| 4th Grade Week 29 | 4/1/2024 | 4/2/2024 | 4/3/2024 | 4/4/2024 | 4/5/2024 |
| Discipleship | SELF CONTROL: "For the Spirit God gave us does not make us timid, but gives us power, love and self-discipline." 2 TImothy 1:7 NIV |
| Bible | Easter Holiday | Acts 27-28 | Rom 3;23, 6:23, 8:28-39 | Rom 10:6-13 Rom 12 | |
| Math | Math Facts & Ch 15, L4 TB p186-189, WB p144-146 | Ch 15, L5 TB p190-194, WB p147-149 | Math Facts & Ch 15, L6 TB p195-196, WB p151-153 | Co-Teachers proctor Ch 15 Test See instructions below |
| Spelling | Review Step 26 teaching & strategies, phonograms & Card Box. Dictate sentences 7-9. | Step 26 Spelling Test | Step 27 New Teaching. Dictate 10 words & sentences 1-3 | |
| Grammar | Ch 24, L2: Alphabetizing: Review Ref 73 & 74, Do Practice 1 & 2 CCC | Ch 24 L3 Dictionary Skills | Daily Grammar | |
| Writing | L25 The Milky Way, Create fused outline from 3 source texts | Great Bear FD due.Using fused outline, write Milky Way RD | Complete Milky Way RD, begin FD due Wed 4/10. | |
| Reading | Moonwalk Read Ch 3 & 4 | Moonwalk Discussion, Read Aloud Tom Sawyer Ch 1 & 2 | Read or read-aloud Tom Sawyer Ch 3 & 4 | |
| Latin | | | | |
| History | Read SOTW "Trouble in the Middle East" p415-420 and answer questions in journal, Vietnam Era Interviews due tomorrow. | Billy Graham World Ambassador | Read "Soviet Invasions" p423-426 and answer questions. | Optional: If you'd like a sampling of Billy Graham's sermons to watch & discuss with your child, here are a few to choose from:
Billy Graham |
| Geography | | Former USSR | | |
| Science | Song Birds
Play the videos then Click on the purple + (upper right corner) for a fun challenge! | Introduce Bird Report, Candle eggs & Make a comic strip in your journal p81 (follow directions in TB p100) | Begin researching your bird(s). Write out at least 7 questions and do some brief internet research to find answers. Report due 4/22 | |
| Memory Work | POETRY: Poem 4 Due 4/29
GEOGRAPHY: Former USSR Due 5/1
KEY DATES: 1-12 on 5/1
HISTORY: US Presidents 1-45 Due 5/6 |
Math
Objectives:
1. Recognize, measure, and draw angles between 180 and 360 degrees
2. Practice skills from Ch 15
3. Assess angles
4. Recognize perpendicular lines in figures and verify that they intersect at right angles.
Note: Here are school guidelines for proctoring a test:
- Please do not review the test ahead of time.
- Tell your child when it’s time to begin and let them know that you will not be available for questions until after they complete the test.
- After they have completed the test have them seal it in an envelope that you have placed beside them ahead of time.
- Return it to school on Monday for grading.
Before the test, you may remind them:
- Use your protractor and set square when drawing angles (don't draw freehand)
- to show all of their calculations
- check all work and measurements carefully
Spelling
Objectives:
1. Spell words containing the sound of /u/ spelled ou.
Grammar
Objective: Practice dictionary skills
Writing
1. Make a fused KWO from three source texts
2. Brainstorm dress-ups
3. Introduce the VSS dress-up
4. Practice skills
5. Write a paragraph with a topic sentence, facts, clincher sentence and dress-ups describing the Milky Way
History
Objectives:
1. Know that Israel and its neighboring countries have had conflict for many years.
2. Share Vietnam Era memories from interviews of people living during the Vietnam War.
3. Learn about the life and ministry of Billy Graham
4. Identify problems associated with Communism in the Soviet Union.
5. Identify why it was easy for the Soviet Union to invade Czechoslovakia.
6. Identify why it was difficult for the Soviet Union to invade Afghanistan.
Science
Objectives:
1. Practice bird identification through field marks and songs
2. Write questions to learn about a bird of your choice.
3. Research to find answers and make a poster displaying findings.
Memory Work: Please spend 15 minutes per day working on the following memory work.
Poetry: Our third quarter poem is "The Dentist and the Crocodile". Additional copies here.
Geography: We are memorizing the countries of the former USSR this week. The song and map can be found here on the main blog curricula/geography page. Students will be responsible for labeling states on a map. A word bank is provided.
History: Continue your 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
Key Dates for 4th 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
10, Man Walks on the Moon 1969
11. Fall of Communism in Eastern Europe 1989
12. The Collapse of the Soviet Union December 26, 1991
