| 4th Grade Week 3 | 8/26/2024 | 8/27/2024 | 8/28/2024 | 8/29/2024 | 8/30/2024 | Co-Teacher Notes |
| Discipleship | Prudence- "For the grace of God has appeared, bringing salvation for all people, instructing us to deny godlessness and worldly lusts and to live in a sensible, righteous, and godly way in the present age, while we wait for the blessed hope, the appearing of the glory of our great God and Savior, Jesus Christ.” – Titus 2:11-13 | |
| Bible | Gen. 21:1-8, Gen. 22:1-18 | Genesis 24 | Gen. 25:19-34 &
Gen. 27-
Gen. 28:10-20 | Genesis 29 | | |
| Math | FP-B,
Ch 2, L2:
TB p42-45,
WB p28-30 | FP-A or B,
Ch 2, L3:
TB p46-48,
WB p31-33 | FP-B,
Ch 2 L4
TB p49-51,
WB p34-37 | FP-A or B,
Ch 2, L5:
TB p52-54,
WB p38-39 | Ch 2 L6 Practice TB p55-56
See note below | |
| Spelling | Step 2: Review new teaching, Reinforcement & Writing Station Words, Review Phonograms, DS 4-6 | Step 2: Review card box, single-letter phonograms, DS 7-9
Check for accuracy. | Step 2 Test | Step 3:
New Teaching p27-30,
Dictate new words | DS 1-3 on paper titled "Step 3 Practice" | After you dictate words or sentences to your students, proofread it with them. When encountering a mistake remind them of the specific rule that goes along with that word (if there is one); Refer to the blue key cards for the spelling rules. |
| Grammar | Ch 3, L1: Identify adverbs that modify adjectives and adverbs. Grammar Time, Skill Time | Ch 3, L2 Jingles 1-6, Grammar Time, TM p28-30, Skill Time
TM p31 | Ch 3, L3: Grammar Time, Skill Time, Review Ref 10, Do Practices 1-3 | Ch 3 L4 Test (for practice only).
Do Ex 1, 2, 4, 5 CCC | | |
| Writing | L3:The Four Oxen & the Lioness
KWO & -ly dress-up, vocab practice | Review vocab. Using your KWO and composition checklist p30, write a RD of The Four Oxen & the Lioness | Writer's conference
& edit RD.
In-class writing assignment | Write FD. Use rubric to ensure all components are present. Due Mon stapled:
Rubric, FD, RD | | |
| Reading | Discuss The Good Master Ch 8
&
Vocab for Ch 9 | Read Ch 9 and orally answer questions 1 & 2 p22.
Write your answer to question 3 on p22. | Discussion
| Read Ch 10 &
choose one of the Research, Writing & Drawing activities on p.23 to complete. Orally answer questions 1-6. | | Co-Teachers, if possible, review the list of vocabulary words (in the journal) before your child reads their chapter. After reading, have your child orally narrate what they read and use the journal questions as prompts to ensure comprehension. |
| History | David Livingstone and the exploration of Africa | Read SOTW p29-34 "Wandering Through Africa" and write a paragraph in your journal recalling what you admire about David Livingstone | Share journal entries, discuss Livingstone quotes | Read p41-46 "The Taiping Rebellion". Journal questions p9 | | Remember to answer in complete sentences and proofread for spelling and punctuation mistakes! |
| Geography | Review Oceans & Continents | Review Oceans & Continents for tomorrow's test | Oceans & Continents Test | | | |
| Science | Insect Collecting
| Read
TB p46-49
& answer WDYR questions p59 |
Pinning practice.
Handouts sent home | Read
TB p50-53
& answer WDYR p60 | Insect Collecting | |
| Memory Work | POEM 1, Due for Recitation on 10/2
GEOGRAPHY: Ocean & Continents Test on 8/28
KEY DATES: 1-3 Test on 9/30
SCIENCE: Insect anatomy, classification of life Test on 9/11 | |
Coming Soon!
Monday, Aug. 26 - Picture Day
Wednesday, Aug. 28 - DOGS Day/ Spirit Day/Pizza Day!
Monday, Sept. 2 - Labor Day - No school
L-Lesson | KWO-Key Word Outline | NB-Science Notebook |
TB- Textbook | RD- Rough Draft | WDYR-What Do You Remember |
WB- Workbook | FD- Final Draft |
CCC-Complete, check, correct | Grammar- Shurley English | NT- New Teaching |
MM- Mental Math | TM - Teacher's Manual | DS - Dictate Sentences |
FP-Facts Practice Sheet | SOTW-Story of the World Vol 4 |
Discipleship:
Our Character Virtue of the month is Prudence. Prudence is the ability to discern what is good and right and act
accordingly.
Math
Begin math with a 5-minute warm-up of addition practice using Facts Practice A or B When your child can complete the page correctly in 5 min, move on to subtraction, multiplication, or division.
Math Facts
Note: Textbook Lesson 6 provides additional practice for your student. The goal is mastery. Some students need more practice, some less. You decide how many problems your student needs to complete based on their mastery of the skills.
Objectives:
1. Subtract 5-digit numbers.
2. Use mental math to add and subtract up to 5-digit numbers
3. Solve multi-step word problems with addition and subtraction
4. Practice previously learned skills
Spelling
Objective: Spell words with the sound of /kt/ spelled ct
Reading
Objectives:
1. Identify virtues in characters
2. Summarize a passage through oral narration
3. Interact with the text through discussion and activities
4. Increase vocabulary
Writing
Objectives:
1. Create a KWO from a source text.
2. Write a rough draft of a fable using KWO and a composition checklist.
3. Incorporate new vocabulary
4. Correctly incorporate “ly” words into the composition.
Grammar
Objectives:
1. Identify adverbs that modify adjectives and adverbs.
2. Identify P1 sentences: SN V
3. Review singular, plural, and proper nouns.
4. Identify the simple subject and simple predicate of a sentence.
History
Objectives:
1. Know that David Livingstone went to Africa to care for the sick and preach Christianity
2. Recognize problems facing China in the mid-1800s: corrupt government and opium addiction
Science
Objectives:
1. Know how to collect and identify insects.
2. Identify different types of insect eyes, mouths, legs, and wings
3. Create an insect collection for observation
Memory Work: Please spend 15 minutes per day working on the following memory work.
Poetry: Our first quarter poem is "The Father's Vineyard". Additional copies here. Geography: Continents & Oceans test is next Monday. Students are responsible for labeling seven continents and five oceans. A word bank will be provided. The song and map can be found here on the main blog curricula/geography page. Science: Classification of Life: Kingdom, Phylum, Class, Order, Family, Genus, Species
