Welcome to Old Fashioned Education's FREE online curriculum.
Before you begin, please read the introduction and license agreement.
Before you begin, please read the introduction and license agreement.
Directions:
- Gather materials using the Booklist (below) for what to teach.
- Print the 40-Week Schedule PDF for when to teach it.
- Order the Grade 4 Teaching Guide (optional) 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
Devotions
Arithmetic. Choose 1
Science
Library Skills
Language Arts
Latin & Foreign Languages
If you are using all 3 programs of study, the reading below is optional.
Literature
Plus, enjoy reading as desired
History
Biography
Historical Fiction
Geography & Social Studies
Civics
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
Science
- The Story Book of Science* ❶ and The History of a Mouthful of Bread * or
- Enjoying Science Together, volume of choice.
Library Skills
- Learn to use Unabridged Dictionaries and Encyclopedias
- Dance Mat Typing, begin to learn keyboarding *
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
Latin & Foreign Languages
- Begin or continue Latin
- Latin for Beginners * or another Latin text of your choice [See below and also footnote 1]
- Getting Started with Latin (Lessons 1 to 60)
- Olim, Once Upon a Time in Latin: Reader I (for translating 1 story per term, optional)
If you are using all 3 programs of study, the reading below is optional.
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 *
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.
- 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 *
Read Alouds (FREE at library or build your library - 1 book per term)
Term 1 (Weeks 1-12)
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Term 2 (Weeks 13-24)
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Term 3 (Weeks 25-36)
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Fourth Grade Syllabus
coming soon
Have Fourth Grade questions or comments? See FAQ's
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%
[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%