Our Homeschool Curriculum Choices for 4th and 6th Grades
We have made it through week one of the new school year, and I have yet to share with you all the curriculum we will be using to help us learn and grow this year. I can't believe the girls are in 4th and 6th grades. It seems like we just started this journey. It really doesn't feel like I have been on this motherhood journey for long, but I guess I have been on it longer than I would like to admit. Well enough of the sentimental stuff, let's get on to our selections for this school year.
A majority of the curriculum we use has come from reviewing materials from different publishers over the past few years. Most of the selections are linked to the review while very few are linked to the website.
Fourth Grade Homeschool Curriculum
- Mathematics:
Math Mammoth Light Blue Series 4(This was our first time trying Math Mammoth for our primary curriculum. It didn't fit my daughter's style for this to be her main math curriculum.) BJU Press Math 4 and CTCMath Grade 4 for supplemental math - Handwriting: A Reason for Handwriting Transition Book- focusing on cursive lessons
- Spelling: Logic of English Essentials Book 1
- Grammar and Literature:
Jenny Phillips' Good and Beautiful Upper Elementary 4-6 GrammarJenny Phillips' program simply wasn't a fit for our learning environment so we let it go at the end of the first semester. - Typing: Typing.com
Sixth Grade Homeschool Curriculum
- Mathematics:
Math Mammoth Light Blue Series 6(This was our first time trying Math Mammoth for our primary curriculum. It didn't fit my daughter's style for this to be her main math curriculum.) BJU Press Math 6 and CTCMath Grade 6 for supplemental math. - Grammar and Literature:
Jenny Phillips' Good and Beautiful Upper Elementary 4-6 GrammarJenny Phillips' program simply wasn't a fit for our learning environment so we let it go at the end of the first semester. - Typing: Typing.com
Combined Homeschool Curriculum for Grades 4 and 6
- Bible and Faith: Grapevine Studies Biblical Feasts and Holy Days, Praying in Color for Kids, You're God's Girl Devotional and Spiritual Journal
- Government: Notgrass' Uncle Sam and You
- Astronomy: Apologia Astronomy
- Grammar: IEW Fix It Grammar Nose Book (Book 1)
- Vocabulary: Evan-Moor Word A Day Grade 5
- Writing: Evan-Moor Daily 6-Trait Writing Grade 5 (Fall semester) and WriteShop Book E (added in the Spring semester)
- Art: ArtAchieve Level II (Fall semester) and Live Art Class on Outschool (in the Spring I started teaching art classes online
Selecting Homeschool Curriculum for Our Environment
As you can see, we do more curriculum together than apart. This works best for us. I am able to adapt most components for each of my daughters without having to purchase multiple levels of the same materials. This has not always been the case. We have experienced a few years like last year where the girls' lessons were more individualized. This style didn't seem to work well for our environment. I was often finding myself pulled between them more than I would like, and I realized that their weaknesses could be better nurtured if they had the opportunity to work with one another versus tackling everything alone. When they worked on the state study during summer together, I realized that the girls enjoy working together since this allows for dialogue and cooperative learning between the two of them.
As you may have noticed some of the curriculum is written to be used across multiple grade levels while some of it is in the grade level between my daughters. We have never fully used these particular books from Evan-Moor, therefore, neither of my daughters have worked through grade 5. Since the worksheets are not labeled with a grade level, they only see it as working on vocabulary or writing. Of course, the expectations are different for each.
Have you made your curriculum selections? Share your favorites in the comment section.