Year 4 (ages 9 to 10)
In Year 4, your child moves into Form II in the Charlotte Mason curriculum. They begin written narration and start a few new subjects such as dictation, composition, grammar, geometry, citizenship, Latin, Shakespeare and a wider field of history.
Browse our selection of open-and-go lesson plans for this age group below. More plans will be added on an ongoing basis.
Year 4 subjects:
- Bible lessons and Sunday Reading: coming soon
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English (Writing, Dictation, Composition, Grammar, Recitations, Reading):
McGuffey's Second Eclectic Reader - Revised Edition Lessons 1 to 35
McGuffey's Online Tutor resources: Youtube video lessons until Lesson 21; Articulation Sound Drills; Additional worksheets and craft lessons
McGuffey's Eclectic Spelling Book - Revised Edition: Lessons 59 to 109
The Lesson Book: Level Two, by Sherry Hayes (from Mom Delights)
Gentle Grammar: Level 2 (from Mom Delights)- First half of book
Work through 3 Shakespeare plays each year using Shakespeare in Three Steps study guides, as per the rotation schedule. - History (British, French, General): coming soon
- Citizenship: coming soon
- Geography: coming soon
- Natural History: See Between the Lines Science and Nature Study Lesson Plan below
- Picture Study: Choose a Between the Lines Picture Study Lesson Plan below.
- Mathematics (Arithmetic, Geometry): coming soon
- Foreign Languages (Latin, French): We recommend using the French and Latin resources listed at Mason's Living Languages.
- Brushdrawing: Do brushdrawings of plants and animals as per Nature Study lesson plans, of children at play and scenes from reading books. If child is new to brushdrawing, beginner resources can be found here: Brush Drawing Resources (charlottemasonpoetry.org)
- Music (Instrument, Musical appreciation, Singing): Choose a Between the Lines Musical Appreciation Lesson Plan below.
- Drill: Choose exercises from the following: the Syllabus of Physical Training, issued by the Board of Education in 1919, and Peasant Dances of Many Lands, by Mrs Kimmins. Children are also encouraged to regularly skip and play sports such as netball, hockey, tennis, swimming and so on.
- Handicrafts: coming soon
