Can I have an idea of an average 4th grade schedule?

[stephanie]

I'm trying to plan for next year, and I'm just wondering if I'm leaving anything out. Actually, I haven't really started to plan yet so I was just wanting a peek at the variety of schedules/curriculum. Thanks!:o

[Cami in UT]

Not sure if we are average but here is my 4th grade ds schedule:

Spelling - daily/20 words a week (using SWR)
Dictation - 2x week from a book he is reading
Grammar - daily (using R&S 4)
Math - daily (using R&S 5)
Piano Practice - daily
History - 3x week (using SOTW)
Science - 2x week (some kind of experiment)
Reading - 1 hour daily

[Sparrows-Song]

We are probably far from average, but ours is this:

Daily:
Bible (15 min.)
Math (45 min.)
Grammar (30 min.)
Lit (30 min.)
Piano practice (20 minl.)

3x weekly:
Science (1 hour on Monday, 30 min. each on T/W)
Composition (T/Th/F about 15-20 min.)
Spelling (T/Th, test on Friday- 15 min.)
Vocab (M/W, test on Friday- 15 min.)

[Musical Belle]

Here's our usual daily schedule:

Bible - 30 minutes
Latin - 30 minutes
Math - 45 minutes-infinity (we struggle)
Grammar - 30 minutes
Handwriting & spelling - 30 minutes
Assigned reading - 30 minutes
History - 1 hour MWF
Science - 30 minutes-1 hour
Art or music appreciation - 1 hour once a week

One day a week we use an abbreviated schedule and go to the library, run errands, visit the zoo/museum, etc.

Kim

[Suzybearybake]

Language A - Abeka
Arithmatic 4- Abeka
Developing Good Health- Abeka
Understanding God's World- Abeka Science
Heritage Studies 4- BJU History
I Met You in a Story- BJU Reading 4
Italic E
Discover 4 yourself Bible Studies for Kids
IEW -Great Natural Disasters
Piano
Maps D
All About Spelling

[mcconnellboys]

I'm not sure you can find average with hser's, but here's what we're doing this year:

These are in 30 minute blocks, unless otherwise noted:

Bible - Memoria Press Christian Studies

Math - Singapore 4 and MUS Gamma

Spelling - Spelling Workout, last half of E and F (will finish early and do Wordly Wise to end of year)

Handwriting/Writing - Getty Dubay Italics, E, at beginning of year, then moved into writing using Write Source Writer's Express. I've also done some other handwriting practice and some writing exercises from Intermediate Language Lessons

Grammar - Abeka A

Literature - living books mostly linked to history studies

Alternating Spanish/Latin - finished review of McGraw Hill's Learning Spanish with Children and moved into Powerglide (simply because I own it; not because I like it); also doing outside Spanish enrichment; finished review of Minimus and moved into Minimus Secundus.

Geography - Which Way, USA?

Reading - mostly historical fiction or good literature from the same time period we're studying in history

History - modern era with SOTW IV and living books

Science - physics focus for the year using Science in a Nutshell kits and lots of other resources, too.....

We do school basically from 8-3 with an hour out for lunch (we do interrupt this schedule for lots of outside classes).

Regena

[SBP]

Seatwork (This includes Daily Grams, Reading or Math Detective, Mindbenders, typing, and Classical Conversations memory work - basically, anything they can do on their own while I'm doing housework!) (30-45 min)
Devotion/Read-aloud time (30 min)
RightStart Math, Level E (30-45 min)
Shurley English, Level 4 (20-30 min)
SOTW v. 4 (30 min)
SWR (30 min)

Lunch Break

SOS Science (20 min)
Silent Reading (30 min)
IEW (30 min) - usually only 3 - 4 days per week right now

That puts us finishing up at around 2:30 or 3:00 most days, and then things like piano practice and art classes happen in the evenings, along with at least another half hour or so of reading time before bed. :)

SBP

[Faithr]

for next year. I'm going with a Latin-Centered curriculum approach after being very unschoolish for the last two years. Here's my plan:

After Breakfast:
Latin for Children (30 minutes?)
MCP Math (30 minutes)

Free time (can practice piano, cartooning and gymnastics, at this time - these are things he currently loves to do, don't know what will be happening next year!)

During Lunch - Mom reads aloud or we listen to audio (depends on day)
Classical studies - SOTW Vol 1 by Jim Weiss/D'Aulierare's Greek Myths audio
Christian studies - Faith and Life Catechism/Catholic Mosaic
Modern studies - we're going to read through the zillion picture books I have on American history in chronological order

After Lunch -
Writing Tales - looks like this has everything: spelling, grammar, composition, dictation, copy work.

