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. In case you want knowledgeable recommendation, take a look at my pal Brittany’s weblog!
Hello mates! How are you? I hope that you just’re having a tremendous 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 wished to share a bit extra about our plan for this yr and the curriculum we’re doing if you happen to’re interested by 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 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 let you know that she’s thriving. She’s studying a lot, and we’re in a position to customise her plan based mostly on her curiosity and ranges. We’re additionally in a position to 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 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 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 task. It’s participating and concise — we adore it.
Studying (half-hour)
I need to hold studying satisfying, 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 contains image research, memorization, punctuation, spelling, vocabulary, statement, poems, psalms, letters, and sensible software by way of artistic writing.
For writing, we’re doing the Fables, Myths and Fairy Tales writing classes from IEW. It focuses on their Construction and Fashion 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, based mostly 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 likewise a lap ebook on how to attract the USA. She’s excited to begin 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 most likely hold Friday as science day however was enthusiastic about ordering some month-to-month kits. When 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 setting up a curler coaster.
Artwork/enjoyable/PE/further (A few instances throughout the week)
We have now a few further enjoyable issues this yr, together with farm college, which is someday every week. It’s just for two hours and she or he’ll have the ability to experience 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 children and play on a weekly foundation, and I’m grateful for that.
Homework:
We began utilizing Khan Academy after a few good mates advisable it and have been fairly impressed up to now. While 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 college ultimately. (I additionally really feel prefer it is sensible 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 type 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 total lives, which makes me hopeful in case P doesn’t return to in-person college subsequent week.
How lengthy does it take to homeschool?
Probably the most stunning 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 college 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 be able to use this time to persue issues she’s fascinating in (like artwork, crocheting, or training the piano), or we will take pleasure in a bit discipline 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 youngsters and home stuff as a lot as attainable 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 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/vitality/effort, after which when he’s residence, I crush myself workwise making an attempt to make amends for the whole lot. Simply must get the hold of this schedule and discover my groove.
Okay mates: 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