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 yr of homeschool after ending most of final yr homeschooling. Extra about why we determined to homeschool on this publish. Should you want professional recommendation, try my buddy Brittany’s weblog!
Hello buddies! How are you? I hope that you just’re having a tremendous day to this point. 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 at the moment.
For at the moment’s publish, I needed to share a bit extra about our plan for this yr and the curriculum we’re doing for those who’re inquisitive about homeschooling.
I believe it’s price mentioning right here that homeschool just isn’t as daunting as I assumed it might be, particularly once we had been first contemplating it. All of us need the very best 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 shortly, which retains her .
Our 4th grade homeschool curriculum
Right here’s what we’re planning on doing this yr, however it may at all times be modified or adjusted as wanted.
Math (half-hour)
We’re persevering with with Saxon Math and Nicole the Math Woman 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 project. It’s partaking and concise — we like it.
Studying (half-hour)
I wish to hold studying pleasurable, 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 contains image research, memorization, punctuation, spelling, vocabulary, commentary, poems, psalms, letters, and sensible software by way of inventive writing.
For writing, we’re doing the Fables, Myths and Fairy Tales writing classes from IEW. It focuses on their Construction and Type 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 by way of, and in addition a lap e book on how to attract the USA. 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 in all probability hold Friday as science day however was enthusiastic about ordering some month-to-month kits. When you’ve got any science package subscription recs, please ship them my manner!
Final yr, we did issues like dissecting owl pellets, making an egg drop, and setting up a curler coaster.
Artwork/enjoyable/PE/additional (A few instances in the course of the week)
Now we have a few additional enjoyable issues this yr, together with farm faculty, which is sooner or later 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 among day of homeschool parkour lessons. 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 buddies really useful it and have been fairly impressed to this point. Once you homeschool, there’s actually no want for homework, however I needed 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 day-after-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 sort 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 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?
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 children and making an attempt to get them to pay attention and concentrate.
We’re in a position to end the whole lot 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 attention-grabbing in (like artwork, crocheting, or working towards the piano), or we are able to take pleasure in a bit of area journey or outing.
How will you work at home and homeschool?
That is the half that I’m nonetheless making an attempt to navigate. I batch most of my content material in the course of the weekend in order that I can give attention to the children and home stuff as a lot as attainable in the course of 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 may 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 dwelling, I crush myself workwise making an attempt to compensate for the whole lot. Simply must get the hold of this schedule and discover my groove.
Okay buddies: what are your kiddos as much as this yr? Homeschool mamas: any recommendation as we head into our first full yr??
Hope you’ve a tremendous day and I’ll see you quickly!
xo
Gina
