Our 4th grade homeschool curriculum

Sharing our plan for 4th grade homeschool curriculum! Please take into account 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. Should you want knowledgeable recommendation, try my good friend Brittany’s blog!

Hello associates! 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 immediately.

For immediately’s put up, I wished to share a bit extra about our plan for this 12 months and the curriculum we’re doing if you happen to’re interested in homeschooling.

I believe it’s price mentioning right here that homeschool just isn’t as daunting as I assumed it could be, particularly once we have been first contemplating it. All of us need the best possible for our youngsters, and I used to be actually frightened 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 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 will 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 she or he does an unbelievable 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 partaking and concise — we adore it.

Studying (half-hour)

I need to hold studying gratifying, so she picked a e-book that we’ll learn collectively and focus on 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 by way of artistic writing.

For writing, we’re doing the Fables, Myths and Fairy Tales writing lessons from IEW. It focuses on their Construction and Type methodology. Proper now, she’s engaged on studying fables, making key outlines, and narration (having 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 by way of, 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 on.

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 challenge every week on Fridays. I’ll most likely hold Friday as science day however was interested by ordering some month-to-month kits. You probably have any science package subscription recs, please ship them my method!

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

Artwork/enjoyable/PE/additional (A few occasions throughout the week)

We now have a few additional 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 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 associates really helpful it and have been fairly impressed up to now. 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 ultimately. (I additionally really feel prefer it is sensible since Liv has homework on daily basis.)

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 children their whole lives, which makes me hopeful in case P doesn’t return to in-person faculty subsequent week.

How lengthy does it take to homeschool?

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

We’re capable of end all the pieces 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 will get pleasure from a bit of subject journey or outing.

How will you do business from home and homeschool?

That is the half that I’m nonetheless making an attempt to navigate. I batch most of my content material throughout the weekend in order that I can deal with the children and home stuff as a lot as potential throughout the week. I additionally began scheduling shopper calls and podcast interviews when the Pilot is house, 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 shifting at 1000mph as a result of solo parenting takes full focus/consideration/power/effort, after which when he’s house, I crush myself workwise making an attempt to compensate for all the pieces. Simply have to get the cling of this schedule and discover my groove.

Okay associates: 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 a tremendous day and I’ll see you quickly!
xo

Gina