Fortis Academy 4th Grade: January 26-30, 2026

4th Grade Week 20Monday
1/26/2026		Tuesday
1/27/2026		Wednesday
1/28/2026		Thursday
1/29/2026		Friday
1/30/2026		Co-Teacher Notes
DiscipleshipFaith- "For by grace you have been saved through faith. And this is not your own doing; it is the gift of God, not a result of works, so that no one may boast." -Ephesians 2:8-9
Bible
Esther 3-8
Nehemiah 1
Neh. 2,4 & 6:15-16
Malachi 3
MathCh 10 Quiz
Ch. 11, L1:
TB pgs. 33-37,
WB pgs. 29-31		Ch. 11, L2:
TB pgs. 38-40,
WB pgs. 32-33		Ch. 11, L3:
TB pgs. 41-45,
WB pgs. 35-37		Ch. 11, L4:
TB pgs. 46-50,
WB pgs. 39-41		Please have your student memorize the formulas for Area & Perimeter.
Area = Length x Width, Perimeter = sum of all sides
(or P= 2 x Length + 2 x Width)
SpellingStep 17:
Review New Teaching (Make It Plural book) and Writing Station words. DS 4-6.		Rewrite misspelled words 5x;
Step 17: Review Card Box, DS 7-9 pg. 95		Step 17 Spelling TestStep 18:
New Teaching pgs. 97-100; Complete Make it Plural Book pgs. 7-9; Dictate words pg 101		Step 18:
DS 1-3 pg. 101
GrammarCh. 16, L1
(pgs. 262-266): Jingle Time, Grammar Time (PB pg. 15), Review Ref. 49 Indirect Object and Pattern 3, Practice Time (WB pgs. 78-79), Define vocab. words (pg. 266)		Ch. 16, L2
(pgs. 267-269): Jingle 17, Grammar Time (PB pg. 15), Define vocab. words (pg. 269) and orally use in a sentence.		Ch. 16, L3
(pgs. 270-271): Grammar Time (PB pg. 15), Practice Time (WB pg. 80)		Ch. 16, L4
(pg. 273): Do Test Time (WB pg. 113) For Ex. 6 ignore listing "Rule" and skip Ex. 7.
WritingL21 pgs. 150-151:
Review New Structure (pg. 149), Create KWOs for Source A and Source B Texts.
L18 FD Due		L21 pgs. 150-150:
Complete KWO for Fused Outline (pg. 153). Begin RD.		L21 pgs. 150-151:
Finish RD. If done, Writer's Conference.		L21 pgs. 150-151:
Ensure RD is proofread. Write FD.
Due Monday.		IEW Lesson 11 Source Texts (A&B):
Mount Olympus
Text A - Home for the Gods (pg. 150)
Text B - A Real Location
(pg. 151)
ReadingRead Number the Stars Ch. 11. Orally answer journal questions. Fill out "What is a Theme?"Read Number the Stars Ch. 12. Answer 3 written journal questions.Read Number the Stars Ch. 13. Orally answer journal questions. Fill out "What is a Conflict?"Read Number the Stars Ch. 14. Answer 3 written journal questions.Read Number the Stars Ch. 15. Orally answer journal questions. Begin End of Book Response for final grade to be presented next Wednesday.
HistoryRead SOTW Ch. 26: "Black Tues & the New Deal." Choose any 3 questions to answer in your journal.The Great Depression; Discussion and ActivitiesRead SOTW Ch. 26: "Hitler's Rise to Power." Orally narrate key points.
GeographyEastern Europe Due 2/18
ScienceLearn about passerines, practice bird identification, and discuss plumage patterns. Sketch and paint a bird in it's preferred habitat!Read TB pgs. 181-184. Orally narrate. Suggestion: Check out Songbirds on the Bird Feeder Cam!Read TB pgs. 185-188. Orally narrate key points.
Choose 3 birds to listen to (online) and fill out Activity 9.7 in NB pg. 193 (just list the birds you listened to and describe their call).		Optional: Could Check the Bird Feeder Cam for fun!Bird Feeder Cam located online at: https://www.allaboutbirds.org/cams/cornell-lab-feederwatch/
Memory WorkGEOGRAPHY: Eastern Europe - Test on 2/18
KEY DATES: 1-10 Test on 3/11
POEM 3: Due for Recitation on 3/4
History: US Presidents- Due 5/11

It was great fun for me to hear the witty limericks the children created in groups to reinforce some of the new Grammar vocabulary words.


Coming Soon:
Wednesday, Jan. 28- Spirit Day, DOGS Day, Pizza!
Wednesday, Feb. 11 - Spirit Day (no pizza) and Valentine Exchange

Discipleship: 
Objective:  Experience the joy of the Lord which comes from spending time in His presence.

Starting your homeschool day with prayer and Bible reading can help ground the day.

Our virtue this month is Faith.  Faith is the rational assent to and unwavering belief in God and his revealed Truth.


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 area of a figure given the side lengths by converting units.

2. Find the unknown side of a rectangle given the area and one side.

3. Find the area of rectangular paths.

4. Find the perimeter of rectangles

5. Find the length of an unknown side given the length of one side and the perimeter.


Spelling

Objective:
1. Make the plural form of words ending in f and fe. (Reminder: "No English word ends in 'v.'")


Reading  

Please bring your book to class each day.

Objectives: 

1. Increase reading comprehension and fluency.

2. Identify symbolism in literature

3. Learn new vocabulary.

4. Discuss relevant themes for our reading.

5. Discuss how conflict is an element of a good story.


Grammar

Objectives:

1. Identify and classify P3 sentences with a subject noun, verb-transitive, indirect object, and direct object.

2. Write a practice P3 sentence.


Writing 

Objectives:

1. Practice the Unit 6 structural model
2. Create source outlines from two sources
3. Create a fused outline
4. Write a 1-paragraph report about Mt. Olympus.
5. Correctly use vocabulary words: myth & gorge.


History 

Objectives:

1. Know that the Stock Market crashed in 1929 leading to the Great Depression. 2. Know that Hitler rose to power in Germany during the Great Depression.


Science

Objective: 
1. Identify several characteristics of Passerines.
2. Identify several purposes of bird calls.
3. Practice identifying Texas birds using a field guide.
4. Know the purposes of bird banding.


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 5/11.


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 
10. The Vietnam War                                                  1955-1975