| 4th Grade Week 26 | 3/10/2025 | 3/11/2025 | 3/12/2025 | 3/13/2025 | 3/14/2025 |
| Discipleship | HOPE: “For I know the plans I have for you," declares the Lord, “plans for welfare and not for evil, to give you a future and a hope." -Jer. 29:11 |
| Bible | John 15 | Read John 18 | John 19 | Read John 20 | |
| Math | Ch 13 Test
&
Ch 14, L1
TB p139-142, WB p107-108 | Make Test Corrections. Math Facts & Ch 14 L2
TB p143-146, WB p109-111 | 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 | Poem 3 Recitations & Begin writing 3rd paragraph of Tiger Tamer | Using your KWO & Composition checklist finish writing 3rd paragraph, edit your RD, underline & label all dress-ups. All 3 RD paragraphs due Wed. | Writer's Conference, Begin FD of Tiger Tamer | Complete FD of Tiger Tamer. Underline & label all dress-ups, openers & vocab. Due Mon. after break. Stapled: Rubric, FD, RD | |
| Reading | Discussion & begin Ch 20 | Read Ch 20 p148-160 and answer questions in journal. | Discussion | Finish My Side of the Mountain & answer Ch 21 & 22 questions. | Put Journey to Jo'Burg in your backpack for Mon. after break. |
| History | Mao & the Communist Victory in China, SOTW p422-427 | Read SOTW p434-438 "The Korean War" and answer questions. | Key Dates Test & 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 3/24 | |
| Geography | Former USSR | |
| Science | Migration and Review | Review study guide and read TB p226-229. Color the Painted Bunting p17 & the Vermilion Flycatcher p23 in your field guide. Bring green folder tomorrow for grading. | Albatrosses & test | Read TB p229-233 & Complete WDYR p236-237 | Watch for birds at your feeder and try to identify as many as you can! Keep a record in your NB p221 |
| Memory Work | POETRY: Poem 3 Due 3/6
KEY DATES: 1-9 on 3/12 GEOGRAPHY: Former USSR Due 4/9
HISTORY: US Presidents 1-45 Due 5/7 |
Please Check Alma weekly for any missing grades or zeroes.
Coming Soon:
Wednesday, March 12 - Spirit Day, No pizza
Monday, March 17 - 21 Spring Break! NO SCHOOL
Wednesday, March 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 Hope. Hope is the placing of our trust in Christ’s promises and relying not on our own strength but on the help of the grace of the Holy Spirit.
Fruit of the Spirit: Gentleness is the quality of being submissive to God and being humble enough to be taught by God.
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. Practice the Writing from Pictures structure: Central Fact, Details, and Clincher for each paragraph.
2. Write a story consisting of 3 paragraphs that describe what is happening in a series of pictures.
3. Use stylistic techniques of incorporating 6 dress-ups into each paragraph.
4. Edit your written work.
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. Look at the migration habits of various species of birds.
2. Identify unique characteristics of the albatross
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 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 countries on a map. A word bank is provided.
Sheppard's software practice game: North & Central Asia and Western Asia
History: We are memorizing 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
