Our 4th grade homeschool curriculum

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

Hello pals! How are you? I hope that you just’re having a tremendous day up to now. 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 in the present day.

For in the present day’s publish, I wished to share a bit extra about our plan for this yr and the curriculum we’re doing when you’re interested by homeschooling.

I believe it’s value mentioning right here that homeschool shouldn’t be as daunting as I assumed it will be, particularly after we have been first contemplating it. All of us need the best possible for our youngsters, and I used to be actually nervous about failing her. Now that we’re within the homeschool world, I can let you know that she’s thriving. She’s studying a lot, and we’re in a position to customise her plan primarily based on her curiosity and ranges. We’re additionally in a position to progress extra rapidly, which retains her .

Our 4th grade homeschool curriculum

Right here’s what we’re planning on doing this yr, however it could possibly at all times 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 he or she does an unbelievable job educating 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 task. It’s participating and concise — we like it.

Studying (half-hour)

I need to hold studying pleasant, so she picked a e book 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 contains image examine, memorization, punctuation, spelling, vocabulary, statement, 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 Fashion technique. 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, primarily based 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 many others.

Science (Fridays solely)

I’m nonetheless engaged on science plans. Final yr, the homeschool factor occurred fairly abruptly, so we simply did one science mission every week on Fridays. I’ll most likely hold Friday as science day however was eager about ordering some month-to-month kits. When you have any science equipment subscription recs, please ship them my means!

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

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

We’ve a few further enjoyable issues this yr, together with farm college, which is at some point every week. It’s just for two hours and he or she’ll have the ability to trip horses, assist with the animals, and create artwork on the farm. She additionally has one in every of day of homeschool parkour courses. Between these two issues and her membership basketball practices, she nonetheless will get the chance to be round different children and play on a weekly foundation, and I’m grateful for that.

Homework:

We began utilizing Khan Academy after a few good pals advisable it and have been fairly impressed up to now. If 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 college finally. (I additionally really feel prefer it is sensible since Liv has homework day by day.)

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 variety to spend a very long time with me on the cellphone. 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 children their total lives, which makes me hopeful in case P doesn’t return to in-person college subsequent week.

How lengthy does it take to homeschool?

Essentially the most lovely factor about homeschool is that it’s 1:1 targeted consideration, so that you don’t want practically as a lot time. SO a lot of in-person college is spent wrangling children and attempting to get them to hear and listen.

We’re in a position to 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 be able to 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 just a little area journey or outing.

How will you work at 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 concentrate on the youngsters and home stuff as a lot as doable through the week. I additionally began scheduling consumer calls and podcast interviews when the Pilot is house, as a result of when he’s not on a visit, he’s trainer 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/vitality/effort, after which when he’s house, I crush myself workwise attempting to compensate for every little thing. Simply have to get the cling of this schedule and discover my groove.

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

Hope you will have a tremendous day and I’ll see you quickly!
xo

Gina