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 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.

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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 [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)

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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%