Co-teachers: For Monday, January 15, please complete items on the blog in red at home. Stay warm and safe, and I look forward to seeing everyone on Wednesday!
| 4th Grade Week 19 | 1/15/2024 | 1/16/2024 | 1/17/2024 | 1/18/2024 | 1/19/2024 |
| Discipleship | DETERMINATION: “Blessed is the man who remains steadfast under trial, for when he has stood the test he will receive the crown of life, which God has promised to those who love him.”
James 1:12 |
| Bible | Daniel 6 | Ezra 1:1-7, 3:1-3, 11-13 | Haggai 1:1-10, 2:6-7, Zech 4:6 | Esther 1 & 2 | |
| Math | Ch 10, L6 TB p23-24 Practice A, CCC | FP, Ch 10 L7 TB p25-27, WB p20-22 | FP, Ch 10, L8 TB p28-30, WB p23-25 | FP, Ch 10, L9 Practice B: TB p31-32 CCC | Complete WS sent home |
| Spelling | Step 16: Review Plural Patterns 1-4. DS 4-6 | Review Card Box & phonograms, Dictate sentences 7-9. | Step 16 Spelling Test | Step 17 New Teaching. Complete Make It Plural Book Pattern 5 only(p.6) | Dictate sentences 1-3 on paper titled "Step 17 Practice." |
| Grammar | Ch 14, L1 Grammar Time, Personal pronouns & antecedents, Ref 47, Practice Time | Ch 14, L2 Classify sentences & Practice Time 1-3 as a review of Pronoun Antecedent Agreement and sentence types. | Ch 14, L3 Review & write limericks | Daily Grammar | |
| Writing | Edit & correct 1st paragraph RD & begin writing 2nd paragraph (conflict/problem) of Ugly Duckling
Vocab study: miserable, despise | Complete the 2nd paragraph (problem/conflict) of your story. Use the composition checklist p125 to make sure you have underlined and labeled all required dress-ups. | Writer's Conference & begin writing 3rd paragraph (climax/resolution) RD | Complete 3rd paragraph of your RD. Underline dress-ups in each paragraph and label in margin. Highlight 2-3 key words in each central fact/clincher. RD due Mon. | |
| Reading | Discuss Number the Stars Ch 3, Identify passages of personification | Read Ch 4 & answer questions 6,7, 1 & 2 p20-21 | Discussion | Read Ch 5 and answer questions 3-5 on p21 of your study guide | Co-teachers, your student should be reading quality literature at least 40 min/day. You may need to supplement the assigned reading with a classical book of choice at his/her reading level. |
| Latin | L8 | Copybook L8 | Review | Copybook L8 | |
| History | Stalin & Totalitarianism | Read "Fascism in Italy" p260-266 | Mussolini | "Japan, China & a Pretend Emperor" p269-272 and answer questions in your journal | |
| Geography | Eastern Europe | |
| Science | Bird Identification | Read p29-32 & color the Blue Jay p39 | Bird Behavior | Read p33-36 & color the Mockingbird p15 |
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| Memory Work | POETRY: Poem 3 Due 3/1
GEOGRAPHY: Southern Europe Due 1/17
KEY DATES: 1-9 on 3/27
HISTORY: US Presidents 1-45 Due 5/6 |
Wednesday, January 24 - Spirit/DOGS/Pizza Day
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 Determination.
Math
Objectives:
1. Convert a measurement given as a mixed number to compound units and single units.
2. Express a smaller unit of measurement as a fraction of a larger unit of measurement.
3. Practice concepts learned.
Spelling
Objective: Make the plural form of words ending in f and fe.
Reading
Please bring your book to class each day.
Objectives:
1. Increase reading comprehension and fluency.
2. Identify personification in literature
3. Engage in meaningful discussion.
4. Learn about life in Denmark during WW II.
Grammar
Objective:
1. Know that Personal Pronouns and Antecedents must agree in number and gender.
2. Write a limerick.
Writing
Objectives:
1. Practice the Unit 5 structural model.
2. Write a 3-paragraph composition from a KWO
3. Correctly use new vocabulary words.
History
Objectives:
1. Examine Stalin's rule in the USSR and identify characteristics of totalitarianism.
2. Examine Mussolini's rule in Italy and identify characteristics of fascism.
Science
1. Learn ways to identify birds through field markings, behavior, habitat, and songs.
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 continuing our study of Southern 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
Key Dates for the 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
