Homeschool 4th Grade Curriculum: Individualized, STEM, and Project-Based
What's included
3 live meetings
2 hrs 45 mins in-class hours per weekHomework
All students in this course will gain access to an online learning program Exact Path Learning as well as optional learning activities to complete at home. Homework is optional, but it is suggested students complete an additional 20-30 minutes daily of out of class assignments.Class Experience
US Grade 4
Please lock in our early bird special pricing! Looking for a fun, high-interest, and engaging learning group for your 3rd or 4th grader? This course is individualized so each and every student is working on their own plan while still being able to learn with their peers. For over 10 years we have worked with homeschoolers in a microschool co-op Ms. Iman started. Our Kind Curriculum©️ is engaging, project-based, and sparks the wonder in our students. Our curriculum covers the following: 🌈Language Arts Skills 🌈 Math Skills 🌈Social Emotional Skills 🌈 Leadership Skills 🌈 Entrepreneurship 🌈STEM Skills 🌈Writing Skills 🌈Science Skills 🌈Reading Comprehension Skills 🌈 Art Skills During this class, students will be able to build connections and friendships with peers while having fun learning all the skills they need to know before 5th Grade. Our courses are short and done with very small groups of learners so students can really have the chance to have the attention of the teacher and connect with other students. Each class covers the following Day 1: Math: 30 minutes of group fluency, minilessons, and Word Problems, 20 minutes of independent lessons where students work through fluency, concept development, and independent practice at their own pace with precise and supportive digital and teacher feedback. Topic A Place Value of Multi-Digit Whole Numbers Lesson 1 Interpret a multiplication equation as a comparison. Lesson 2 Recognize a digit represents 10 times the value of what it represents in the place to its right. Topic B Comparing Multi-Digit Whole Numbers Lesson 5 Compare numbers based on meanings of the digits using >, <, or = to record the comparison. Lesson 6 Find 1, 10, and 100 thousand more and less than a given number. Topic C Rounding Multi-Digit Whole Numbers Lesson 7 Round multi-digit numbers to the thousands place using the vertical number line. Lesson 10 Use place value understanding to round multi-digit numbers to any place value using real world applications. Topic D Multi-Digit Whole Number Addition Lesson 11 Use place value understanding to fluently add multi-digit whole numbers using the standard addition algorithm, and apply the algorithm to solve word problems using tape diagrams. Lesson 13 Use place value understanding to decompose to smaller units once using the standard subtraction algorithm, and apply the algorithm to solve word problems using tape diagrams. Lesson 14 Use place value understanding to decompose to smaller units up to three times using the standard subtraction algorithm, and apply the algorithm to solve word problems using tape diagrams. Lesson 16 Solve two-step word problems using the standard subtraction algorithm fluently modeled with tape diagrams, and assess the reasonableness of answers using rounding. Topic F Addition and Subtraction Word Problems Lesson 17 Solve additive compare word problems modeled with tape diagrams. Lesson 19 Create and solve multi-step word problems from given tape diagrams and equations. Topic A Metric Unit Conversions Lesson 1 Express metric length measurements in terms of a smaller unit; model and solve addition and subtraction word problems involving metric length. Lesson 2 Express metric mass measurements in terms of a smaller unit; model and solve addition and subtraction word problems involving metric mass. Topic B Application of Metric Unit Conversions Lesson 4 Know and relate metric units to place value units in order to express measurements in different units. Lesson 5 Use addition and subtraction to solve multi-step word problems involving length, mass, and capacity. Topic A Multiplicative Comparison Word Problems Lesson 1 Investigate and use the formulas for area and perimeter of rectangles. Lesson 2 Solve multiplicative comparison word problems by applying the area and perimeter formulas. Topic B Multiplication by 10, 100, and 1,000 Lesson 4 Interpret and represent patterns when multiplying by 10, 100, and 1,000 in arrays and numerically. Lesson 5 Multiply multiples of 10, 100, and 1,000 by single digits, recognizing patterns. Topic C Multiplication of up to Four Digits by Single-Digit Numbers Lesson 7 Use place value disks to represent two-digit by one-digit multiplication. Lessons 9-10 Multiply three- and four-digit numbers by one-digit numbers