Sharing our plan for 4th grade homeschool curriculum! Please remember 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 determined to homeschool on this submit. For those who want knowledgeable recommendation, take a look at my pal Brittany’s weblog!
Hello pals! How are you? I hope that you simply’re having an incredible day thus far. 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 this time.
For at this time’s submit, I needed to share a bit extra about our plan for this 12 months and the curriculum we’re doing in case you’re interested in homeschooling.
I believe it’s value mentioning right here that homeschool is just not as daunting as I assumed it could be, particularly after we have been first contemplating it. All of us need the best possible for our youngsters, 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 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 12 months, however it might probably at all times be modified or adjusted as wanted.
Math (half-hour)
We’re persevering with with Saxon Math and Nicole the Math Girl as a result of P loves her and she or he does an unimaginable 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 find it irresistible.
Studying (half-hour)
I wish to preserve studying pleasurable, so she picked a ebook that we’ll learn collectively and talk about 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 software by means of artistic writing.
For writing, we’re doing the Fables, Myths and Fairy Tales writing classes from IEW. It focuses on their Construction and Model 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 means of, and in addition a lap ebook 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 12 months, the homeschool factor occurred fairly abruptly, so we simply did one science undertaking every week on Fridays. I’ll in all probability preserve Friday as science day however was interested by ordering some month-to-month kits. When you have any science package subscription recs, please ship them my manner!
Final 12 months, we did issues like dissecting owl pellets, making an egg drop, and setting up a curler coaster.
Artwork/enjoyable/PE/further (A few instances throughout the week)
We’ve a few further enjoyable issues this 12 months, together with farm faculty, which is at some point every week. It’s just for two hours and she or he’ll be capable of journey 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 advisable it and have been fairly impressed thus far. If 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 ultimately. (I additionally really feel prefer it is sensible 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 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 youngsters their total 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 targeted 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 every thing we have to do for the day in about two hours, which leaves the remainder of the day open. She will be able to 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 little bit 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 concentrate on the youngsters and home stuff as a lot as attainable throughout 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 trainer 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 making an attempt to make amends for every thing. Simply have to get the grasp of this schedule and discover my groove.
Okay pals: 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 will have an incredible day and I’ll see you quickly!
xo
Gina
