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 submit. If you happen to want skilled recommendation, try my pal Brittany’s weblog!
Hello associates! 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 as we speak.
For as we speak’s submit, I wished to share a bit extra about our plan for this yr and the curriculum we’re doing for those who’re interested in homeschooling.
I feel it’s value mentioning right here that homeschool will not be as daunting as I assumed it will be, particularly once 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 shortly, which retains her .
Our 4th grade homeschool curriculum
Right here’s what we’re planning on doing this yr, however it will probably 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 adore it.
Studying (half-hour)
I need to hold studying pleasing, 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 examine, memorization, punctuation, spelling, vocabulary, remark, poems, psalms, letters, and sensible software by inventive writing.
For writing, we’re doing the Fables, Myths and Fairy Tales writing classes 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, 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, and likewise a lap e-book on how to attract the USA. She’s excited to start out 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 undertaking every week on Fridays. I’ll in all probability hold Friday as science day however was serious about ordering some month-to-month kits. If in case you have any science package subscription recs, please ship them my method!
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 through the week)
We’ve got a few additional enjoyable issues this yr, together with farm faculty, which is at some point every week. It’s just for two hours and he or she’ll be capable to trip horses, assist with the animals, and create artwork on the farm. She additionally has one among 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 associates really useful it and have been fairly impressed to this point. 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 faculty finally. (I additionally really feel prefer it is smart since Liv has homework daily.)
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 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?
Essentially the most lovely factor about homeschool is that it’s 1:1 centered 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 pay attention and concentrate.
We’re in a position to 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 training the piano), or we are able to take pleasure in a bit discipline journey or outing.
How are you going to 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 give attention to the youngsters and home stuff as a lot as attainable through the week. I additionally began scheduling shopper calls and podcast interviews when the Pilot is residence, 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 transferring at 1000mph as a result of solo parenting takes full focus/consideration/power/effort, after which when he’s residence, I crush myself workwise attempting to compensate for all the things. Simply must get the cling of this schedule and discover my groove.
Okay associates: what are your kiddos as much as this yr? Homeschool mamas: any recommendation as we head into our first full yr??
Hope you might have a tremendous day and I’ll see you quickly!
xo
Gina