Fortis Academy 4th grade: Jan. 8 -12, 2024

4th Grade Week 18	1/8/2024	1/9/2024	1/10/2024	1/11/2024	1/12/2024
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	Ezekiel 33:1-11, 36:24-28	Joel 2	Daniel 1 & 3	Daniel 4
Math	FP & Ch 10, L1 TB p1-6, WB p1-3	FP-See note below  Ch 10, L2 TB p7-11, WB p4-6	FP & Ch 10, L3 TB p12-15, WB p8-10	FP & Ch 10, L4 TB p16-19, WB p11-13	Ch 10, L5 TB p20-22, WB p14-16
Spelling	Play Sparkle!	Put the AAS "Make it Plural Book" in your backpack for tomorrow. If you don't have a copy, email me & I'll make one for you.	Step 16: New teaching, Introduce "Make It Plural Book" and complete Plural Patterns 1-4.	Review Step 16 New Teaching, Card Box, & Phonograms, DS 1-3 on paper titled "Step 16 Practice"
Grammar	Ch 13, L1 Complete Sentences vs Sentence Fragments: Grammar Time, Skill Time, Practice Time	Ch 13, L2 Classify sentences, Complete Skill Time (TM p224-226) & Practice Time p73 Practice 1-2 Co-Teachers, please correct	Ch 13, L3 Compound Sentences:  Grammar Time, Skill Time, Practice Time	Ch 13, L3 Classify Sentences, Practice Time 1,2, & 3 on p74 Co-Teachers, please correct
Writing	Introduce Poem 3 & Writing from pictures. Read "The Ugly Duckling"	Read p117 and create your original KWO on p118. Each "Central Fact" is like a topic sentence--it tells what is happening in the picture. Add details & Clincher for each picture. Due Wed	KWO check & Complete Style Practice p119-121, begin writing 1st paragraph RD	Ugly Duckling: Using your KWO complete RD of 1st paragraph. Underline & label your six dress-ups
Reading	Introduce Number the Stars, Vocab study & Read Ch 1	Read Ch 2 and answer questions 3-5 on p14 of your study guide	Discussion	Read Ch 3 and answer questions 6-10 on p15
Latin	Nouns		Review
History	The Peace of Versailles	Read Indian Nationalism p237-242 and orally narrate	Discuss Gandhi and write journal entry	Read "The Rise of Joseph Stalin" p251-254 and answer questions in your journal.
Geography	Eastern Europe
Science	Introduction to Bird Study	Read p21-24 Orally narrate & color the Mourning Dove on p18 of your guide	Ways to Identify Birds & Bird Map in journal p29	Read p24-28  & color the Black-capped Vireo p23 & the Blue-Headed Vireo p43. Complete Bird Map if not finished in class	Color birds neatly and accurately using a field guide or internet source
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

 

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

Note: Start each day with a facts practice warm-up sheet. Do whichever page your child is currently working on. Set the timer for 5 minutes, circle the last problem completed, then complete the rest of the page. Correct and return to school for a completion grade. (Two sheets due per week.)

Objectives:

1. Add, subtract, & multiply metric units of measurement

2. Express inches, feet, yards, and miles in compound units and single units

3. Express ounces & pounds in compound units and single units

4. Express gallons, quarts, pints, cups, & ounces in compound units and single units.

5. Express measurements of time in compound units & single units.

6. Multiply time expressed in compound units.

Spelling

Objective: Review four patterns for making words plural.

Reading  

Please bring your book to class each day.

Objectives: 

1. Engage in meaningful Socratic dialogue
2. Summarize a passage 
3. Identify virtues in characters in Number the Stars.

4. Identify personification in a passage 

5. Make predictions concerning the plot

Grammar

Objective:

1. Identify and correct sentence fragments.

2. Identify simple sentences, compound parts, and complex sentences.

3. Correctly write a compound sentence.

4. Correct run-on sentences.

Writing 

Objectives:

1. Introduce Unit 5: Writing from Pictures

2. Create a KWO from a series of three pictures

3. Create a central fact or topic sentence for each picture, stating what is happening in the picture

3. Ask questions to get ideas for writing details about each picture.

History 

Objectives: 

1. Know that world leaders met in Versailles and formed the League of Nations in an attempt to ensure peace after WW I

2. Know that Mohandas Gandhi promoted nonviolent resistance to British rule in India

3. Know that under Joseph Stalin, Russia became the USSR and millions of Russians died. 

Questions:

1. What is a totalitarian state?

2. Under Stalin, what happened to the smaller countries around Russia?

3. What were collective farms? Give two reasons why didn't farmers like them.

4. What was the "Gulag Archipelago"? How many Russians were sent there?

5. Why did Solzhenitsyn write that revolution cannot solve a country's problems?

Science

1. Identify the physical characteristics of birds

2. Learn ways to identify birds through field markings, behavior, habitat, and songs. 

3. Correctly color birds in order to make a field 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 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.

Sheppard's software practice game: Southern Europe and Southeastern Europe

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 5/6/23.

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

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
FP-Facts Practice Sheet	TM - Teacher's Manual	DS - Dictate Sentences
	CB- Latin Copybook