| 4th Grade Week 21 | 2/3/2025 | 2/4/2025 | 2/5/2025 | 2/6/2025 | 2/7/2025 | Co-Teacher Notes |
| Discipleship | Faith - Jesus replied to them, "Have faith in God. Truly I tell you, if anyone says to this mountain, ‘Be lifted up and thrown into the sea,’ and does not doubt in his heart, but believes that what he says will happen, it will be done for him." -Mark 11:22-23 | |
| Bible | Matt 1 & 2 | Read Matt 4 | Matt 5-6 | Read Matthew 14:13-36 | | |
| Math | Ch 11, L5
TB p51-55,
WB p42-43 | FP-H or I,
Ch 11, L6 Practice TB p56-57 CCC | Ch 11 Test | FP-H or I,
Saxon Math Packet
(sent home) | | |
| Spelling | Review Step 18 New Teaching and Strategies. Dictate sentences 4-6. Play Sparkle! | Make spelling test corrections (5x), Review Card box. Dictate sentences 7-9. Review phonograms ng, ar, wh, aw, au, ck, oe, oa, ed
| Step 18 Spelling Test | Step 19 New Teaching. Complete Make it Plural book p10, Dictate 10 words | Dictate sentences 1-3 on paper titled "Step 19 Practice." | |
| Grammar | Write a P3 sentence | Daily Grammar | | Grammar Break! | | |
| Writing | L25 The Milky Way, Create fused outline from 3 source texts. Introduce VSS opener. | Complete Style Practice p191-192. Using the composition checklist on p192 and your KWO begin writing a RD on The Milky Way | Complete RD. We will write the FD later. In the meantime we will be taking notes and making KWO's for our 3 history project paragraphs. | Fuse your notes for Topic 1 into a KWO for first paragraph. Bring your KWO for paragraph 1 to school on Monday. | | See note below. |
| Reading | Discuss Number the Stars Ch 8-9, Read Ch 10 | Read Ch 11-12, and answer questions 1 & 2 p34 | Discussion | Read Ch 14 &15, Answer questions 3-6 p34-35 | | |
| History | Introduce WWII history project and choose topics for research paper | Read "Rebuilding the Fatherland" p355-361 & answer questions p55. Choose your topics to research for WW II project.Get books from the library and/or have your parent help you find some websites to begin your study. | WW II: Causes of the war Take notes in class | Read SOTW p305-309 "The Three Way War" & Continue to research and take notes for the written portion of your WW II project. Begin working on the visual portion of the project. | | Parents, please see note below. |
| Geography | Eastern Europe | Color & label the countries on your map. | Eastern Europe | Review each country in Eastern Europe | | |
| Science | Complete Bird ID project, Send home Central Texas Birds to Memorize | Color the Mockingbird p15,
Cardinals p16, &
Blue Jay p39 in your green journal | Act.9.9 Bird Food Experiment | Complete WDYR p195 & 196 using your TB as needed. | | |
| Memory Work | POETRY: Poem 3 Due 3/5
GEOGRAPHY: Eastern Europe Due 2/19
KEY DATES: 1-9 on 3/12
HISTORY: US Presidents 1-45 Due 5/7 | |
Coming Soon:
Wednesday, Feb. 12 - Spirit Day (no pizza) and Valentine Exchange
Saturday, Feb. 15 - Fortis Talent Show 6pm
Wednesday, Feb. 26 - Spirit Day, DOGS, Pizza!
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 Faith. Faith is belief in God and His promises.
Fruit of the Spirit: Joy. Joy is a serene and stable happiness that finds its roots in God.
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. Find the perimeter of composite figures.
2. Practice finding area and perimeter.
3. Assess finding area and perimeter.
Spelling
Objective: Learn how to make the plural form of words ending in o.
Reading
Please bring your book to class each day.
Objectives:
1. Increase reading comprehension and fluency.
2. Engage in meaningful discussion.
3. Summarize a passage through oral narration.
Grammar
Objective: Review and practice
Writing
Objectives:
1. Make a fused KWO from three source texts
2. Brainstorm dress-ups
3. Introduce the VSS dress-up
4. Write a paragraph with a topic sentence, facts, clincher sentence and dress-ups describing the Milky Way
5. Take notes from 2-3 source texts to create a "fused" KWO for the 1st paragraph of your WW II paper.
NOTE: A minimum of 3 sources is required for the entire project, and you must use information from at least two of your chosen sources per paragraph. You may use SOTW as one of your sources.
Objectives:
1. Know that WW II began in 1939 after Germany invaded Poland.
2. Choose an aspect of WW II for further study and research presentation.
3. Identify causes and key figures of WW II.
4. Research and take notes on your selected topic.
Note:This week you will begin reading and taking notes about your chosen WW II topic(s).You will need to have several facts from at least three books and/or websites.
Please do not delay in finding sources so you don't fall behind on weekly assignments.There are many websites on WWII that are age-appropriate. Here is one that may be helpful:
Science
Objectives:
1. Identify Texas birds.
2. Accurately color male & female birds of a given species.
3. Experiment to see what type of birdseed Fortis birds prefer.
4. Review
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 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.
Sheppard's software practice game: Eastern 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: Washington to Trump and an older version, US Presidents to "America" For assessment, students will write or sing all the presidents' first and last names. Due 5/12
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
