| 4th Grade Week 11 | 10/16/2023 | 10/17/2023 | 10/18/2023 | 10/19/2023 | 10/20/2023 |
| Discipleship | DILIGENCE: "The soul of the sluggard craves and gets nothing, while the soul of the diligent is richly supplied." (Proverbs 13:4) |
| Bible | Deut 34, Joshua 1;1-9 & Joshua 2 | Read Joshua 6 | Joshua 11:15-16,23 Judges 2 | Read Judges 6 & 7 | |
| Math | FP-I, Ch 6, L5 TB p150-151, WB p139-141 | FP-I, Ch 6, L6 TB p152-153, WB p142-144 | FP-I, Ch 6, L7 TB p154-158, WB p145-147 | FP-I, Ch 6, L8 Practice B TB p159-160 | Catch-up day See note below |
| Spelling | Step 9: Review New Teaching, review phonograms, DS 4-6, Play Sparkle! | Rewrite Step 8 misspelled words 5 times, Review card box, phonograms as needed, Dictate sentences 7-9. | Step 9 Spelling Test | Step 10 : "ER" Word Sort. Dictate words | Dictate sentences 1-3 on paper titled "Step 10 Practice". |
| Grammar | Ch8, L1: Helping Verbs, Adverb "not' & Make Practice sentence | Ch 8, L2: Jingle 14, Classify sentences & Complete Daily Grammar Due Wed | Review Helping Verbs & Ch 8, L3:Irregular Verbs | Review Helping Verb Chart, Complete the Test Time section in TM pg 139 orally as a review, and for fun Activity Time -Acrostic Poem. | |
| Writing | Introduce Summarizing a Reference, New Dress-ups: because clause, quality adj. & Practice writing topic sentences | Create a KWO for "Swans" p88-89, Include topic sentence, fact, clincher. Complete style practice p91-92 | Using KWO & composition checklist p93 write swans RD | Write FD of Swans. Due Mon stapled: Rubric, FD, RD | |
| Reading | Discuss Ch 9-10 | Read Ch 11 & 12 answering questions p18-19 | Discussion & read Ch 13 | Read Ch 14-15 and complete questions p22-23. Add another character to your character chart. | |
| Latin | Latin verbs | | Latin verbs | | |
| History | Discuss Brazil's Republic, Do "Creatures of the Pantanal" Activity & make a telephone activity | Read "The Next to last Czar of Russia" and answer questions in journal | Russian Czars | Read "The Korean Battlefield" orally narrate and write a 4-5 sentence summary of key events in your journal | |
| Geography | Southern States & Capitals | |
| Science | Insect Orders & Labeling your insect collection. | Read p163-165 and using complete sentences, write interesting facts in social insects mini-book pA45 located in the back of your journal | Ants | Read p165-169 (stop at honeybee) and add facts to mini-book | |
| Memory Work | POEM 2, Due for Recitation on 11/30
GEOGRAPHY: US States & Capitals Test on 11/8
KEY DATES: 1-6 Test on 12/7 |
Coming Soon:
Monday, October 23 - Make-Up Picture Day
Wednesday, October 25 - DOGS, Pizza, and Spirit Day!
Monday, October 30 - Historical Dress-Up Day
Note: Our class is studying the time period of 1850-modern day in history. For Historical Dress-Up day, students may dress as any historical figure that lived during that timeframe.
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 Loyalty.
Math
Continue working on memorizing multiplication/division facts until mastered. Start each day with a Facts Practice warm-up using the math facts sheets sent home.
Note: Friday is a catch-up day. Review areas that your student still struggles with. Complete any unfinished WB pages if your student needs more practice to reinforce and solidify understanding.
Objectives:
1. Express improper fractions as mixed numbers.
2. Convert mixed numbers to improper fractions.
3. Understand fractions as division.
4. Practice
Spelling
Objective: Spell words with or in an unaccented syllable
Reading
We are continuing Misty of Chincoteague this week.
Review each chapter's vocabulary prior to reading and complete the assigned questions in your journal.
Objectives:
1. Increase reading comprehension and fluency.
2. Learn new vocabulary.
3. Engage in meaningful discussion.
4. Summarize a passage through oral and written narration.
Writing
Objectives:
1. Write a because clause and add it to a complete sentence.
2. Use quality adjectives instead of banned words: big, small
3. Practice writing topic sentences.
4. Memorize and correctly use the topic sentence/clincher rule.
5. Create a KWO of several facts about swans.
6. Write a paragraph summarizing a reference about swans.
Grammar
Objectives:
1. Recognize and use helping verbs in sentences.
2. Know that "not" is usually an adverb.
3. Use irregular verbs correctly in various tense forms.
History
Objectives:
1. Know that Pedro II made the slave trade illegal, freed slaves, and finally made slavery illegal in Brazil.
2. Learn about creatures living in the Pantanal area of Brazil.
3. Know that Alexander II and Alexander III were unpopular Russian Czars with unlimited power.
Science
1. Identify and label insect orders and common names.
2. Identify characteristics of ants, bees, and other social insects.
Memory Work: Please spend 15 minutes per day working on the following memory work.
Poetry: Our second quarter poem is "Stopping By Woods on a Snowy Evening". Additional copies here.
Geography: We are working on the Southern States this week. Continue to review the Northern, Eastern and Middle states and capitals. 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: Key Dates for 2nd quarter:
The War Between the States 1861-1865
World War I 1914-1918
Lenin & the Russian Revolution 1917The Great Depression 1929-1939
World War II 1939-1945
The Cold War 1945-1991
