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. Should you want knowledgeable recommendation, try my buddy 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 consider it) and we’re resuming homeschool as we speak.

For as we speak’s publish, I wished to share a bit extra about our plan for this yr and the curriculum we’re doing for those who’re interested by homeschooling.

I believe it’s price mentioning right here that homeschool is just not as daunting as I assumed it will be, particularly after we had been first contemplating it. All of us need the best possible for our children, and I used to be actually apprehensive 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 might probably 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 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 project. It’s participating and concise — we adore it.

Studying (half-hour)

I wish 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 examine, memorization, punctuation, spelling, vocabulary, statement, 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 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, 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 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 yr, 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 serious about ordering some month-to-month kits. When you’ve got 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 occasions in the course of the week)

We have now a few further enjoyable issues this yr, 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 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 up to now. Once 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 variety 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 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 targeted consideration, so that you don’t want practically as a lot time. SO a lot of in-person faculty is spent wrangling youngsters and attempting to get them to hear and listen.

We’re in a position to 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 practising the piano), or we are able to take pleasure in somewhat subject journey or outing.

How will you earn a living from home and homeschool?

That is the half that I’m nonetheless attempting to navigate. I batch most of my content material in the course of the weekend in order that I can concentrate on the children and home stuff as a lot as doable in the course of 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 may 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 all the pieces. Simply have to get the dangle 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’ve gotten a tremendous day and I’ll see you quickly!
xo

Gina