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
For Ages 8 to 11
Medieval History from 500 AD to 1500
40 Week Schedule, PDF


King James Bible

Bible Study

• Hurlburt’s Story of the Bible *​

Devotions

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

Arithmetic. Choose 1

• CIMT, MEP, Primary Year 5 *
• Ray’s Arithmetic, purchased separately *
• Math program of your choice, purchased separately ❶ 

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Science

• The Story Book of Science *
• The History of a Mouthful of Bread *

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​Library Skills

• Learn to use Unabridged Dictionaries and Encyclopedias
• Continue Keyboarding

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Language Arts

• McGuffey’s Fourth Eclectic Reader *
• Required Poems for Reading and Memorizing *, Copywork 1 time per week
• Handwriting Workbook of your choice^, purchase seperately ❶
• McGuffey’s Eclectic Spelling Book, Lessons 63-99 *

Grammar. Choose 1.

• Harvey's Grammar Series* [1]
• First Language Lessons Level 4  ❶ Our Pick!
• Building Christian English Series, Grade 4 
• Grammar curriculum of your choice

Latin & Foreign Languages

• Begin or continue Latin
• Latin for Beginners * or another Latin text of your choice [2]

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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

• 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] Harvey's Elementary Grammar Series is more advanced and should be started in 4th-6th grade, however you could adapt short lessons for the younger student. 
[2] Latin and Foreign Languages are covered in Program 2: Enrichment Study.

^Consumable books less than 10%