| 4th Grade Week 24 | Monday
2/23/2026 | Tuesday
2/24/2026 | Wednesday
2/25/2026 | Thursday
2/26/2026 | Friday
2/27/2026 | Co-Teacher Notes |
| Discipleship | Love - Beloved, let us love one another, for love is from God, and whoever loves has been born of God and knows God. 1 John 4:7 | |
| Bible | Luke 5 & 8 | Luke 10:25-37 | Luke 15 | Luke 18 | | |
| Math | Ch 12 Test | MFP;
Ch 13, L1:
TB pgs. 105-107;
WB pg. 79 | MFP;
Ch 13, L2:
TB pgs. 109-112;
WB pgs. 81-82 | MFP;
Ch 13, L3:
TB pgs. 113-116;
WB pgs. 83-84 | MFP;
Ch 13, L4:
Practice A
TB pgs. 117-118 | |
| Spelling | Step 21: Review New Teaching, DS 4-6, Review Phonograms | Rewrite misspelled words 5x;
Review Phonograms: ng, ar, wh, aw, au, ck, oe, oa, ed and others as needed; review card box; Step 21:
DS 7-9 pg. 113. | Step 21 Spelling Test;
Review phonograms ng, ar, wh, aw, au, ck, oe, oa, ed | Step 22:
New Teaching pgs. 115-117; Dictate words pg. 118 and DS 1-3 pg. 119 | Administer the Classical Phonics Assessment 3, grade in red pen and return to school Monday (instructions below) | |
| Grammar | Ch 18 L1
(pgs.292-294): Grammar Time (PB pg. 17), Skill Time-Ref. 53 Regular & Irregular Verbs, Practice Time (WB pg. 82), Define vocab. words (pg. 294) | Ch 18, L2
(pgs. 295-299) Jingle Review, Grammar Time (PB pg. 17),Skill Time-Refs. 54 & 55, Practice Time (WB pg. 82), Define vocab. words (pg. 299) and use orally in a sentence. | Ch 18, L3
(pgs. 300-303) Grammar Time (PB pg. 17), Skill Time-Ref. 56, Practice Time (WB pgs. 82-84) | Ch. 18, L4
(pgs. 305-306): Tests 18A & 18B for practice only: For Test 18B (pg. 118), Do Ex 6,7, & 10. Co-teachers, please check and help students make corrections. | Study for next Monday's Vocabulary Quiz! | The Vocab. Quiz will be over Shurley English Grammar Words learned up to Chapter 15. The Workbook has a nice concise list of Vocab. words per chapter in the front starting on page 8. |
| Writing | History Paper: Work on FD, Bring RD to class. | History Paper:
Work on FD. | History Visual Project Presentations! | History Paper:
Finish FD
Due next Monday. | | |
| Reading | Read Ch 10; Discussion. Begin Making Inferences chart. | Read Ch 11. Answer 3 written questions. | | Read Ch 12. Answer 3 written questions. Add to Inference chart. | |
| History | The End of
WW II; Discussion | Complete your history project. Include a visual presentation. Practice giving your presentation to your family! | Read SOTW Ch. 30: "The Partitioning of Palestine." Orally narrate key points. | | The History Project Rubric was sent home. Please review it to make sure you have completed all items. Written report is due Monday |
| Geography | Former USSR - Due 4/15 | | | |
| Science | Discuss Thrashers/ Robins; Then Color the Brown Thrasher & American Robin pg. 42 in green journal. | Read TB pg. 206-211. Begin Act 10.8 with birds that you've seen recently or in your yard today. Color the Scissor-tailed Flycatcher pg. 14 in your green journal. | Send home Science Test Review Sheet | Complete any 5 WDYR questions in NB pgs. 224-225. | Color the Common Loon pg. 25 and Canada Goose pg. 27 in your green folder. | There will be a Science test on Wednesday, March 11. A Review Sheet will be sent home this week. |
| Memory Work | GEOGRAPHY: Former USSR - Test on 4/15
KEY DATES: 1-10 Test on 3/11
POEM 3: Due for Recitation on 3/4 U.S. Presidents Due 5/11 | | |
Have you enjoyed the Olympics like I have? I'm always inspired by the diligence, perseverance and dedication of the Olympians!
Coming Soon:
Wednesday, Feb. 25 - Spirit Day, DOGS, Pizza!
Wednesday, March 11 - Spirit Day, No pizza
Monday, March 16 - 20 Spring Break! NO SCHOOL
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 Love: accepting God's grace in our lives & sacrificially showing his forgiveness to others
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. Assess decimal material covered in Ch 12: tenths, hundredths, expressed as fractions, comparing & ordering, rounding
2. Add and subtract decimals with tenths using mental math.
3. Add decimals to the tenths place with regrouping.
4. Subtract decimals to the tenths place.
5. Add decimals to the hundredths place
Spelling
Objectives:
1. Learn to spell words containing the sound of /n/ spelled gn
2. Assess phonograms
Please administer the Classical Phonics Assessment 3 (in binder or on link above) this week and return to school Monday.
You only need to do Assessment 3.
Here are instructions for administering the assessment.
Phonogram Drill Form (written portion) - Parents, read the sound or sounds on the card. Or if you prefer, you can play the sound on the AAS app. Your student should then write the corresponding phonogram in the box. Mark any your child missed.
Classical Phonics Assessment Tracker (oral portion) - Show the card to the student. He or she should be able to correctly identify all the sounds associated with that card. Please note any phonograms your child missed on the form.
Reading
Please bring your book to class each day.
Objectives:
1. Increase reading comprehension and fluency.
2. Increase knowledge of nature
3. Make inferences based on clues in the text.
Grammar
Objectives:
1. Identify regular and irregular verbs
2. Identify simple tense verbs,
3. Identify the tense of helping verbs
Writing
Objectives:
1. Write a 5-paragraph report FD on World War II. Due next Monday.
History
Objectives:
1. Complete research on WW II and present findings with a visual presentation.
2. Discuss end of WWII.
3. Know that after WW II the Jewish people received back their ancient homeland of Israel in 1948.
Science
Objectives:
1. Know that birds get their colors from pigments in the feathers and the reflection of light.
2. Know that birds may bathe in water, sunshine, and dirt.
3. Review feather facts and vocabulary.
4. Discuss "Thrashers."
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 will begin 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.
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
