English: – Add ‘er’ or ‘est’ to compare nouns.
– Use ‘more’ or ‘most’ to compare nouns.
– Use comparative and superlative forms of good and bad.
Number the Stars: Number the Stars is quite an amazing read so far. Be sure to ask you child/children what they think of the book, and to summarize what we’ve read of the book each day.
Some of the learning objectives (or WALT as we refer to them in Grade 4; We Are Learning To) that we will cover while reading are:
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- Describe the characters’ traits, feelings, and motivations in Number the Stars.
- Refer to the text for evidence to support answers.
- Form an opinion about a character’s trait based on the character’s actions, feelings and motivation.
- Explain how the characters’ actions contribute to the sequence of events.
- Engage in discussions sharing their ideas and listening to others.
- Use context clues to determine the meaning of unknown words or phrases in Number the Stars.
- Distinguish literal and non-literal language and determine its meaning.
- Gain information about the past.
- Build upon their background knowledge of World War II.
- Explore themes of friendship and bravery during the times that scare us the most.
Spelling: – Last week’s spelling test was postponed to Tuesday.
Math: – Find and use rules to write addition and subtraction equations.
– Write and find the value of multiplication and division expressions.
Science: – Explain how biotic and abiotic factors affect ecosystems.
– Explain how humans use resources.
Social Studies: – Discover our European connections.
– Explore our African and Indian connections.
Bible: – Study Bible verse for Friday. Parents, please encourage your child to study their Bible verse every week. These do impact their Bible grades.
– Examine Scripture about the Holy Spirit.
– Examine ways that God has created us in His image.
Now to the King, eternal, immortal, invisible, the only God, be honor and glory, forever and ever. Amen. 1 Timothy 1:17
HOMEWORK:
Monday
ENGLISH: page 65
Tuesday
MATH: Jaguars page 92
Eagles page 91
Black Hawks: page 155
Wednesday
ENGLISH: page 67
Thursday
MATH: Jaguars page 37
Eagles: page 37 1-4 (Homework Practice Book),
Black Hawks: page 157