Homeschooling Grade Four
Included here is a sample homeschool checklist for a grade four child who works independently most of the time. We have also listed the collection of curriculum and materials we may use at some point during the fourth grade. Some of these subjects, especially the 3 R’s, are done everyday, but some subjects get neglected in real life. Over the course of the entire year, the child gets a very well rounded and balanced academic education.
GRADE FOUR HOMESCHOOL SCHEDULE (by subject)
School Day: ______
Day of Week: ______
Date: ________________________
TOGETHER DEVOTIONS
____ Hymns and Choruses *
____ Prayer/Creed *
BIBLE
____ Bible Memory Verse * (1/day)
____ Catechism * (1/day)
____ Bible Literature
____ Audio Bible (1 chapter MP3)
MATH
____ Math Facts Practice
____ Math Lesson (1/day)
____ Check Math
____ Rapid Calculation Drill * (3/day)
GRAMMAR
____ Easy Grammar Workbook (2/day)
____ Learning Grammar Through Writing (Second Term) *
LANGUAGE
____ Language Workbook (2/day)
____ Read and Think Skill Sheet
____ Oral Language Exercises (First Term)*
____ SPELLING * (1-2 lists/week)
____ VOCABULARY * (4 words)
____ PENMANSHIP (1/day)
____ WRITING
____ LITERATURE
HISTORY
____ Computer
____ Text
____ CANADIAN
SCIENCE
____ Computer
____ Text
____ Experiment *
____ HEALTH
____ GEOGRAPHY
LATIN
____ DVD
____ Workbook
____ Flashcards *
FRENCH
____ Computer (review/new)
____ Workbook
____ Flashcards *
____ ARTS / CRAFTS
____ MUSIC
____ READ-ALOUD *
* parent help
____ OUTSIDE (unless rain/snow)
____ EXERCISE (5 days/week)
TV (6 days/week)
Start Time: _____
End Time: _____
CHORES (daily unless indicated)
____ ____ Brush teeth (x2)
____ Make bed
____ Clean room (dirty laundry, hangers)
____ ____ Set table (x2)
____ ____ Clear table (x2)
____ Switch laundry
____ Fold towels, put towels away
____ Put clean clothes away
____ Take care of cat
____ Dust / vacuum room (weekly)
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GRADE FOUR HOMESCHOOL CHECKLIST (by group)
School Day: ______
Day of Week: ______
Date: ________________________
READING SUBJECTS:
____ Bible Literature/Bible
____ History (or on computer)
____ Canadian History
____ Science (or on computer)
____ Health
____ Geography
____ Literature
MEMORIZE FIRST THING IN MORNING:
____ Bible Memory Verse (1/day)
____ Catechism (1/day)
WITH MOMMY EARLY:
____ O Canada or God Save the Queen
____ Holy, Holy, Holy or Praise God from Whom All Blessings Flow
____ Prayer (thanks/requests, family list)
____ The Lord’s Prayer or Apostle’s Creed
____ Hymns and Choruses
____ Bible Memory Verse
____ Catechism
____ Bible Story
WRITING / LISTENING SUBJECTS:
____ Math Facts Practice
____ Math Lesson (1 lesson/day)
____ Grammar Workbook (2 pages/day)
____ Language Workbook (2 pages/day)
____ Penmanship (1 page/day)
____ Latin DVD
____ French on Computer (review/new)
____ Audio Bible (1 chapter MP3)
STUDY and/or WITH MOMMY:
____ Spelling (1-2 lists/week)
____ Vocabulary (4 words)
____ Prepositions
____ Geography (Identify one map)
____ Math Facts Flash Cards
____ Oral Language/Learning Grammar
____ Latin Flashcards
____ Music (5 days/week)
ONCE PER WEEK:
____ Read and Think Skill Sheet
____ Memorize Poem
____ Art
____ OUTSIDE (unless rain/snow)
____ EXERCISE (5 days/week)
TV (6 days/week)
Start Time: _____
End Time: _____
CHORES (daily unless indicated)
____ ____ Brush teeth (x2)
____ Make bed
____ Clean room (dirty laundry, hangers)
____ ____ Set table (x2)
____ ____ Clear table (x2)
____ Switch laundry
____ Fold towels, put towels away
____ Put clean clothes away
____ Take care of cat
____ Dust / vacuum room (weekly)
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GRADE FOUR HOMESCHOOL CURRICULUM
TOGETHER DEVOTIONS
Hymns and Choruses
O Canada and/or God Save the Queen
Holy, Holy, Holy and/or Praise God from Whom All Blessings Flow
The Book of Praise
ABeka Preschool Bible Songs
ABeka Sing Unto the Lord!
