| 4th Grade Week 26 | 3/4/2024 | 3/5/2024 | 3/6/2024 | 3/7/2024 | 3/8/2024 |
| Discipleship | JUSTICE: Learn to do right; seek justice. Defend the oppressed.Take up the cause of the fatherless; plead the case of the widow. - Isaiah 1:17 |
| Bible | John 15 | Read John 18 | John 19 | Read John 20 | |
| Math | Math Facts & Ch 13 Test | Make test corrections & Ch 14, L1 TB p139-142, WB p107-108 | Math Facts & Ch 14 L2 TB p143-146, WB p109-111 | Math Facts & Ch 14, L3 TB p147-150, WB p112-114 | Review 3 TB p136-138 Skip problems 6, 9, 10, 11 Complete, Check, Correct |
| Spelling | Step 23: Review New Teaching. Dictate sentences 4-6 | Rewrite missed Step 22 test words 5x, Review Phonograms er ur, ir, our, ear, igh, ie, dge, wr, ti, ci, si, tch, Card Box, Dictate sentences 7-9. | Step 23 Spelling Test | Step 24 New Teaching. Dictate 10 words | Dictate sentences 1-3 on paper titled "Step 24 Practice." |
| Grammar | Ch 20, L1 Linking Verbs | Ch 20, L2 Classify sentences, Review plural rules Ref 60 & Do Ch 20, L2 Practice 1 & 2 CCC | Ch 20, L3 Similes & Metaphors, Complete Ch 20 L4 Activity Time: Color Poem | Daily Grammar | |
| Writing | Writer's Conference, Begin FD of Tiger Tamer | Complete FD of Tiger Tamer. Underline & label all dress-ups, openers & vocab. Due tomorrow. Stapled: Rubric, FD, RD | In-class writing assignment | IEW Break! | |
| Reading | Discussion & begin Ch 20 | Read Ch 20 p148-160 and answer questions in journal. Also write out your answer to writing prompt for Ch 20 on notebook paper. | Discussion | Finish My Side of the Mountain & answer Ch 21 & 22 questions orally. Answer Ch 21 & 22 writing prompts on notebook paper. | Put Journey to Jo'Burg in your backpack for Mon. after break. |
| Latin | L11 | | L11 | | |
| History | Mao & the Communist Victory in China | Read SOTW p367-370 "The Korean War" and answer questions. | The Korean War & North Korea today | Read and complete handout sent home. Pray for Christians currently suffering persecution. PIck one of the stories that impacted you, and write out a prayer or make a list of what you will pray for these Christians.
Due Mon. 3/18 | |
| Geography | Eastern Europe | Color each country and correctly label the blank map of Eastern Europe | |
| Science | Nest Types | Read p79-83, complete journal p67 Draw a picture of each kind of nest and note at least one bird that creates that kind of nest. | Nest-Building project | Complete What Do You Remember? p64. If you don't remember, look up the answer in your TB. For fun try experiment p88 | |
| Memory Work | POETRY: Poem 4 Due 4/29
GEOGRAPHY: Eastern Europe Due 3/25
KEY DATES: 1-9 on 3/27
HISTORY: US Presidents 1-45 Due 5/6 |
Friday, March 8 - End of 3rd quarter
March 11 - 15 Spring Break! (No School)
Saturday, March 23 - Fortis Lap-A-Thon 9:00 am
Please Check Alma weekly for any missing grades or zeroes.
Math
Please continue to complete two Math Fact worksheets per week. Set the timer for 5 min and circle the last problem your child completes. Then complete the page, correct, and return to school for recording.
1. Assess adding and subtracting decimals.
2. Multiply tenths by a one-digit whole number.
3. Multiply hundredths by a one-digit number
4. Review previously learned skills
Spelling
Objectives: Spell words with ar in an unaccented syllable.
Reading
Please bring your book to class each day.
Objectives:
1. Increase reading comprehension and fluency.
2. Summarize a passage through oral narration.
3. Identify elements of goodness, truth, and beauty in literature.
4. Identify character development
Grammar
Objectives:
1. Introduce linking verbs, predicate nouns, and predicate adjectives.
2. Review rules for the plurals of nouns with different endings
3. Identify similes and metaphors.
4. Write a simile poem.
Writing
Objectives:
1. Write a story consisting of 3 paragraphs that describe what is happening in a series of pictures.
2. Practice the Writing from Pictures structure: Central Fact, Details, and Clincher for each paragraph.
3. Use stylistic techniques of incorporating 6 dress-ups into each paragraph.
4. Practice writing skills
History
Objectives:
1. Know that Chairman Mao brought Communism to China in 1949.
2. Know that the Korean War resulted in the country being divided into Communist North Korea and democratic South Korea.
3. Identify facts about Korean culture.
4. Learn about the challenges faced by North Koreans.
Science
Objectives:
1. Identify types of nests and the birds that make them.
2. Build a nest
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: 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.
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