Science hopefully will be done with co-op/unschooled 3x a month, and he'll probably participate in the local homeschool science fair.

After dinner - 15 -30 minutes of assigned reading. He's got LD's so we use readers, probably Seton's Faith and Freedom Grade 4.

Before bedtime - Daddy reads from a classic children's book; then he usually free reads until sleep. Hopefully that'll continue.

A lot of this is combined with his younger sister. I'm juggling 3 teens too!

I think I'm giving more than you asked for! But I'm in the throes of planning for this child and your question gave me an opening! LOL!

[Alana in Canada]

We are all over the place, too. Every day subjects are in orange--"as long as it takes" subjects are in green. I schedule the week every Sunday. We "school Tues-Sat. Sat is officially "catch-up" day, meaning the kids can have it free--but only if everything I'd planned for the week is done.)


Copywork
Poem memorization
Bible verse memorization and review.

Latin (Lively Latin, about 30 minutes worth including vocabulary).

Math, Singapore 3A (everyday) 30 minutes or however long it takes. Right now we're hung up on long division so it's 30 minutes max!)

Grammar--R&S3

Spelling--SWR (One list or 20 words a week).

Independent Reading--1/2 hour a day on books recommended in the SoTW2 Activity Guide, those related to Canadian History and Literature (though he's reading the literature on his own time without prompting, now, as I only require he read the first chapter of any book I give him. If he doesn't like it, he doesn't "have to" read it. There are lots and lots of books out there!)

Writing: Aesop A (we start with the model and do our drafts and re-writes until we're done. About 4 days/week)

SoTW2--as many days in the week as it takes to get through one chapter and the chapter review "quiz" We also keep a time-line. Probably 45 minutes a session (We all do this together). We do the review questions and a narration for every section.

Bible--Christain Studies Book 1--also one chapter a week, as many days as it takes.

Canadian History--2 sessions a week.

Science--2x a week (though this week I did about 15 minutes a day).


Typing--3x a week.

He also studies guitar and must practice everyday and he does Tae Kwon Do 2x a week and swimming 2x a week.

hth.

[Kelli in TN]

I don't keep track of how much time things take, we just go until we are done or exhausted!

Bible- Bible Study Guide for All Ages
History-SOTW 3, plus the matching VP cards, plus the library, plus Unitedstreaming, plus Netflix, plus whatever else I come up with :D
Science-Science in a Nutshell kits, Usborne Encyclopedia of Science, Real Science 4 Kids
Penmanship-Startwrite (Italics)
Math-Horizons, MEP and the game set from Rightstart
Grammar-Rod and Staff
Vocabulary from Classical Roots
some old civics book I bought when my oldest was in 4th grade, it is a bit outdated, but it gets the job done.
Tennessee history for kids (a fabulous website)

[LisaK in VA]

This is daily, except where noted.

Bible - 30 min. (usually at breakfast time)
Math -- 45 min - 1 hr.
Latin -- 30 min.
Spelling & Vocab -- 20 min.
Grammar -- 30 min.
Copywork -- 30 min 3x week (when not doing composition)
Composition -- 30 min 2x week
Literature -- 45 min. day + 1hr. reading book of choice
History -- 45 min 3x week
Science -- 45 min 2x week
Art -- 45 min 2x week
Music -- 45 min 2x week

Piano lessons -- 30 min.
Swim Team -- 1 hr. 3x week

[Testimony]

who is in fourth grade.
Math: Singapore 4B
Reading: Shakespeare, Plutarch, SOTW IV, and science books
Writing: Copywork a paragraph
Grammar: KISS grammar and Reed and Kellog, I have not done this in a while
Vocabulary(which is like spelling): Vocabulary Vines
Latin: Latina Christiana I
Logic: Building Thinking Skills level 2 and Mindbenders A series

My boys take private piano lessons and Suzuki violin. I use to do poems, hymns, and Spanish. I have not done it in a month. As you can see, I do not want to put them because I am not doing it now.

Blessings,
Karen
www.homeschoolblogger.com/testimony

[buddhabelly]

Seatwork (This includes Daily Grams, Reading or Math Detective, Mindbenders, typing, and Classical Conversations memory work - basically, anything they can do on their own while I'm doing housework!) (30-45 min)
Devotion/Read-aloud time (30 min)
RightStart Math, Level E (30-45 min)
Shurley English, Level 4 (20-30 min)
SOTW v. 4 (30 min)
SWR (30 min)

Lunch Break

SOS Science (20 min)
Silent Reading (30 min)
IEW (30 min) - usually only 3 - 4 days per week right now

That puts us finishing up at around 2:30 or 3:00 most days, and then things like piano practice and art classes happen in the evenings, along with at least another half hour or so of reading time before bed. :)

SBP

Wow, you are doing a very similar program to what my (now) third-grader will be doing next year. May I ask how Right Start Level E is going? We have heard that lots of people bagged out of Right Start at that level, but it looks fun to me. We are about 2/3 through "D" and I can see already that it is an amazing preparation for algebra. We began with "B" in 1st grade. Thanks in advance.