ABeka Bible Song Visuals
Wee Sing Bible Songs
Wee Sing More Bible Songs
Prayer/Creed
Prayer (thanks and requests, family list)
The Lord’s Prayer
The Apostle’s Creed
BIBLE
Bible Memory Verses
Show Me Thy Ways Book Four Module Verses ~ Gertrude Hoeksema
Selected verses from online Bible
Catechism
Westminster Shorter Catechism (Memorize answer)
Bible Literature
Show Me Thy Ways Book 4 ~ Gertrude Hoeksema
Christian History ~ The 100 Most Important Events in Church History
Augustine, The Farmer’s Boy of Tagaste ~ P. de Zeeuw
Luther the Leader ~ Virgil Robinson
The Life of John Calvin ~ Theodore Beza
Monks and Mystics: Vol. 2 Chronicles of the Medieval Church ~ Mindy and Brandon Withrow
The Victor Journey Through the Bible ~ V. Gilbert Beers
The New Foxe’s Book of Martyrs ~ John Foxe
Window on the World ~ Daphne Spraggett with Jill Johnstone
The Lightlings ~ R.C. Sproul Sr.
Extra Bible Literature
The Church in History ~ B.K. Kuiper
The Children’s Illustrated Bible ~ Selina Hastings / Eric Thomas
The Greenleaf Guide to Old Testament History ~ Rob & Cyndy Shearer
The Student Bible Atlas ~ Tim Dowley
Audio Bible
Audio Bible on MP3 ~ 5 chapters per week
(Listen to audio MP3, and follow along in Bible)
MATH
Saxon Math 6/5 Facts Practice
Saxon Math 6/5 Lesson
Correct Math
ABeka Rapid Calculation Drills
GRAMMAR
Study Preposition List
Easy Grammar Grade 4 Student Workbook ~ Wanda C. Phillips
Learning Grammar Through Writing (Second Term)
LANGUAGE
ABeka God’s Gift of Language A Grade 4
ABeka Read & Think Skill Sheets 4
ABeka Oral Language Exercises (First Term)
SPELLING
ABeka Spelling and Poetry 4 and/or Spelling Power (10 words per day)
VOCABULARY
ABeka Vocabulary
Robinson Vocabulary
PENMANSHIP
ABeka Penmanship Mastery I
Alphabet Sheets
WRITING
The Institute for Excellence in Writing
The Institute for Excellence in Writing Student Writing Intensive Group A
Aesop Fables
Creative Writing
Book Reports
LITERATURE
Veritas Press
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer ~ Mark Twain
Beowulf ~ Translation Seamus Heaney
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory ~ Roald Dahl
Dangerous Journey ~ Eerdmans
The Door in the Wall ~ Marguerite De Angeli
Faerie Gold: Treasures from the Lands of Enchantment
From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler ~ E.L. Konigsburg
The Hobbit ~ J.R.R. Tolkien
King Arthur and His Knights of the Round Table ~ Roger Lancelyn Green
MacBeth ~ William Shakespeare
Mary Poppins ~ P.L. Travers
Robin Hood
Story of Rolf and the Viking Bow ~ Allen French
Twenty-One Balloons ~ William Pene du Bois
The Dragon and the Raven ~ G.A. Henty
Sequels to some of above literature
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn ~ Mark Twain
Tom Sawyer Abroad ~ Samuel Clemens
Tom Sawyer Detective ~ Samuel Clemens
Lord of the Rings ~ The Fellowship of the Ring 1 ~ J.R.R. Tolkien
