Our 4th grade homeschool curriculum

Sharing our plan for 4th grade homeschool curriculum! Please remember that I’m NOT a professional at this. We’re figuring it out as we go and it’s our first full 12 months of homeschool after ending most of final 12 months homeschooling. Extra about why we decided to homeschool in this post. When you want skilled recommendation, take a look at my good friend Brittany’s blog!

Hello pals! How are you? I hope that you simply’re having a tremendous day thus far. We’re formally in back-to-school mode over right here. Liv began final week (eighth grade! I can’t even imagine it) and we’re resuming homeschool at present.

For at present’s put up, I wished to share a bit extra about our plan for this 12 months and the curriculum we’re doing for those who’re interested in homeschooling.

I feel it’s value mentioning right here that homeschool just isn’t as daunting as I believed it will be, particularly after we had been first contemplating it. All of us need the very best for our children, and I used to be actually apprehensive about failing her. Now that we’re within the homeschool world, I can inform you that she’s thriving. She’s studying a lot, and we’re capable of customise her plan based mostly on her curiosity and ranges. We’re additionally capable of progress extra rapidly, which retains her .

Our 4th grade homeschool curriculum

Right here’s what we’re planning on doing this 12 months, however it could actually all the time be modified or adjusted as wanted.

Math (half-hour)

We’re persevering with with Saxon Math and Nicole the Math Lady as a result of P loves her and she or he does an unimaginable job instructing the Saxon classes. Her software program additionally takes care of grading, so P will simply enter her solutions into the platform and obtain a grade for every project. It’s participating and concise — we adore it.

Studying (half-hour)

I wish to hold studying pleasant, so she picked a guide that we’ll learn collectively and talk about as we transfer alongside. We’re beginning with The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe.

Writing + grammar (half-hour)

For grammar, we’re nonetheless utilizing Masterbooks, which is a faith-based curriculum. It consists of image research, memorization, punctuation, spelling, vocabulary, commentary, poems, psalms, letters, and sensible utility via inventive writing.

For writing, we’re doing the Fables, Myths and Fairy Tales writing lessons from IEW. It focuses on their Construction and Model methodology. Proper now, she’s engaged on studying fables, making key outlines, and narration (with the ability to retell the story utilizing her notes).

I ordered the 4th grade books final semester and when she finishes these, we’ll head into the fifth grade books.

We’re additionally engaged on one analysis paper every quarter, based mostly on an curiosity. Her first one goes to be about bullfighting after our journey to the Bullfighting Museum in Sevilla.

Social research (half-hour)

I’ve ordered a few historical past books to work via, and in addition a lap book on how to draw the United States. She’s excited to begin with that first and label every state, capital, the rivers, and so forth.

Science (Fridays solely)

I’m nonetheless engaged on science plans. Final 12 months, the homeschool factor occurred fairly abruptly, so we simply did one science undertaking every week on Fridays. I’ll in all probability hold Friday as science day however was occupied with ordering some month-to-month kits. When you’ve got any science equipment subscription recs, please ship them my approach!

Final 12 months, we did issues like dissecting owl pellets, making an egg drop, and setting up a curler coaster.

Artwork/enjoyable/PE/further (A few occasions through the week)

We have now a few further enjoyable issues this 12 months, together with farm faculty, which is in the future every week. It’s just for two hours and she or he’ll be capable of experience horses, assist with the animals, and create artwork on the farm. She additionally has considered one of day of homeschool parkour lessons. Between these two issues and her membership basketball practices, she nonetheless will get the chance to be round different youngsters and play on a weekly foundation, and I’m grateful for that.

Homework:

We began utilizing Khan Academy after a few good pals really useful it and have been fairly impressed thus far. While you homeschool, there’s actually no want for homework, however I wished P to remain within the groove of getting a *little* homework as a result of the plan is for her to return to in-person faculty finally. (I additionally really feel prefer it is smart since Liv has homework daily.)

For homework, she’s doing 20 minutes of Khan Academy Math after which 15-20 minutes of studying, grammar, or coding.

Some homeschool FAQs

How did you discover a homeschool curriculum?

Brittany was so form to spend a very long time with me on the telephone. She requested about P’s pursuits and shared concepts. She made homeschooling really feel WAY much less intimidating and I’m so grateful for her recommendation. She’s additionally homeschooled their youngsters their complete lives, which makes me hopeful in case P doesn’t return to in-person faculty subsequent week.

How lengthy does it take to homeschool?

Probably the most stunning factor about homeschool is that it’s 1:1 targeted consideration, so that you don’t want almost as a lot time. SO a lot of in-person faculty is spent wrangling youngsters and attempting to get them to pay attention and listen.

We’re capable of end every little thing we have to do for the day in about two hours, which leaves the remainder of the day open. She will use this time to persue issues she’s fascinating in (like artwork, crocheting, or working towards the piano), or we are able to get pleasure from a little bit area journey or outing.

How will you do business from home and homeschool?

That is the half that I’m nonetheless attempting to navigate. I batch most of my content material through the weekend in order that I can give attention to the children and home stuff as a lot as potential through the week. I additionally began scheduling consumer calls and podcast interviews when the Pilot is dwelling, as a result of when he’s not on a visit, he’s instructor Dad and might take over the homeschool duties.

I simply really feel like I’m transferring at 1000mph as a result of solo parenting takes full focus/consideration/power/effort, after which when he’s dwelling, I crush myself workwise attempting to atone for every little thing. Simply have to get the grasp of this schedule and discover my groove.

Okay pals: what are your kiddos as much as this 12 months? Homeschool mamas: any recommendation as we head into our first full 12 months??

Hope you’ve gotten a tremendous day and I’ll see you quickly!
xo

Gina