Are you thinking of beginning a foreign language at some point? We do Spanish and Latin. For some reason he doesn't get them mixed up.

Julie

[Kate in Arabia]

What we're doing this year:

English: Spelling Workout E, GUM C, ZB Handwriting 4, CW Aesop B, CW poetry - Beginners (*love* this, btw)
Arabic: Badran curriculum (Lebanese) + add-ins
Math: Singapore 3B-4A
Science: RS4K Physics, Science in a Nutshell Kits, Snap Circuits
History: SOTW 2 + extra readings
Geography: Comic Strip Map Skills + add ins
Islamic Studies: various

I don't really do official timings. We pretty much do everything daily in the mornings except history, science and geography. For those I have a weekly goal, and we fit them in among our outside activities.

[Shari]

I don't know if we count as average, but here's ours:

Daily: Spelling (15 min)
Handwriting (10 min)
Grammar (20 min)
Math (30-40 min)
Independent reading (20-30 min)
Bible (15 min)

Weekly:
Science (3 or 4x week; 30-45 min)
Writing (4x week; 20 min)
Logic (1x week; 20 min)

We are taking a break from History this semester, and foreign languages and the arts are only hit and miss.

[SBP]

Wow, you are doing a very similar program to what my (now) third-grader will be doing next year. May I ask how Right Start Level E is going? We have heard that lots of people bagged out of Right Start at that level, but it looks fun to me. We are about 2/3 through "D" and I can see already that it is an amazing preparation for algebra. We began with "B" in 1st grade. Thanks in advance.

We began with Level B, too, and have really enjoyed RightStart - and right now, Level E is going fine. He's delayed by about a semester (the result of switching around in the early days looking for the right math curriculum!) so he just started Level E in January, and lately he's been working a lot on fractions and seeming to understand everything without any frustrations.

That said, I'm considering finishing out this school year with RightStart and then switching him to something else with a more traditional scope and sequence for fifth grade (i.e., not finishing Level E). I think he might benefit from a program with more of a mastery approach, and knowing that I'm going to change programs next year anyway (since we don't really want to do RS Geometry at this point) makes me think I'll probably just start fresh in fifth grade with whatever I decide on. But so far, anyway, I don't have any complaints about Level E, and I continue to recommend RightStart to anyone who asks :).

Are you thinking of beginning a foreign language at some point? We do Spanish and Latin. For some reason he doesn't get them mixed up.

I think about it all the time, I just don't seem to get it done :D! No, we actually tried to do Latin for Children last year, and I went into it with such high hopes, but we all wound up completely confused and frustrated. I have a lot of trouble teaching a subject I understand so little myself, and my kids didn't get nearly enough reinforcement with LfC. We probably didn't spend enough time doing the chants, etc. either, but we have Classical Conversations memory work to do, too, and that got the priority at the time. This year we've done EFRU, and that's been fun, and I do still want to do at least Latin with my kids (6th grade, maybe), and then have them pursue a modern language when they're a little older and can do it without as much help from me.

SBP

[AllSmiles]

My Upcoming 4th Grader’s Schedule

Bible – Rod and Staff Reader – 20 Minutes (daily)

Science – My Own Lesson Plans – 60 minutes (3x a week)

Grammar – Rod & Staff– 45 minutes (daily)

Writing – Classical Writing Aesop A – 45 minutes (4x a week / every other week)

Writing – Copywork/Dictation – 45 minutes (4x a week / every other week)

Latin – Latina Christiana I – 30 minutes (5x a week + an extra 30 minutes on Day 1)

Math – Saxon Math 6/5 – 60 minutes (4x a week)

Reading – Various – 40 minutes + 1 hour at bedtime (daily)

History – Middle Ages – 60 minutes (3x a week + 1 extra hour on day 3)

Spanish – United Streaming – 30 minutes (2x a week)

Typing – Typing Instructor for Kids – 15 minutes (4x a week)

Spelling – Rod & Staff – 30 minutes (4x a week)

Geography – My Own Lesson Plans – 60 minutes (1x a week)

Art Project & Music Appreciation – 60 minutes (1x a week)

Logic/Critical Thinking – 15 minutes (1x a week)

[Mama Lynx]

I know we're not average. I usually tell people that I'm the one who will make you feel better about what you're doing ;-)

My current 4th grader does:

Math, daily: Right Start E or Singapore

Latin, daily: Galore Park Latin Prep

Piano practice, daily

Literature, daily - no program, just books I assign. He's currently reading Kipling's "Just So Stories." I also read aloud to him from the Little House series a couple of times a week, and DH reads to him at bedtime.