Lord of the Rings ~ The Two Towers 2 ~ J.R.R. Tolkien
Lord of the Rings ~ The Return of the King 3 ~ J.R.R. Tolkien
Mary Poppins Comes Back ~ P.L. Travers
Mary Poppins Opens the Door ~ P.L. Travers
Mary Poppins in the Park ~ P.L. Travers
Robinson Books
The Adventures of Pinocchio ~ Collodi
The Rover Boys on a Tour ~ Winfield
The Swiss Family Robinson ~ J. D. Wyss
The Rover Boys on Treasure Isle ~ Winfield
Ben Pepper ~ Sidney
Uncle Remus ~ J. C. Harris
The Rover Boys on Snowshoe Island ~ Winfield
Aesop’s Fables ~ Aesop
The Rover Boys in Southern Waters ~ Winfield
Joel Pepper ~ Sidney
Heidi ~ Spyri
The Rover Boys on Land and Sea ~Winfield
Extra Literature
Old Fashioned Girl ~ Louisa Alcott
Rose In Bloom ~ Louisa Alcott
The Lost Prince ~ Frances Hodgson Burnett
Sugar Creek Gang ~ The Swamp Robber 1 ~ Paul Hutchens
Sugar Creek Gang ~ The Killer Bear 2 ~ Paul Hutchens
Sugar Creek Gang ~ The Winter Rescue 3 ~ Paul Hutchens
Sugar Creek Gang ~ The Lost Campers 4 ~ Paul Hutchens
Sugar Creek Gang ~ The Chicago Adventure 5 ~ Paul Hutchens
Sugar Creek Gang ~ The Secret Hideout 6 ~ Paul Hutchens
DragonSpell 1 ~ Donita K. Paul
DragonQuest 2 ~ Donita K. Paul
DragonKnight 3 ~ Donita K. Paul
DragonFire 4 ~ Donita K. Paul
The Door Within 1 ~ Wayne Thomas Batson
The Door Within ~ The Rise of the Wyrm Lord 2 ~ Wayne Thomas Batson
The Door Within ~ The Final Storm 3 ~ Wayne Thomas Batson
The Story of Helen Keller ~ Lorena A. Hickok
Helen Keller’s Teacher ~ Margaret Davidson
What Katy Did ~ Susan Coolidge
What Katy Did at School ~ Susan Coolidge
What Katy Did Next ~ Susan Coolidge
Clover ~ Susan Coolidge
Mandie and the Dangerous Imposters 23 ~ Lois Gladys Leppard
Leven Thumps and the Eyes of the Want ~ Skye
Where the Red Fern Grows ~ Wilson Rawls
The Story of the Amulet ~ E. Nesbit
The Railway Children ~ E. Nesbit
The Aesop for Children
The Eagle of the Ninth ~ Rosemary Sutcliff
Black Beauty ~ Anna Sewell
The Jungle Book ~ Rudyard Kipling
The Ides of April ~ Mary Ray
Teresa of Calcutta ~ D. Jeanene Watson
The Story of the Treasure Seekers ~ E. Nesbit
The Little White Horse ~ Elizabeth Goudge
The Thief Lord ~ Cornelia Funks
Gone-Away Lake ~ Elizabeth Enright
Thimble Summer ~ Elizabeth Enright
Return To Gone-Away ~ Elizabeth Enright
The Tiger Rising ~ Kate DiCamillo
The Magician’s Elephant ~ Kate DiCamillo
HISTORY
Veritas Press
Cultural Atlas for Young People: Middle Ages ~ Mike Corbishley
The Middle Ages ~ A Watt’s Guide for Children ~ William Chester Jordan
Famous Men of the Middle Ages ~ Haaren/Poland, revised Shearer
Famous Men of the Renaissance & Reformation ~ Robert G. Shearer
Augustine, The Farmer’s Boy of Tagaste ~ P. de Zeeuw
Luther the Leader ~ Virgil Robinson
The Life of John Calvin ~ Theodore Beza
Monks and Mystics: Vol. 2 Chronicles of the Medieval Church ~ Mindy and Brandon Withrow
Usborne Who Were the Vikings?
