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 determined to homeschool on this publish. Should you want skilled recommendation, take a look at my buddy Brittany’s weblog!
Hello pals! How are you? I hope that you simply’re having a tremendous 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 right now.
For right now’s publish, I wished to share a bit extra about our plan for this yr and the curriculum we’re doing should you’re interested by homeschooling.
I feel it’s value mentioning right here that homeschool will not be as daunting as I assumed it could be, particularly once we had been first contemplating it. All of us need the best possible for our youngsters, and I used to be actually anxious 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 yr, however it could all the time 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 unbelievable 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 like it.
Studying (half-hour)
I need to maintain studying pleasant, 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, commentary, poems, psalms, letters, and sensible software via artistic writing.
For writing, we’re doing the Fables, Myths and Fairy Tales writing classes from IEW. It focuses on their Construction and Fashion 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 via, and in addition a lap e-book on how to attract america. 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 challenge every week on Fridays. I’ll in all probability maintain Friday as science day however was desirous about ordering some month-to-month kits. When you’ve got any science package subscription recs, please ship them my approach!
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 occasions throughout the week)
We have now 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 she or he’ll be capable to journey horses, assist with the animals, and create artwork on the farm. She additionally has certainly one of day of homeschool parkour courses. 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 pals really helpful it and have been fairly impressed thus far. 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 day by 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 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 children 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 children and attempting to get them to pay attention and listen.
We’re capable of 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 working towards the piano), or we will get pleasure from somewhat discipline journey or outing.
How will you do business from home and homeschool?
That is the half that I’m nonetheless attempting 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 potential throughout the week. I additionally began scheduling consumer 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 shifting at 1000mph as a result of solo parenting takes full focus/consideration/vitality/effort, after which when he’s residence, I crush myself workwise attempting to compensate for all the pieces. Simply have to get the grasp 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
