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Sure - I have a rising 4th grader - here's what we have planned.

 

She will be in Classical Conversations Foundations and Essentials:

 

Foundations covers US history, science(anatomy, life science), geography, music, art, and memory work for history, Latin, grammar, science, state capitals, presidents.

 

Essentials will use IEW for her writing and a grammar program for grammar.

 

At home we will continue studies started at CC plus the following:

 

Math - Shiller/Life of Fred

Science - (we love science) - Colors (by the Rainbow Science people)

BJU Reading

Spanish for Children

Phonetic Zoo

Galloping the Globe (with her little sister)

 

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I also have a rising 4th grader....here's his list:

 

English - IEW Writing & Grammar / Natural Speller / Handwriting Without Tears Cursive Success

Math - Teaching Textbooks Math 5

Science - Rainbow Science Year I

History - Sonlight Core 4 w/ Story of the World Volume 4

Art - How Great Thou Art's I Can Do All Things

 

He's also a Blue Belt in Tae Kwon Do, and has classes 3x per week

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Math

---- Singapore

 

Latin

---- Latin for Children

---- Latin Chant (a class offered by a monk from a nearby monastery!)

---- Regular reading from several latin readers we have around.

 

Language Arts

---- Shurley English

---- Reading and Spelling with Catholic National Readers

---- IEW American History Lessons

 

History

---- Our Pioneers and Patriots as a spine.

---- My own unit studies

 

Science

---- I forgot the name of the book we'll be using

 

A shocking number of extra-curricular activities including

Violin, Martial Arts, and Chess.

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My dd's 4th grade plans for next yr:

 

Math: Horizons 5

 

L.A.: one week long writing assignment per week

Apples and Pears spelling

grammar/mechanics/writing analysis from reading assignments

 

Science: varied library books

 

History: American history.....Sonlight combined 3/4 done in my own way

 

French Prep (2nd half of book)

 

Religion

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Math

---- Singapore Math

 

Latin

---- Lively Latin (continuing on)

 

Language Arts

----FLL 4 (waiting to see samples...)

----Writing with Ease recommendations for 4th grade.

----All About Spelling (will be waiting for the fourth level)

----SL Core 3 readers; maybe Teaching the Classics

----Wordly Wise 3000

 

 

History

----Finish SL Core 3 (first 1/2 of the year), then move on to TOG Y3, U3 and 4

 

Science

----Noeo Physics II

 

Bible

----Haven't decided yet

 

Piano Lessons, Coop gym class, swim lessons, and I'm going to start a boys monthly book club

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Bible -- MP's Christian Studies II

 

Math -- RightStart (finishing Level D and starting Level E)

 

Language Arts -- FLL4, dictation, copywork, Writing Strands 3, Vocabu-Lit 4

 

Spanish -- Easy Spanish

 

History -- Bible History -- Remembering God's Awesome Acts (I think that is the title of it.

 

Science -- Christian Kids Explore Physics

 

Art and Music -- Picture and Composer study

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Here is ours:

 

Math: R&S 4

 

Gram/Writ: R&S 4 and WWE

 

Hand: Getty Dubay Italics book E

 

Spell/Vocab: R&S 4 OR All About Spelling Level 2+3 OR Calvert 4 Spelling CD

 

Read: Assigned list

 

Hist/Geog: CHOW w/ workbook

 

Science: NOEO Physics 2

 

Religion: daily reading with family

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Here's ours!

 

Math - Math-U-See Gamma and Delta, and Key to Measurement

 

Grammar and Writing - Rod & Staff 4

 

Vocabulary - Words Are Wonderful (instead of spelling, for now)

 

History - Mystery of History with supplements: Winter Promise, some Sonlight 6, lots of reading, lapbooks, Usborne, Kingfisher, and more.

 

Science - Free curriculum listed here the other day for life science, plus CGC student notebooking sheets, living books, Media Angels unit studies, and a physical science (experiments) co-op starting back up in the fall.