Usborne Viking World
Early Civilization Viking Life
Viking Adventure ~ Clyde Robert Bulla
A Child’s History of the World ~ Virgil M. Hilyer
The Kingfisher History Encyclopedia
Streams of Civilization Volume One ~ Mary Stanton & Albert Hyma
Sterling Point Books: Joan of Arc: Warrior Saint ~ Jay Williams
The Princess Adelina: An Ancient Christian Tale of Beauty & Bravery ~ Julie Sutter
Calico Captive ~ Elizabeth George Speare
Extra History
ABeka The History of Our United States Grade 4
Switched-On Schoolhouse 2010 Grade 4 History & Geography
CANADIAN
Dominion of Canada ~ Suzanne LeVert
The Story of Canada ~ Janet Lunn and Christpher Moore
A.D.S. Canadian Workpac 309
Canada “From Sea to Sea” Series Discover ___ ~ Bill MacDonald
Canada’s Electoral System
Prime Ministers of Canada 1867-1980
How Canadians Govern Themselves
SCIENCE
ABeka Understanding God’s World Grade 4
Usborne Science Encyclopedia
Science in Seconds for Kids
The Original Backyard Scientist
Switched-On Schoolhouse 2009 Grade 4 Science
HEALTH
ABeka Developing Good Health Grade 4
GEOGRAPHY
Geography Songs: Sing Around the World ~ Book and CD
Window on the World ~ Daphne Spraggett with Jill Johnstone
The Global Puzzle
LATIN
Latin Primer II
Latin II Flashcards
Rosetta Stone Latin
FRENCH
Rosetta Stone French Level 1
Quick Study French Vocabulary Flashcards
501 French Verbs
ARTS / CRAFTS
Lifepac Drawing Basics with Thomas Kinkade
Animals Learn to Draw Step By Step ~ Walter T. Foster
Drawing with Children ~ Mona Brookes
Beginning Watercolor Journaling DVD ~ Christina Lopp
Yarka Student Watercolor Set 10
NIJI Waterbrush Medium 12mm
MUSIC
The ABC’s of Piano Playing ~ Berlin
The Leila Fletcher Piano Course
Music Note Recognition Chart
READ-ALOUDS
POETRY (optional)
Memorize one poem per month
PUBLIC SPEAKING (optional)
Read aloud for family once per week
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PERSONAL NOTES
(2nd child who completed grade four)
The “plan” for grade four is listed above. My second child, at nine years old, read the following books when he was in grade four:
BOOKS B READ IN GRADE FOUR
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer ~ Mark Twain
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn ~ Mark Twain
The Jungle Book ~ Rudyard Kipling
The Merry Adventures of Robin Hood ~ Howard Pyle
King Arthur and His Knights of the Round Table ~ Roger Lancelyn Green
The Hobbit ~ J.R.R. Tolkien
The Lord of the Rings The Fellowship of the Ring ~ J.R.R. Tolkien
The Lord of the Rings The Two Towers ~ J.R.R. Tolkien
The Lord of the Rings The Return of the King ~ J.R.R. Tolkien
The Story of the Amulet ~ E. Nesbit
The Railway Children ~ E. Nesbit
The Phoenix and the Carpet ~ E. Nesbit
The Enchanted Castle ~ E. Nesbit
The Story of the Treasure Seekers ~ E. Nesbit
DragonQuest 2 ~ Donita K. Paul
DragonKnight 3 ~ Donita K. Paul
DragonFire 4 ~ Donita K. Paul
The Story of Rolf and the Viking Bow ~ Allen French
Where the Red Fern Grows ~ Wilson Rawls
The Ides of April ~ Mary Ray
The Apprentice ~ Pilar Molina Llorente
