Sharing our plan for 4th grade homeschool curriculum! Please remember 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 the event you want skilled recommendation, try my good friend Brittany’s weblog!
Hello buddies! How are you? I hope that you simply’re having an incredible 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 imagine it) and we’re resuming homeschool at present.
For at present’s submit, I needed to share a bit extra about our plan for this yr and the curriculum we’re doing when you’re inquisitive about homeschooling.
I feel it’s price mentioning right here that homeschool isn’t as daunting as I assumed it might be, particularly after we have been first contemplating it. All of us need the best possible for our children, 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 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 yr, however it will probably at all times be modified or adjusted as wanted.
Math (half-hour)
We’re persevering with with Saxon Math and Nicole the Math Woman as a result of P loves her and he or she 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 partaking and concise — we like it.
Studying (half-hour)
I need to preserve studying gratifying, so she picked a e book 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, remark, poems, psalms, letters, and sensible software via inventive writing.
For writing, we’re doing the Fables, Myths and Fairy Tales writing classes from IEW. It focuses on their Construction and Model 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 via, and in addition a lap e book 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 venture every week on Fridays. I’ll most likely preserve Friday as science day however was fascinated by ordering some month-to-month kits. You probably have any science equipment subscription recs, please ship them my approach!
Final yr, 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 yr, together with farm faculty, which is someday every week. It’s just for two hours and he or she’ll have the ability to experience horses, assist with the animals, and create artwork on the farm. She additionally has one among 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 buddies really helpful it and have been fairly impressed to this point. 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 ultimately. (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 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 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 practically as a lot time. SO a lot of in-person faculty is spent wrangling children and making an attempt to get them to hear and listen.
We’re capable of end every little 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 attention-grabbing in (like artwork, crocheting, or practising the piano), or we are able to take pleasure in somewhat area journey or outing.
How are you going to make money working 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 doable through the week. I additionally began scheduling consumer calls and podcast interviews when the Pilot is house, as a result of when he’s not on a visit, he’s instructor 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/power/effort, after which when he’s house, I crush myself workwise making an attempt to compensate for every little thing. Simply have to get the grasp of this schedule and discover my groove.
Okay buddies: 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 an incredible day and I’ll see you quickly!
xo
Gina
