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 put up. If you happen to want knowledgeable recommendation, take a look at my buddy Brittany’s weblog!
Hello mates! How are you? I hope that you simply’re having an incredible day to date. 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 put up, I needed to share a bit extra about our plan for this 12 months and the curriculum we’re doing in case you’re inquisitive about homeschooling.
I feel it’s value mentioning right here that homeschool will not be as daunting as I believed it could be, particularly after we had been first contemplating it. All of us need the very best 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 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 pleasurable, so she picked a guide 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 by way of 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 way of, and in addition a lap guide 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 12 months, 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 serious about ordering some month-to-month kits. In case you have any science equipment subscription recs, please ship them my approach!
Final 12 months, we did issues like dissecting owl pellets, making an egg drop, and establishing a curler coaster.
Artwork/enjoyable/PE/additional (A few occasions throughout the week)
We’ve got a few additional enjoyable issues this 12 months, together with farm faculty, which is in the future 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 considered one of 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 mates really useful it and have been fairly impressed to date. Whenever 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 finally. (I additionally really feel prefer it is smart 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 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 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 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 faculty is spent wrangling children and attempting to get them to pay attention and listen.
We’re in a position to end every thing 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 training the piano), or we will take pleasure in somewhat discipline journey or outing.
How will you earn a living 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 deal with the children and home stuff as a lot as potential throughout the week. I additionally began scheduling consumer calls and podcast interviews when the Pilot is dwelling, 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 shifting at 1000mph as a result of solo parenting takes full focus/consideration/vitality/effort, after which when he’s dwelling, I crush myself workwise attempting to atone for every thing. Simply have to get the dangle of this schedule and discover my groove.
Okay mates: 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 have got an incredible day and I’ll see you quickly!
xo
Gina