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 12 months of homeschool after ending most of final 12 months homeschooling. Extra about why we determined to homeschool on this publish. In the event you want skilled recommendation, try my buddy Brittany’s weblog!
Hello buddies! How are you? I hope that you just’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 as we speak.
For as we speak’s publish, I needed to share a bit extra about our plan for this 12 months and the curriculum we’re doing if you happen to’re interested by homeschooling.
I feel it’s value mentioning right here that homeschool isn’t as daunting as I assumed it could be, particularly after we have been first contemplating it. All of us need the very best for our children, and I used to be actually fearful 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 shortly, which retains her .
Our 4th grade homeschool curriculum
Right here’s what we’re planning on doing this 12 months, however it could actually 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 project. It’s participating and concise — we adore it.
Studying (half-hour)
I wish to hold studying pleasing, so she picked a guide 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 research, memorization, punctuation, spelling, vocabulary, remark, poems, psalms, letters, and sensible utility via artistic 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, 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 via, and in addition a lap guide on how to attract the US. She’s excited to begin with that first and label every state, capital, the rivers, and so forth.
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 hold Friday as science day however was serious about ordering some month-to-month kits. You probably have any science equipment subscription recs, please ship them my means!
Final 12 months, we did issues like dissecting owl pellets, making an egg drop, and establishing a curler coaster.
Artwork/enjoyable/PE/further (A few occasions through the week)
We now have a few further enjoyable issues this 12 months, together with farm college, which is someday every week. It’s just for two hours and she or he’ll have the ability to journey horses, assist with the animals, and create artwork on the farm. She additionally has one in all day of homeschool parkour lessons. 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 buddies really helpful 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 college finally. (I additionally really feel prefer it is sensible 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 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 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?
Essentially 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 college is spent wrangling children and making an attempt to get them to hear and concentrate.
We’re in a position to end every part 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 are able to take pleasure in somewhat subject journey or outing.
How are you going to 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 through the weekend in order that I can deal with the children and home stuff as a lot as doable 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 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 compensate for every part. Simply have to get the grasp of this schedule and discover my groove.
Okay buddies: 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 could have an incredible day and I’ll see you quickly!
xo
Gina
