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. In the event you want knowledgeable recommendation, try my good friend Brittany’s weblog!
Hello associates! How are you? I hope that you simply’re having a tremendous day to this point. 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 the moment.
For at the moment’s put up, I wished to share a bit extra about our plan for this 12 months and the curriculum we’re doing for those who’re inquisitive about homeschooling.
I feel it’s value mentioning right here that homeschool is just not as daunting as I believed it could be, particularly once we have been first contemplating it. All of us need the very best 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 based mostly on her curiosity and ranges. We’re additionally capable of 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 may well 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 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 project. It’s partaking and concise — we find it irresistible.
Studying (half-hour)
I wish to hold studying satisfying, 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 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 (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, 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 means of, and in addition a lap e-book on how to attract the US. 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 mission every week on Fridays. I’ll most likely hold Friday as science day however was occupied with ordering some month-to-month kits. You probably have any science package subscription recs, please ship them my approach!
Final 12 months, we did issues like dissecting owl pellets, making an egg drop, and developing a curler coaster.
Artwork/enjoyable/PE/additional (A few occasions through the week)
We’ve got a few additional 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 experience horses, assist with the animals, and create artwork on the farm. She additionally has one in every 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 youngsters and play on a weekly foundation, and I’m grateful for that.
Homework:
We began utilizing Khan Academy after a few good associates really helpful it and have been fairly impressed to this point. 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 finally. (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 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 youngsters 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 lovely factor about homeschool is that it’s 1:1 centered consideration, so that you don’t want almost as a lot time. SO a lot of in-person college is spent wrangling youngsters and making an attempt to get them to hear 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 attention-grabbing in (like artwork, crocheting, or working towards the piano), or we are able to get pleasure from just a little 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 through the weekend in order that I can concentrate on the youngsters and home stuff as a lot as potential through 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 trainer 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/power/effort, after which when he’s dwelling, I crush myself workwise making an attempt to atone for all the pieces. Simply must get the dangle of this schedule and discover my groove.
Okay associates: 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’ve got a tremendous day and I’ll see you quickly!
xo
Gina