 

Bible - Christian Liberty Press, starting with Book E. Also reading in the actual Bible as well as a Bible Story Book.

 

Reading - Real literature for history and monthly book club.

 

Handwriting - Dictation of Bible memory verses, memory work, and daily journal. Also Getty-Dubay Italics, as soon as we can obtain Book B.

 

Typing - Weekly email pen pal, and monthly (or so) list of all Bible verses learned or some other such memory work.

 

Logic - Mind Benders and Critical Thinking Press

 

Foreign Languages - ASL: Beginning American Sign Language series, beginning with Signing AT School. Latin: Getting Started With Latin by Linney.

 

Music - Free online theory workbook, and piano/recorder lessons by me

 

Art - Appreciation lapbook by HOAC, other lapbooks, Teaching Art to Children, and History Scribes to go with American Minute daily warm-ups.

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We are just finishing up 4th grade.

 

Math-Horizons 4, BigMathTime.com and MEP year 4

English- Rod and Staff grammar (4th), penmanship sheets made with StartWrite software, Vocabulary from Classical Roots (4th grade), write one paragraph per day using IEW techniques

Science----um, not so much

History-SOTW year 3, VP cards that coordinate, Usborne Encyc of World Hist., library books, videos, etc.

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Bible -- Veritas Press Chronicles through Malachi

Math -- Sadlier-Oxford 5 (K12)

Grammar -- Abeka Language B

Composition -- K12 Writing in Action levels e & f

Literature -- K12, plus free reading

Spelling -- K12

Vocabulary -- Vocabulary Workshop (Blue); K12

Penmanship -- Abeka 3

History -- Age of Enlightenment, Great Inventors, Latin America, French Revolution (K12), plus US State History Unit (Virginia SOL, encyclopedia, and/or lap book) and Of America (Abeka).

Science --K12 (Oceans, Water Resources, Earth's Atmosphere, Motion/Forces, some chemistry and biology)

Latin -- Latin for Children B

Music -- K12 Music; Piano Lessons and Recorder

Art -- K12 Art (corresponds with History)

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will be doing:

 

Writing IEW SWI B

Math Singapore 4A&B

Latin Primer II

History of US combined with Story of the World 4 and some other historical readings, narration and discussion, beginning outlining.

Also planning to watch the news and election coverage

Literature readings of the time period being studied (modern)- a couple of book reports.

Rod and Staff Grammar 5 (first half)

Spelling Power

Real Science 4 Kids Physics combined with The Way Things Work and How Science Works plus experiments

 

*history and science are a geared-down version of what her big brother (7th grade) will be doing.

 

extracurricular: Taekwondo

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Math: RS E

Latin: Lively Latin (continuing)

Writing: WT 2

Literature: Read and discuss books from Highlands Latin School list and using parts of DITHOR

History: VP MARR with suggested books

Bible: VP cards and suggested readings

Science: BF history of science MA portion, scientist biographies, HOAC lapbooks, nature journals

Fine Arts: Harmony Fine Arts 6th grade

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I have an upcoming 4th grader who will be doing the following:

 

Math: CLE400

Language: CLE 400 (includes grammer, vocab), Vocabulary Vine

Reading: from literature list and utilizing library

History: SOTW 1 (combining with siblings)

Science: CKEB

Typing: Mavis Beacon and email penpal

Foreign Language: Spanish in 10 min. a day and continue with ASL teaching

Music: guitar and piano lessons. Great Composers study.

Art Appreciation: Garden of Praise

PE: Co-op, hs group sports

She also does Keepers of the Faith

 

I think that is it. :)

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Here is what we are finishing up this year with DS9:

 

Bible study using My FAther's World Rome to Reformation

 

MathUSee - finished Delta, about 1/3 way into Epsilon

 

Latina Christiana I

 

Growing with Grammar 4

 

Writing Tales 1

 

Spelling Power (he's on level F, but that's neither here nor there with this program)

 

Lots of literature for both independent reading and read alouds - we used some Veritas Press guides which were quite good

 

History - used some My Father's World - Rome to Ref up through the Middle Ages, but now we're just reading SOTW2, narrating, and reading accompanying literature for it

 

Science - did the human body portion of MFW, but we've previously done Apologia Astronomy, so we've been doing random reading and experiements this semester

 

Occasional art and music/apprecaition, but not as consistent as I would like - we'll be changing that in 5th

 

Soccer

 

Have fun planning!