applying the standard algorithm. Lesson 11 Connect the area model and the partial products method to the standard algorithm. Topic D Multiplication Word Problems Lesson 12 Solve two-step word problems, including multiplicative comparison. Topic E Division of Tens and Ones with Successive Remainders Lesson 14 Solve division word problems with remainders. Lesson 15 Understand and solve division problems with a remainder using the array and area models. Lesson 17 Represent and solve division problems requiring decomposing a remainder in the tens. Lesson 19 Explain remainders by using place value understanding and models. Topic F Reasoning with Divisibility Lesson 23 Use division and the associative property to test for factors and observe patterns. Lesson 24 Determine if a whole number is a multiple of another number. Lesson 25 Explore properties of prime and composite numbers to 100 by using multiples. Topic G Division of Thousands, Hundreds, Tens, and Ones Lesson 26 Divide multiples of 10, 100, and 1,000 by single-digit numbers. Lesson 28 Represent and solve three-digit dividend division with divisors of 2, 3, 4, and 5 numerically. Lesson 30 Solve division problems with a zero in the dividend or with a zero in the quotient. Lesson 34 Multiply two-digit multiples of 10 by two-digit numbers using a place value chart. Topic A Lines and Angles Lesson 2 Use right angles to determine whether angles are equal to, greater than, or less than right angles. Draw right, obtuse, and acute angles. Lesson 3 Identify, define, and draw perpendicular lines. Lesson 4 Identify, define, and draw parallel lines. Topic B Angle Measurement Lesson 6 Use varied protractors to distinguish angle measure from length measurement. Lesson 7 Measure and draw angles. Sketch given angle measures, and verify with a protractor. Lesson 8 Identify and measure angles as turns and recognize them in various contexts. Topic C Problem Solving with the Addition of Angle Measures Lesson 9 Decompose angles using pattern blocks. Topic D Two-Dimensional Figures and Symmetry Lesson 13 Analyze and classify triangles based on side length, angle measure, or both. Lesson 14 Define and construct triangles from given criteria. Explore symmetry in triangles. Topic A Decomposition and Fraction Equivalence Lessons 1-2 Decompose fractions as a sum of unit fractions using tape diagrams. Lesson 4 Decompose fractions into sums of smaller unit fractions using tape diagrams. Lesson 5 Decompose unit fractions using area models to show equivalence. Lesson 6 Decompose fractions using area models to show equivalence. Topic B Fraction Equivalence Using Multiplication and Division Lessons 7-8 Use the area model and multiplication to show the equivalence of two fractions. Topic C Fraction Comparison Lessons 12-13 Reason using benchmarks to compare two fractions on the number line. Lessons 14-15 Find common units or number of units to compare two fractions. Topic D Fraction Addition and Subtraction Lesson 16 Use visual models to add and subtract two fractions with the same units. Lesson 18 Add and subtract more than two fractions. Lesson 19 Solve word problems involving addition and subtraction of fractions. Topic E Extending Fraction Equivalence to Fractions Greater Than 1 Lesson 22 Add a fraction less than 1 to, or subtract a fraction less than 1 from, a whole number using decomposition and visual models. Lesson 23 Add and multiply unit fractions to build fractions greater than 1 using visual models. Lesson 27 Compare fractions greater than 1 by creating common numerators or denominators. Lesson 28 Solve word problems with line plots. Topic F Addition and Subtraction of Fractions by Decomposition Lesson 29 Estimate sums and differences using benchmark numbers. Lesson 31 Add mixed numbers. Lesson 33 Subtract a mixed number from a mixed number. Topic G Repeated Addition of Fractions as Multiplication Lessons 37-38 Find the product of a whole number and a mixed number using the distributive property. Lesson 39 Solve multiplicative comparison word problems involving fractions. Topic A Exploration of Tenths Lesson 1 Use metric measurement to model the decomposition of one whole into tenths. Topic B Tenths and Hundredths Lesson 5 Model the equivalence of tenths and hundredths using the area model and place value disks. Lesson 6 Use the area model and number line to represent mixed numbers with units of ones, tenths, and hundredths in fraction and decimal forms. Lesson 7 Model mixed numbers with units of hundreds, tens, ones, tenths, and hundredths in expanded form and on the place value chart. Lesson 8 Use understanding of fraction equivalence to investigate decimal numbers on the place value chart expressed in different units. Topic C Decimal