Typical course of study for Grade 4. Appropriate for Grades 4 - 8.
The following lists our core recommendations for students in Grade 4. You will not be buying every book or only the books listed. Students have a wide variety of abilities and aptitudes; schooling — especially homeschooling — needs to be adapted to different children in different ways. Your advisor will work with you to (a) match each child’s strengths and weaknesses to specific materials; (b) combine your students in texts and subjects as often as possible; (c) choose a religion, history and science focus for the family for the year; and (d) weave materials you may already have or would prefer to use into your family’s course plan.
RELIGION
Religion [REL-300]
- My Path to Heaven: A Young Person’s Guide to the Faith, Geoffrey Bliss, S.J.; illustrated by Caryll Houselander
- Start Write Software Win/Mac CD-ROM,
- New St. Joseph Baltimore Catechism, No. 1, Fr. Bennet Kelly
WORLD HISTORY
Greek History [SOC-301]
- Greenleaf Guide to Famous Men of Greece, Cynthia A. Shearer
- Famous Men of Greece, John Haaren; A.B. Poland
- Ancient Greece (Cultural Atlas for Young People), Anton Powell
LITERATURE
Greek Literature [LIT-644]
- D’Aulaires Book of Greek Myths, Ingri and Edgar Parin D’Aulaire
- Children’s Homer, The : The Adventures of Odysseus and the Tale of Troy, Padraic Colum
- Archimedes and the Door of Science, Jeanne Bendick
- Aesop for Children, The, Mia Winter; illustrated by Milo Winter
FINE ARTS
Art Practice [FA -190]
- Drawing Textbook, Bruce McIntyre
Art Apprec and Analysis [FA -173]
- Art &: Critical Thinking and Art Analysis, National Gallery of Art
Music Appreciation [FA -224]
- Classical Kids,
- Beethoven Lives Upstairs (Audio CD), Classical Kids
- Hallelujah Handel!, Classical Kids
PHYS. SCIENCE
Astronomy [SCI-308]
- Exploring Creation with Astronomy, Jeannie K. Fulbright
LANGUAGE ARTS
Spell&Reading Skills
- Explode the Code Book 7, Nancy Hall and Rena Price
- Explode the Code Book 8, Nancy Hall and Rena Price
Classical Composition [ENG-353]
- Writing Tales Level 1: Student Book, Amy Hastings Olsen
- Writing Tales Level 1: Teacher’s Guide, Amy Hastings Olsen
Penmanship D [ENG-459]
- Handwriting 3 for Young Catholics, Seton Staff
Reading Skill [ENG-258]
- Catholic National Readers Volume 3,
LANGUAGES
Grk&Latin Derivatives [LAN-076]
- English from the Roots Up Volume 1 : Help for Reading, Writing, Spelling, and S.A.T. Scores, Joegil K. Lundquist
MATHEMATICS
Mathematics 54 [MAT-292]
- Saxon Math 54 : Home School Kit (3rd Edition), Stephen Hake and John Saxon
- Calculadders Masterpak 1 on CD-ROM, Edwin C. Myers