Description
Upper Elementary Language Arts Course Overview
This class is part of the MyFunScience online homeschool classes, which provide live instruction for elementary, middle school, and high school students. Families can explore all of our homeschool language arts courses.
This homeschool language arts class helps upper elementary students strengthen grammar, writing, reading comprehension, and literature skills while preparing for middle school English courses.
This Upper Elementary Language Arts class focuses on building a strong foundation in key language arts skills in order to prepare students for more advanced study.
Key topics include grammar, usage, and mechanics; developing sentences into well-structured paragraphs; reading comprehension; basic literature analysis; and critical thinking through engagement with a variety of literary genres.
Course Overview
- Recommended Grade Level: Grades 4–6
- Format: Weekly live online language arts class
- Focus Areas: Grammar, writing, literature, and reading comprehension
- Estimated Workload: Approximately 2.5–5 hours per week outside class
Grade Levels
- 4th – 6th grade
Prerequisites
- No prerequisite courses are required, but students should come to class with the following basic skills:
- Ability to write a complete sentence
- Reading at a 3rd grade level or higher
- Understanding of capitalization, ending punctuation, and contractions
Required Material
- BJU Press English 5 Writing & Grammar Worktext – 3rd Edition (ISBN 9781646263745)
- Literature books (may be purchased or borrowed from a local library):
- Adventures with Waffles by Maria Parr — ISBN 9781536203660
- Ways to Make Sunshine by Renée Watson — ISBN 9781547606658
- Escape to the Hiding Place by Marianne Hering — ISBN 9781589976931
- Misty of Chincoteague by Marguerite Henry — ISBN 9781416927839
- Finding Gobi: Young Reader’s Edition by Dion Leonard — ISBN 9780718075316
Course Outline
- Nouns
- Verbs
- Adjectives
- Adverbs
- Pronouns
- Prepositions and prepositional phrases
- Subjects and predicates
- Sentences and fragments
- Types of sentences
- Using commas
- Poetry
- Paragraph structure
- Revising and proofreading writing
- Persuasive writing
- Compare and contrast writing
- How to write a letter
- Email forms and etiquette
- Identifying characters, setting, and theme while reading literature
- Book reviews
Frequently Asked Questions
Is this a live online language arts class?
Yes. Students attend a weekly live online class where the instructor teaches grammar, writing, literature, and reading comprehension while guiding students through assignments and discussion.
Is this class designed for homeschool students?
Yes. This course is designed specifically for homeschool students in grades 4–6 who want structured instruction in language arts.
What topics are covered in this language arts course?
Students study grammar, sentence structure, paragraph writing, reading comprehension, literature analysis, and various writing forms including persuasive and compare-and-contrast essays.
Does this class prepare students for middle school English?
Yes. The course builds the foundational grammar, reading, and writing skills students need to succeed in more advanced middle school English courses.
Estimated Workload
- 90-minute live class plus approximately 2.5–5 hours per week of reading, grammar exercises, and writing assignments