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Here are our rough plans:

 

Latin: Finish LfCA, start LfCB

Math: Saxon 6/5, continue with Singapore CWP 3

Language Arts: restart Classical Writing Aesop A, R&S (3 or 4, I'm not sure yet), Spelling Workout D, Dictation

Greek: Song School Greek

History: Finish SOTW 3, start 4. We're also going to study States, Presidents, & Geography but I don't have a plan yet.

Memory Work: I plan on using The Harp and Laurel Wreath for poetry memorization.

Science: Nothing formal planned at this point--if I decide to do something formal it will be Real Science 4 Kids.

We'll continue with Piano and Judo.

I also hope to do more discussing of literature this year. I plan to have my older 2 and myself read the same things (I have Anderson's Fairy Tales, Tales from Shakespeare, A Wonder Book, and Tanglewood Tales in mind).

 

I don't plan on doing everything everyday. My plan for our daily structure is on my blog.

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Here's what we have so far:

 

Math -- R & S or SM (currently using SM, but thinking that R & S may be better for this child)

 

Language arts -- R & S grammar, WT1, Spelling Power?, A Reason for Handwriting (cursive practice)

 

Typing Instructor over the summer

 

Literature -- TOG2 UG books

 

Languages -- Continue with EG and add Prima Latina (with a group of boys his age)

 

History -- a combination of TOG2 at home with big sis and SOTW2 activities at co-op.

 

Science -- Apologia Botany with co-op + animal books and a science magazine (Discovery Magazine)

 

Bible -- so far just scripture memory (about a passage a month) and discussion, but I may still add a Bible study.

 

Music -- piano (includes theory) and guitar lessons, choir at co-op, classical music & composers in the van (using MFW's choices)

 

Other co-op classes -- PE, God's World News (discussion and oral reports)

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I have both a second grader (dd) and fourth grader (ds).

 

Second grade dd:

 

  • Language Arts: continued practice w/ advanced code phonics, penmanship, and FLL.
  • Math: memorization of addition and subtraction mathfacts. Counting skills to 200 as well as skip counting (listening to an audio tape daily to reinforce this skill). She will also assist me more in the kitchen, interpreting recipe measurements.
  • History: SOTW Ancient History with narration exercises.
  • Science: Nothing formal, but weekly viewing of various videos from our library as well as different books.
  • Art: free use of paints and other drawing mediums along with plenty of white paper.
  • Bible: Family devotions featuring Starr Meade's "Training Hearts, Teaching Minds." (this is for catechism memory).

Fourth Grade ds:

 

  • Language Arts: McGuffey Readers (read aloud skills, penmanship, copywork/dication, narration) and FLL (with his sister).
  • Math: Memorization of mathfacts as well as R&S 3 (I keep him a year behind in math). Cooking w/ mom, just like sister as well.
  • History (same as his sister)
  • Science (same as sister)
  • Art (same as sister)
  • Bible (same as sister)

I also read aloud to my grammar stage children each day before our quiet time. We are reading through the Little House Series.

 

Both my 2nd and 4th grader also sit in on family read alouds. Right now we are reading The Hiding Place by Corrie Ten Boom. They are enjoying it very much.

 

Chore training will be another implementation into their learning. My older boys will be attending 1/2 day high school this fall, so the chores will need to be passed down to the younger ones. We need to work on daily training in that area.

 

Another desire that I have is to do a study based on the Voice of the Martyrs free newsletter to strike up their knowledge of world populations.

 

That is all I can think of for now. It sounds like a lot, but is not. We do a lot of their school during the course of our day w/o the formalities.