History: Once a week, SOTW. Sometimes twice a week.

Science: Right now, self-directed, unschooled. We aren't doing a science program right now, but he learns plenty.

Usually we do Classical Writing daily, but we're taking a break from that right now.

[TengoFive]

We do every subject every day. If I don't do that, things don't get done at all. I'd like to introduce Theses To Remember, art, and piano lessons weekly.

Math U See Delta takes about 45 minutes: she has 3 lessons left and then on to Epsilon. We had a little bit of a hang-up with long division, but I think we're back on track.
Learning Language Arts Through Literature Orange: I abandoned this. She liked it, but she wasn't learning anything. She actually learns more listening to Paul's lesson, so I think I'm going to start her on First Language Lessons 2nd book next year.
Classical Writing Aesop: We do this on and off, but I think we're going to switch to The Complete Writer (http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/193333925X/ref=ord_cart_shr?%5Fencoding=UTF8&m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&v=glance).
Portland Italics D 15 minutes: We just started this. We've done Handwriting Without Tears all the way through, but I wasn't happy with her handwriting. It's beautiful now after just 3 weeks of practice.
Spelling Workout F 15 minutes: This one I was concerned about whether or not it was doing anything for her, so I tested to see where she would fall in another curriculum. She basically tested completely out of it, so I guess this is working for her.

All together:
Story of the World book 2 30 minutes(I'm learning so much!)
Apologia Science Zoology 1 30 minutes
Introduction to Classical Studies: (http://memoriapress.com/descriptions/classical_intro.html)30 minutes This one we're loving as well. I haven't decided where we're going with our classical studies next year. We can either study the same books more in depth or go on to Famous Men of The Middle Ages.
Latina Christiana I: I think we're going to switch to Latin for Children.

[Mama Lynx]

Wow, you are doing a very similar program to what my (now) third-grader will be doing next year. May I ask how Right Start Level E is going? We have heard that lots of people bagged out of Right Start at that level, but it looks fun to me. We are about 2/3 through "D" and I can see already that it is an amazing preparation for algebra. We began with "B" in 1st grade. Thanks in advance.

Are you thinking of beginning a foreign language at some point? We do Spanish and Latin. For some reason he doesn't get them mixed up.

Julie

I am not SBP, but I thought I'd give my 2 cents.

We are halfway through Right Start E, and I am glad we continued. The work we are currently doing with fractions and decimals is fantastic. Overall, Level E is excellent preparation for algebra.

[Donna T.]

My oldest son will be a fourth grader next year. Here is what I'm thinking:

1.) Table Time - we start around 9:30 or 10:00 am. We get a late start because I work overnight shifts two nights a week and don't get home until around 9:00 am.

Rod & Staff Spelling - about 15 minutes, four days a week
Rod & Staff English - about 30 minutes, four days a week
Handwriting Without Tears - about 15 minutes, four days a week
MathUSee - about 30 minutes, five days a week
copywork & dictation - a couple of days a week, about 15 minutes
Sonlight Readers - he is assigned one or two chapters a day, five days a week - this only takes him a few minutes because he is a speed reader. I pull the copywork and dictation from these books.
Prima Latina - about 20 minutes, four days a week.

2.) Take a break while I prepare lunch. During lunch, we start our Reading Time. We read for about an hour and a half.

Bible or Bible story - 15 minutes or so, five days a week.
History/Geography - Sonlight, 30 minutes or so, three days a week
Read Alouds - Sonlight, 30 to 45 minutes, five days a week.
Science - Sonlight, 30 to 45 minutes, two days a week.


We do art on Fridays and have just started a Geography Club co-op that meets one Friday a month. I'm hoping to get him into Homeschool PE at a local wellness center one day a week. I try to take him swimming one day a week and we fit in nature walks when we can. For third grade, the one thing that often ends up getting skipped is the Latin. I am considering dropping Spelling for fourth grade to free up a few minutes for the Latin. Not sure yet though.

In the late afternoon, he has to feed the chickens & fish, take out the garbage, and do other chores for 15 or 20 minutes.