Restoration p86-90 and write 2-3 facts in your journal | Review Key Dates 1-3 for Monday's test |
| Geography | Southern Europe Due 10/13 | |
| Science | What Do You Remember? journal p128 & Introduce Order Lepidoptera | Read L14 p213-215 | Butterfly Migration | Read p215-219 | |
| Memory Work | POEM 1, Due for Recitation on 9/27
GEOGRAPHY: Southern Europe on 10/13
KEY DATES: 1-3 Test on 9/27 |
Please check Alma weekly for any missing work.
Coming Soon!
Monday, September 13 - 9:00am Moms in prayer
Monday, September 20 - Picture Day
Saturday, Sept 25 - Fortis Lap-A-Thon
Wednesday, September 29 - Pizza/Spirit/DOGS Day!
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 Justice.
Math
NOTE: Continue working on memorizing multiplication/division facts! Time spent memorizing these facts will greatly reduce homework time and help your student be successful in upcoming multiplication and long division lessons. Make multiplication charts, do flashcards, worksheets, play math fact games or whatever works to master these facts.
Objectives:
1. Multiply a two-digit number by a two-digit number.
2. Multiply a three-digit number by a two-digit number.
3. Assess multiplication skills.
4. Divide numbers up to three digits using a mental math method.
5. Memorize division math facts.
Spelling
Objective: Spell words ending in sion, words containing the sound of th, and how to add two suffixes to a word
Reading
Review each chapter's vocabulary prior to reading.
Objectives:
1. Learn about life during the Civil War.
2. Analyze a character in literature.
3. Identify similies.
Writing
Objectives:
1. Introduce the Story Sequence Chart
2. Create a Story Sequence Outline of a myth using the Story Sequence Chart
3. Brainstorm dress-ups and review vocabulary
4. Write the first paragraph of a 3 paragraph myth introducing the characters and setting
5. Write the second paragraph of a myth describing the conflict or problem
Grammar
Objectives:
1. Identify subject pronouns in sentences
2. Correctly use subject pronouns in an original sentence.
3. Identify possessive noun pronouns in sentences
4. Correctly use possessive noun pronouns in an original sentence.
History
Objectives:
1. Know the accomplishments and contributions of Thomas Edison
2. Know that railroads sped travel, took people to new cities, and took grain and other goods to faraway places.
3. Know that time zones divided the earth into twenty-four zones, making it the same time inside each zone.
4. Know that electricity made it possible for men to work after dark.
5. Know that Japan became more modern during the Meiji Restoration.
Science
Objectives:
1. Identify characteristics of Order Lepidoptera: scale wings, proboscis, forewings, hindwings
2. Know that some butterflies migrate long distances
3. Continue to collect, study, and identify Texas insects.
Note: If your student would like more information on pinning and labeling insects, here are a couple YouTube videos:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vc0BaGLMiBk
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2LfDYYn5_bE&t=322sHistory:
Key Dates for 1st quarter:
The War Between the States 1861-1865
World War I 1914-1918
Lenin & the Russian Revolution 1917