 

Blessings,

 

Camy

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My up-in-coming 4th grader will be doing:

 

Devotion: Our 24 Family Ways

Bible: CLP's Studying God's Word

Math: RightStart

English: Growing with Grammar

Spelling: CLP's Spelling Skills

Penmanship: A Reason for Handwriting

History: K12

Science: K12

 

I would also like to add a writing program & Spanish Language progam.

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Here's ours.

Grammar and Writing: Rod and Staff English

Math: Rod and Staff Math

Spelling: Natural Speller

Bible, History/Geography, Science, Art, Music: My Father's World with weekly nature studies and a scientist/artist/composer study

Foreign Language: Spanish (hubby wants to stick with Spanish)

Typing: Dance Mat Typing (fun free online practice) and Typing Tutor

Memory/Copywork: Scripture, Famous Poems & Poets and Poems for Memorization with a life study each month

Additional Music: Music lessons (piano and guitar)

Reading: Pathway Readers, Christian Light Readers, literature from Ambleside Online & 1000 Great Books

Character/Habits: Bible and Boyhood & Beyond

 

Forgot to add PE which is sports taken through our city's park and rec. (football and soccer)

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I haven't finished planning next year, but here's what we have so far for 4th grade.

 

Math - Singapore Primary Math 4A and 4B with IP and CWP

Grammar - R&S 4

Spelling - SWO F and part of G

Penmanship - Dictation

Writing - CW Aesop continued

Reading - free reading plus assigned history, science, and literature readings

History - TruthQuest AHYS 2 & 3

Science - to be determined

Foreign Languages - Latin for Children A and maybe some Spanish (still to be determined)

Geography - study of North and South America

Music - continue piano lessons, finish Classical Kids tapes, and study different instruments

Art - to be determined

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What we did this last year:

 

Math: BJUP Math 4

Reading: TOG Literature, Reading Detective 3/4

Spelling: Spelling Workout D

Handwriting: Handwriting Skills Simplified 4

Grammar: Easy Grammar 4/Daily Grams 4

Writing: TOG Writing Aids

History/Geography: TOG year 2, Map,Charts,Graphs D

Science: God's Design Earth, Universe, Weather/Water

Music: piano lessons

Art: Phonics of Drawing

PE: Karate lessons, homeschool PE class

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Wow! Thank ya'll SO much! So far the only thing I know we're going to be using is Abeka 4 for grammar for my 4th graders. We have been using Singapore math (took a break from R&S) but I'm not sure if we'll continue with Singapore or transition back to R&S. We are definitely wanting to pick up the pace a bit but I just have no idea which direction we are going to take. Seeing all these plans has definitely helped!

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Plan A

LA: FLL4/WWE (grammar/writing), WTW (spelling), WW1 (vocab), DITHOR (reading), ZB Cursive

MATH: SM 4A/4B, IP, CWP

SCIENCE: MPH 4A/4B

HISTORY: STOW 2

 

Plan B

LA: Abeka (grammar), WTW (spelling), WW1 (vocab), ZB (cursive)

MATH: SM 4A/4B, IP, CWP

SCIENCE: MPH 4A/4B

HISTORY/WRITING/LIT/GEO: TOG R2 with STOW 2

 

Plan C

LA: IEW (writing), WTW (spelling), ZB (cursive), PP Study Guides (lit/vocab)

MATH: SM 4A/4B, IP, CWP

SCIENCE: MPH 4A/4B

HISTORY: SOTW 2

 

Which do you like best????? I just can NOT decide! I am mostly between A & B....

