| 4th Grade Week 21 | 1/30/2023 | 1/31/2023 | 2/1/2023 | 2/2/2023 | 2/3/2023 |
| Discipleship | RESILIENCE: "The Lord also will be a refuge for the oppressed, a refuge in times of trouble. And those who know Your name will put their trust in you: for You Lord, have not forsaken those who seek You." |
| Bible | Read Matt 1 & 2 | Read Matt 4 | Select a few passages from the Sermon on the Mount to read and discuss Matt 5-7 | Read Matthew 14:13-36 | |
| Math | Math Facts & Ch 11, L5 TB p51-55, WB p42-43 | Math Facts & Ch 11, L6 Practice TB p56-57 CCC | Ch 11 Test
(emailed) | Math Facts & Review (emailed) | |
| Spelling | Review Step 18 New Teaching and Strategies. Dictate sentences 4-6. Play Sparkle! | Make spelling test corrections, Review Card box. Dictate sentences 7-9. Review phonograms ng, ar, wh, aw, au, ck, oe, oa, ed
| Step 18 Spelling Test Parents, please dictate the 10 words from this week's lesson. Also, dictate the last three sentences. Return to school for grading. | Step 19 New Teaching. Complete Make it Plural book p10, Dictate 10 words | Dictate sentences 1-3 on paper titled "Step 19 Practice." |
| Grammar | Ch 16, L1 The Indirect Object & Pattern 3 | Ch 16, L2 Classify sentences only | Ch 16, L3 Indirect Objects & Write a P3 sentence | Ch 16 Test for practice only. Do Ex 1,2,4,5,6 CCC | |
| Writing | Writer's Conference & Begin FD | Complete FD of Mt. Olympus, make sure all dress-ups are underlined & labeled, highlight key words in topic sentence & clincher. | Begin researching and taking notes on the WW II-related subject of your choice. | Using two WW II source texts, create a "fused" KWO for the first paragraph of your history project. Chose one topic, write a topic sentence, 5-6 facts, and a clincher. Due Mon | |
| Reading | Discuss Number the Stars Ch 8-9, Read Ch 10 & Review new vocab | Read Ch 11-12 and answer questions 1 & 2 p34 | Discussion | Read Ch 14 &15, Answer questions 3-6 p34-35 | |
| Latin | | | | | |
| History | Introduce WWII history project | Read "Rebuilding the Fatherland" p299-302 & Choose your topics to research for WW II project.Get books from the library and/or have your parent help you find some websites to begin your study. | Research and take notes for the written portion of your WW II project. | Continue to research and take notes for the written portion of your WW II project. Begin working on the visual portion of the project. | |
| Geography | Eastern Europe | |
| Science | Identifying Texas Songbirds | Read p45-49 & color the Lesser Goldfinch and Golden-cheeked Warbler p23 in your bird guide. | Feather features and types | Read from "Preening" p49-53 and color the Belted Kingfisher p13 | |
| Memory Work | POETRY: Poem 3 on 2/28 GEOGRAPHY: Eastern Europe Test on 2/20 KEY DATES: 1-9 on 3/29 HISTORY: US Presidents 1-45 Due 5/8 |
Coming Soon:
Wednesday, Feb. 8 - Spirit Day
Monday, Feb 13 - Moms in Prayer 9:00 am
Monday, Feb 13 - Valentine's Exchange
Math
Complete a math fact worksheet each day, score, and return to school.
Objectives:
1. Find the perimeter of composite figures.
2. Practice finding area and perimeter.
3. Assess finding area and perimeter.
4. Review previously learned skills.
Spelling
Objective: Learn how to make the plural form of words ending in o.
Reading
Please bring your book to class each day.
Objectives:
1. Increase reading comprehension and fluency.
2. Engage in meaningful discussion.
3. Summarize a passage through oral narration.
Grammar
Objective:
1. Identify and classify P3 sentences with a subject noun, verb-transitive, indirect object, and direct object.
Writing
Objectives:
1. Write a one-paragraph report on Mt. Olympus using two source texts.
2. Take notes from two sources about a WW II topic of your choice.
3. Fuse the notes into one KWO.
History
Objectives:
1. Know that WW II began in 1939 after Germany invaded Poland.
2. Choose an aspect of WW II for further study and research presentation.
3. Identify causes and key figures of WW II.
4. Research and take notes on your selected topic.
This week you will begin reading and taking notes about your chosen WW II topic(s).You will need to have several facts from at least three books and/or websites. There are many websites on WWII that are age-appropriate. Here are a couple that may be helpful:
You will write three paragraphs for your paper. Each paragraph is about one topic, and must include a topic sentence,
interesting facts about your topic, and a clincher sentence.
Science
Objectives:
1. Identify parts of a feather
2. Know the functions of three types of feathers.
3. Identify Texas birds.
Students will be making a field guide of Texas birds using pictures from the Texas Parks & Wildlife publication. You can search birds here for coloring: https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/
Memory Work: Please spend 15 minutes per day working on the following memory work.
Poetry: Our third quarter poem is "In Christ Alone". These lyrics are set to music and you can find numerous renditions online. Here is one. In Christ Alone. Additional copies here.
Geography: We are beginning our study of Eastern 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: We are beginning 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 5/8/23
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