Comparison Lesson 9 Use the place value chart and metric measurement to compare decimals and answer comparison questions. Lesson 12 Apply understanding of fraction equivalence to add tenths and hundredths. Lesson 13 Add decimal numbers by converting to fraction form. Topic E Money Amounts as Decimal Numbers Lesson 15 Express money amounts given in various forms as decimal numbers. Lesson 16 Solve word problems involving mone Topic A Measurement Conversion Tables Lesson 3 Create conversion tables for units of time, and use the tables to solve problems. Lesson 4 Solve multiplicative comparison word problems using measurement conversion tables. Lesson 5 Share and critique peer strategies. Topic B Problem Solving with Measurement Lesson 6 Solve problems involving mixed units of capacity. Lesson 9 Solve problems involving mixed units of time. Lessons 10–11 Solve multi-step measurement word problems. Topic C Investigation of Measurements Expressed as Mixed Numbers Lessons 12–13 Use measurement tools to convert mixed number measurements to smaller units. Lesson 14 Solve multi-step word problems involving converting mixed number measurements to a single unit. Day 2: English Language Arts and Writing Skills with minutes minilessons and discussions to include stories, reading comprehension skill building, videos, poetry, and Writing Assignments with feedback. Silly Sentences Complex Sentences Fragments/Run On Subjects and Predicate Review Sentences Capitalizing Titles Quotation Marks Homophones Synonyms/Antonyms Figurative Language Metaphors Idioms Idioms, Adages, and Proverbs Context Clues Text Evidence Central Idea and Supporting Evidence Summarizing Texts Summarizing Informational Texts Author's Purpose: Fiction Author's Purpose: Informational Text Making Inferences: Informational Text Making Inferences: Fiction Claims and Evidence in a Text Interpreting Visual Information Supporting Ideas Linking Words Writing a Strong Opener Brainstorming Ideas Conclusion Organizing Ideas Character Details Narrative Conclusion Draft Writing Research Topics Personal Narrative Body Paragraphs Editing Cause and Effect Plot Synthesizing Information Day 3: Hands-on Project-Based Learning Activity and Individual Work Time to include Art, Social Studies, Science, and STEM projects. Projects will typically cover optional assignments from the book we are working on that week. Earth and Space Systems National Space Day What is Gravity Mars or Bust Where is Starman Mars Moon Phases Earth's Water Goverment Branches of Government Elections Ecosystem:Introduction Ecosystem:Grasslands Ecosystem:Tundra Ecosystem:Tropical Forest Ecosystem:Desert Ecosystem:Fresh Water Simple Machines:Wedge Simple Machines:Wheel and Axle Simple Machines:Measuring Work Simple Machines:Screw Simple Machines:Inclined Plane Simple Machines:Pulley Natural Disasters Extreme Weather Hurricanes Volcanoes Tropical Cyclones: Hurricanes, Typhoons & Cyclones Wildfires Take a trip in the US Take a trip to Cuba Take a trip to South Africa Take a trip to Mexico Take a trip to Germany Take a trip to Canada Take a trip to Japan Take a trip to Russia The Science of Sound The Water Cycle Mad Scientist: Electric Circuits Included in this class is our digital and physical homeschool planner.
Learning Goals
Students will improve their understanding of Language Arts, Math, Social Studies, and Science Skills
Students will improve their social skills such as taking turns, asking questions, enjoying learning, and understanding themselves.
Students will also be more inspired to engage with nature, more observant, and typically more focused after our courses.
Other Details
Parental Guidance
IXL can be used for supplementary learning outside of class. This is completely optional.
Supply List
A handout will be given each week on Fridays before class starts All students should have the following for classes pencils and pens a journal for writing paper art supplies like markers or crayons
1 file available upon enrollment
External Resources
In addition to the Outschool classroom, this class uses:
Teacher expertise and credentials
1 teacher has a teaching certificate
Florida Teaching Certificate
Florida Teaching Certificate in Elementary Education
I started a successful microschool in 2016 that promoted wonder based learning, hands on play, and high interest activities. Our proven curriculum has influences from Montessori, Reggio, Waldorf and other self directed educational philosophies. It has been published and used with high reviews from parents, schools, and co-ops.
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Live Group Class
$75
weekly ($25 per class)3x per week
55 min
Completed by 91 learners
Live video meetings
Ages: 8-11
3-9 learners per class