| 4th Grade Week 5 | 9/6/2021 | 9/7/2021 | 9/8/2021 | 9/9/2021 | 9/10/2021 |
| Discipleship | Justice |
| Bible | Labor Day - No School | | Read & Discuss Gen 44-45 | Gen 46:1-7, Gen 47:6-11 | |
| Math | Do Multiplication Facts Practice this week for warm-up
Ch 3 L6 Practice TB p76-78 | Ch 3 Review and Quiz & Multiplication practice | Ch 4 L1 Multiplication TB p80-83, WB p67-68 | Work on mastering multiplication facts 1-10: Make multiplication table, do flashcards, play games |
| Spelling | Review previous spelling words and phonograms: sh, th, oo, ee, oy, oi, ch, ow, ou, ay, ai, ea, or, ui | Step 4 Review & Phonogram Review | Continue to review words and rules through step 3, checking for mastery. Review 26 Single Phonograms in preparation for assessment Friday. | Administer the Classical Phonics Assessment Tracker Assessment 1 (In binder) Grade in red pen, have student make corrections, then return to class to record grade. |
| Grammar | Ch 4, L1 Classify sentences & TM p50-54. Do Ch4, L1 Practice | Ch 4, L2 Finding Adjectives, Predicate words in the Complete Subject and Write Practice Sentences | Ch 4, L3 Classify sentences & Write an Expanded Practice Sentence (TM p64 Steps 1-8) | |
| Writing | Review vocab words (inspire, trumpet, gnaw, beasts, tossed, slender, quietly, immediately) for Wed quiz | Vocab Quiz & Work on Civil War Lapbooks | | |
| Reading | Put The Perilous Road and your final The Good Master activity in your backpack for tomorrow | Share activities & Introduce The Perilous Road | Read The Perilous Road Ch 1 & 2 and answer questions 1-7 in journal p4-5 | |
| Latin | | L 4 | | |
| History | Complete your report on a Civil War figure and practice presenting it. You will be sharing your findings with the class tomorrow. | Share Civil War heroes with class &
Harriet Tubman & and Underground Railroad
| Read SOTW p53-56 "After the Civil War" | |
| Geography | Southern Europe Due 10/13 |
| Science | Read p152-154 and describe Incomplete Metamorphosis in your journal p126, Review memory work for test tomorrow | Insect Anatomy & Classification of Life Test | Continue to collect, pin and identify insects for your collection. See resources below | |
| Memory Work | POEM 1, Due for Recitation on 9/27
GEOGRAPHY: Southern Europe on 10/13
KEY DATES: 1-3 Test on 9/29
SCIENCE: Insect anatomy, classification of life Test on 9/8 |
Coming Soon!
Monday, September 6 - Labor Day NO SCHOOL
Wednesday, September 8 - Spirit Day - Students may wear Spirit shirts with jeans or shorts
Monday, September 20 - Picture Day
Saturday, Sept 25 - Fortis Lap-A-Thon
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. This week, we continue looking at the life of Joseph.
Our Character Virtue of the month is Justice.
Math
Begin math with a 5 minute warm-up of Multiplication facts. Strive to memorize multiplication facts ASAP.
Objectives:
1. Practice finding multiples and factors.
2. Assessment
3. Multiply up to a 4-digit number by a one-digit number using mental math.
4. Memorize multiplication facts 1-10
Spelling
Please administer the Classical Phonics Assessment (in binder) this week and return to school the following Monday. You only need to do Assessment 1 (Single Letter Phonograms) at this point. Here are instructions for administering the assessment.
Phonogram Drill Form (written portion) - Parents, read the sound or sounds on the card. Or if you prefer, you can play the sound on the AAS app. Your student should then write the corresponding phonogram in the box. Mark any your child missed.
Classical Phonics Assessment Tracker (oral portion) - Show the card to the student. He or she should be able to correctly identify all the sounds associated with that card. Please note any phonograms your child missed on the form.
Reading
Review each chapter's vocabulary prior to reading.
Writing
Objectives:
1. Assess vocabulary words.
2. Write a paragraph from a prompt
Grammar
Objectives:
1. Identify predicate words located in the complete subject.
2. Practice writing sentences containing a subject noun, verb, adjectives and adverbs.
Latin
Objective: Learn Latin 1st Conjugation Verbs
History
Objectives:
1. Present findings of a Civil War hero to classmates.
2. Learn about life in America during the Civil War.
Science
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=322sHere is a comprehensive booklet about Texas insects that you can print or use for reference and insect identification:
https://tpwd.texas.gov/publications/pwdpubs/media/pwd_bk_p4000_0043.pdf
Here's a website to help with identification: http://texashighplainsinsects.net/texas-insects-identified
Memory Work: Please spend 15 minutes per day working on the following memory work.
Poetry: Our first quarter poem is "The Father's Vineyard". Additional copies here.
Geography: We will continue to study Southern Europe 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. Science: Classification of Life: Kingdom, Phylum, Class, Order, Family, Genus, Species