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This is what I have planned for this year:

 

Language Arts:

 

Grammar: Growing with Grammar 5

Spelling: Spelling Power

Writing : Wordsmith Apprentice

Poetry: Read and Understand Poetry 4

Vocabulary: Wordly Wise 4

 

Math:

 

Teaching Textbook 6 with Singapore CWP

 

Science:

Exploring Creation with Botany(1st sem)

Living Learning Book 3: Chemistry (2nd Sem)

 

History:

SOTW 2

 

Latin: Prima Latina

Art: Artistic Pursuit

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Here is what we are doing:

 

Language Arts:

Writing Tales 1

Growing with Grammar 4

Sequential Spelling

English from the roots up flashcards

 

Math:

Math U See Delta

 

History:

Sonlight Core 4

 

Science:

RS4K Chemistry and Physics w/ some Tiner books to supplement

 

Electives:

Typing Instructor for kids

Music Ace

Drawing Textbook

Critical Thinking Activites

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Our plans for dds (mostly 4th and beginning of "5th" grade):

 

HOD's Preparing Hearts for history, geography, Bible, and science

 

Rod & Staff 3, plus copywork and dictation

 

Drawn into the Heart of Reading

 

Singapore 4A & 4B

 

Harmony Fine Arts Gr 4 for music & art appreciation

 

and lots of great Ambleside selections and lapbooks! ;)

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This is my first year homeschooling so these are my everchanging plans for 4th grade

 

MATH--Saxon math 65

 

SPELLING- think its called Spell to Write and Read; also studying scripps spelling bee site bc he wants to be in a bee

 

HISTORY-SOTW 2 ; I am also intrigued by what I have read on this site about MFW and MOH. I would like to add a Christian perspective to History . If I am using SOTW is it too much to add one of these in .If not, which one is better and why

 

LATIN- Latina Christiana 1

 

GRAMMAR- I think Growing with Grammar

 

WRITING- IEW medieval times; narrations and dictations

 

SCIENCE- 1st semester some sort of creation vs evolution study -any suggestions? 2nd semester going to Grand Canyon or Utah to explore the vast beauty in the west. So maybe a geological study . Any other ideas to go along with that field trip

 

Lit- Lots of books. Any tips on great websites for ideas on discussing and analyzing books?

 

Bible- cant decide ..maybe VP Chronicles thru Malachi or maybe just camping out on "The case for Christ for Kids" by Lee Strobel ; an apologetics

book in a kid friendly writing.

 

An enrichment day at a community school that includes motorized legos, backyard science, woodworking

 

Scouts

 

Soccer

 

Communicators for Christ

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HISTORY-SOTW 2 ; I am also intrigued by what I have read on this site about MFW and MOH. I would like to add a Christian perspective to History . If I am using SOTW is it too much to add one of these in .If not, which one is better and why

 

SCIENCE- 1st semester some sort of creation vs evolution study -any suggestions? 2nd semester going to Grand Canyon or Utah to explore the vast beauty in the west. So maybe a geological study . Any other ideas to go along with that field trip

 

Lit- Lots of books. Any tips on great websites for ideas on discussing and analyzing books?

 

Bible- cant decide ..maybe VP Chronicles thru Malachi or maybe just camping out on "The case for Christ for Kids" by Lee Strobel ; an apologetics

book in a kid friendly writing.

 

 

History: MFW includes SOTW 2 in their "Rome to Reformation" package, so that takes care of that question. ;)

 

Science: MFW does a semester study of the human body, and then a semester study of astronomy using the Apologia elementary book. I know that in Alamagordo, NM there's a space museum that you could visit en route to the Grand Canyon (well, I guess it depends on what direction you're coming from!), but I'm sure there's others in between, too. You could do a google for space and astronomy museums, or check the websites of different cities that you'll pass through. Most city websites have tourist and sight-seeing information on them.

 

Literature: This would be included in MFW, as well.

 

Bible: Also included in MFW, but I have a secret. I have the VP Bible cards for Acts and the Apostles (which are studied in MFW Rome to Reformation), and the VP history cards for Middle Ages/Renaissance... just because they're beautiful and have good information on them. A lot of the same resources are used in VP as in MFW (such as Victor Journey through the Bible, for example), so they can work together very nicely.

 

Note: If you're going to do SOTW 2 for history -- whether or not you do it as part of MFW -- the Bible topics that would be go along with the time period would be the birth and life of Christ, Acts and the Apostles, and the early church. Those are the themes of Bible study in MFW Rome to Reformation.

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