Welcome to ​Old Fashioned Education's FREE online curriculum.
Before you begin, please read the introduction and license agreement. 

Directions: 

1. Gather materials using the Booklist (below) for what to teach.
2. Print the 40-Week Schedule PDF for when to teach it.
3. Order the Grade 4 Teacher Manual (optional, when available) with lesson plans, worksheets, tests, and answer key for how to teach it or plan your own lessons using the FREE Student Weekly Assignment Booklet PDF.

Key:  *Free online   ❶  Our Pick!   ❷ Christianbook

Fourth Grade
Age 9+
Medieval History from 500 AD to 1500
40 Week Schedule, PDF


King James Bible

Bible Study

• Hurlburt’s Story of the Bible *​
• Bible Atlas * by Hurlbut, for reference.

Devotions

• Keys for Kids* or Kids 4 Truth Devotionals* or other devotions of your choice

Arithmetic. Choose 1

• CIMT, MEP, Primary Year 5 *
• Everyday Arithmetic Book 1 (Second Half)* with Answers*
• Ray's New Intellectual Arithmetic* and Ray's free video lessons*
• Math program of your choice, purchased separately ❶ 

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Science

• The Story Book of Science* ❶ and The History of a Mouthful of Bread * or
• ​Enjoying Science Together, volume of choice.
  

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​Library Skills

• Learn to use Unabridged Dictionaries and Encyclopedias
• Dance Mat Typing, begin to learn keyboarding *

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Language Arts

• Reading: McGuffey’s Fourth Eclectic Reader *
• Writing: Handwriting Workbook of your choice^, purchase separately
• Spelling: McGuffey's Eclectic Spelling Book, lessons 63-99 (included in Enjoying Penmanship)
• Grammar: Lessons in the Use of English Book 1, Part 3
• Required Poems for Reading and Memorizing *, Copywork 1 time per week

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Latin & Foreign Languages

• Begin or continue Latin
• Latin for Beginners * or another Latin text of your choice [1]

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If you are using all 3 programs of study, the reading below is optional.
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Literature

• Lamb’s Tales from Shakespeare *
• The Arabian Nights Entertainments by Andrew Lang *
• The Adventures of Robin Hood *
• The Legends of King Arthur and His Knights *
• Book of Pirates *
• A Knight of the White Cross: A Tale of the Siege of Rhodes by G. A. Henty *

Plus, enjoy reading as desired

• Rip Van Winkle and The Legend of Sleepy Hollow by Washington Irving*
• The King of The Golden River by John Ruskin*
• Old Peter's Russian Tales by Arthur Ransome*
• Andrew Lang's Fairy Books*, continue as desired

History

• The Discovery of New Worlds by M. B. Synge *
• When Knights Were Bold by Eva March Tappan *
• Heroes of the Middle Ages by Eva March Tappan *
• European Hero Stories by Eva March Tappan *
• Stories from the Crusades by Janet Harvey Kelman *

Biography

• The True Story of Christopher Columbus, Called the Great Admiral by Brooks *
• In the Days of Alfred, the Great by Eva March Tappan *
• In the Days of William, the Conqueror by Eva March Tappan *

Historical Fiction

• ​A Knight of the White Cross: A Tale of the Siege of Rhodes by G. A. Henty *

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Geography & Social Studies

• Human Geography: The World by Fairgreeve and Young *
• Unit Studies on specific countries of your choice using Cousin Stories, Encyclopedias, Library Books, Foreign Cookbooks, Maps, and Library DVD’s.

          The Little Cousin Series *

• Our Little Korean Cousin
• Kalitan, Our Little Alaskan Cousin
• Our Little Mexican Cousin
• Hamid, Our Little Arabian Cousin
• Gerard, Our Little Belgian Cousin
• Our Little Dutch Cousin
• Our Little Egyptian Cousin
• Our Little English Cousin
• Our Little French Cousin
• Our Little Scotch Cousin
• Our Little African Cousin
• Our Little Russian Cousin
• Our Little Indian Cousin
• Our Little Servian Cousin

Civics

• Elements of Civil Government by Alexander L. Peterman *

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Read Alouds (FREE at library or build your library - 1 book per term) 

Term 1 (Weeks 1-12)​

1. The Cricket in Times Square by George Selden
2. Andrew Lang Fairy Books as desired

Term 2 (Weeks 13-24)​

1. Dangerous Journey: The Story of Pilgrim’s Progress, illustrated by Alan Parry
2. Andrew Lang Fairy Books as desired

Term 3 (Weeks 25-36)

1. Start or continue the Little House Series by Laura Ingalls Wilder
2. Andrew Lang Fairy Books as desired
   

Fourth Grade Syllabus​

coming soon

Have Fourth Grade questions or comments?  See FAQ's

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Notes
​[1] Prima Latina is studied in Program 2: Enrichment Study (Years 1 and 2). If your child is struggling with our Latin lessons for this year, you may wish to begin with Prima Latina.
^Consumable books less than 10%