The Door in the Wall ~ Marguerite De Angeli
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory ~ Roald Dahl
From the Mixed-up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiller ~ E.L. Konigsburg
The Twenty-One Balloons ~ William Pene du Bois
Eragon ~ Christopher Paolini
Sugar Creek Gang The Swamp Robber 1 ~ Paul Hutchens
Sugar Creek Gang The Killer Bear 2 ~ Paul Hutchens
Sugar Creek Gang The Winter Rescue 3 ~ Paul Hutchens
Mandie and the Dangerous Imposters 23 ~ Lois Gladys Leppard
What Katy Did ~ Susan Coolidge
What Katy Did at School ~ Susan Coolidge
What Katy Did Next ~ Susan Coolidge
The Door Within ~ Wayne Thomas Batson
The Rise of the Wyrm Lord ~ Wayne Thomas Batson
The Final Storm ~ Wayne Thomas Batson
The Dark is Rising Over Sea, Under Stone ~ Susan Cooper
Leven Thumps and the Eyes of the Want ~ Skye
Dangerous Journey The Story of Pilgrim’s Progress (Eerdmans)
The Aesop for Children
Aesop’s Fables
Madeline Takes Command ~ Ethel C. Brill
Space and Beyond
The Castle of No Return
Bruno and Boots The War with Mr. Wizzle ~ Gordon Korman
The Story of Helen Keller ~ Lorena A. Hickok
Helen Keller’s Teacher ~ Margaret Davidson
Mary Poppins ~ P.L Travers
Mary Poppins Comes Back ~ P.L Travers
Mary Poppins in the Park ~ P.L Travers
South Sea Island Rescue ~ John G. Paton
(and more)
Show Me Thy Ways Grade 4 ~ Gertrude Hoeksema
Window on the World ~ Daphne Spragget with Jill Johnstone
Christian History The 100 Most Important Events in Church History
The Victor Journey through the Bible ~ V. Gilbert Beers
A Child’s History of the World ~ V.M. Hillyer
The Middle Ages A Watts Guide for Children ~ editor William Chester Jordan
Cultural Atlas for Young People The Middle Ages ~ Mike Corbishley
Famous Men of the Middle Ages ~ John H. Haaren LL.D. and A.B. Poland Ph.D. (Shearer)
Famous Men of the Renaissance and Reformation ~ Robert G. Shearer
Augustine The Farmer’s Boy of Tagaste ~ P. De Zeeuw, J.Gzn
Monks and Mystics Volume 2: Chronicles of the Medieval Church ~ Mindy and Brandon Withrow
Luther the Leader
The Life of John Calvin ~ Theodore Beza
Viking Life ~ Early Civilizations
Viking Adventure ~ Clyde Robert Bulla
Usborne Who Were the Vikings?
Usborne Viking World
Dominion of Canada ~ Suzanne LeVert
The Story of Canada ~ Janet Lunn and Christpher Moore
A.D.S. Canadian Workpac 309
Canada “From Sea to Sea” Series Discover ___ ~ Bill MacDonald
Canada’s Electoral System
Prime Ministers of Canada 1867-1980
How Canadians Govern Themselves
ABeka The History of Our United States
ABeka Understanding God’s World Science Grade 4
The Usborne Science Encyclopedia
ABeka Developing Good Health Grade 4
ABeka Read and Think Skill Sheets 4
ABeka Oral Language Exercises ~ William A. Kappele
Easy Grammar Grade 4
From Lesson 65 of Saxon Math 7/6 to Lesson 84 of Saxon Math 8/7
Some Read-Alouds
Bridge to Terabithia ~ Katherine Paterson
Rowan of Rin ~ Emilu Rodda
Where the Red Fern Grows ~ Wilson Rawls
Prince Caspian ~ C.S. Lewis
(and more)
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