A rich fourth-grade year built around living books, poetry, and gentle written narration
Four open-and-go lessons each week, with answer key included for the grammar work.
Grade 4 — English Language Arts
A full fourth-grade year built around The Heroes of Asgard, Washington Irving, Kidnapped, and poetry by Tennyson and Dickinson. Short lessons, parent read-alouds, oral narration, gentle written narration, copywork, dictation, and grammar — fully scripted and ready to teach.
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What's inside each lesson
Four lessons each week with living books, narration, copywork, dictation, and gentle grammar.
Read Aloud
Exact page ranges are marked, so you can simply open the book and read.
Narration
Oral narration stays central, with written narration introduced gently and simply.
Copywork & Dictation
Beautiful lines from the week's readings, with dictation kept short and manageable.
Answer Key Included
Grammar guidance and sample answers are included for the parent in a separate printable answer key.
Lesson 1 — The Heroes of Asgard
Term 1 · Week 1
Open to
Part I — “A Giant, a Cow, and a Hero” (pages 1–7)
Vocabulary
Audhumla, Ginnungagap, majestic, marvellous, torrent, homage
Read Aloud
Pages 1–7
Narration Prompt
“Tell what happened in this first story about the beginning of Asgard, and tell what you remember about Bur and Odin.”
Grammar — Nouns
A short, guided noticing activity that helps the student identify people, places, and things from the day's reading.
143 more lessons in the full curriculum and answer key...
Required books
This curriculum is a teacher's guide. You'll need these books to read from, purchased separately.
The Heroes of Asgard
A. & E. Keary · specific print edition linked in the curriculum
The Legend of Sleepy Hollow & Rip Van Winkle
Washington Irving · linked edition in the curriculum
Kidnapped
Robert Louis Stevenson · linked edition in the curriculum
Poetry of Tennyson & Dickinson
Any complete editions or reliable public-domain collections are fine