Grade 4:  weeks 19-24

*This year, 4th graders will be compiling a state notebook about the U.S. state
 they live in.  (Many states require 4th graders to do a state study.)  NOW is the time
 to be on the lookout for pictures and info which can easily be found on brochure
 tables at rest areas, national/state parks, tourist areas, online, etc.)

History Weekly Lessons: 

Week 19:
Meet Abraham Lincoln (Chps 11-15)

Week 20: 
Meet Abraham Lincoln (Chps 16-20)

Week 21: 
*Many Southern states, unhappy with the way the Northern states were trying to "boss" them around in areas of taxation and slavery, reminded the Northern states that after the American Revolution they agreed to join the United States and could see no reason why they couldn't leave if they wanted to. 
Learn about some differences between the North and South here:  http://www2.lhric.org/pocantico/civilwar/north&south.htm

In fact, they said that if Lincoln was elected as President, they would secede- and they did.  They elected Jefferson Davis as their president and called themselves the Confederate States of America.
Learn about the secession here:
http://www2.lhric.org/pocantico/civilwar/south.htm

Learn about the presidents and the generals here: http://www2.lhric.org/pocantico/civilwar/leaders.htm

See which states remained in the Union, and which states joined the Confederacy:
http://www2.lhric.org/pocantico/civilwar/map.htm

Look at the list of battles.  Can you tell which side won?  How?
http://www2.lhric.org/pocantico/civilwar/battles.htm

Do some of the activities listed on this page.
http://www2.lhric.org/pocantico/civilwar/activities.htm

The Northern states, since they wanted to keep the United States of America together, or unified, were called the "Union."

North                                        South 
Union                                        Confederate
Yankees                                    Rebels
wore blue uniforms                      wore grey uniforms
had a lot of factories                   not many factories for making weapons, but
   to build munitions                        extra incentive- protecting own land
flag-Old Glory                            
 

Week 22:  Just a Few Words Mr. Lincoln read all

Week 23: Shades of Gray (Chps 1-5)

Week 24:  Shades of Gray (Chps 6-10)
                               

Week 20-  Five Little Peppers and How They Grew:  (Chps 16-20)

Week 21-  Five Little Peppers and How They Grew:  (Chps 21-end)                 

Week 22-  American Tall Tales
                -Pecos Bill
                -John Henry
                -Paul Bunyan

Week 23-  Captains Courageous:  (Chps 1-3)

Week 24-  Captains Courageous:  (Chps 4-6)

The Burgess Bird Book:  Read one chapter per week
    (Coming next year:  Jack's Insects by Edmond Selous!)

Nature Walk/outing:  Try to do two outings per week. 
     On at least one of the outings, have your student  focus on one particular group of living things (i.e. mammals, insects, birds, flowers, etc)  Briefly read to yourself one or two lessons about that group in the Handbook of Nature Study and share an interesting fact concerning it with your student at some point during the outing. 

    Have your student record observations in the nature notebook, perhaps including one of the appropriate verses found in the Handbook.