Our 4th grade homeschool curriculum

Sharing our plan for 4th grade homeschool curriculum! Please needless to say 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. When you want knowledgeable recommendation, try my pal Brittany’s blog!

Hello pals! How are you? I hope that you simply’re having an incredible 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 at present.

For at present’s submit, I needed to share a bit extra about our plan for this yr and the curriculum we’re doing should you’re inquisitive about homeschooling.

I believe it’s value mentioning right here that homeschool shouldn’t be as daunting as I assumed it might 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 inform you that she’s thriving. She’s studying a lot, and we’re capable of customise her plan primarily based 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 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 he or she 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 task. It’s partaking and concise — we find it irresistible.

Studying (half-hour)

I wish to maintain studying satisfying, 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, remark, poems, psalms, letters, and sensible software by means 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 technique. 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, 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 means of, and in addition a lap book on how to draw the United States. She’s excited to start out 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 maintain 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 means!

Final yr, 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’ve got 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 be capable of trip horses, assist with the animals, and create artwork on the farm. She additionally has one in all day of homeschool parkour courses. 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 helpful it and have been fairly impressed up to now. Whenever 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 each 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 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 lovely 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 youngsters and making an attempt to get them to hear and concentrate.

We’re capable of end all the things 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 practising the piano), or we will get pleasure from slightly 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 throughout the weekend in order that I can concentrate on the children and home stuff as a lot as doable throughout 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/power/effort, after which when he’s house, I crush myself workwise making an attempt to atone for all the things. 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 an incredible day and I’ll see you quickly!
xo

Gina