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Grade 4/5 Learning Pods

Learn with a group of friends, have fun, build community, develop relationships, and enjoy the social aspect of learning in addition to learning all content area from a biblical worldview!

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Core Academics:
✅ English
✅ Math
✅ Science
✅ Social Studies
Electives: 
✅ Bible
✅ Ukulele
✅ Spanish
✅ Theater
✅ Songwriting
✅ More Coming!

Study Skills:
✅ Organization Class

Homeroom With Exploratory Intensives (Examples): 
✅ Jr. EMT
✅ Song Writing
✅ Cooking & Baking
✅ Missionary Hearts
✅ Marketplace / Business
✅ Logic
✅ Art

Elementary Online Pod

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Core Academics

We have the core subjects covered: English, Math, Science, & Social Studies. Scroll to the bottom of this page to read about the curriculum.
Select Courses From:
✅ Math Workout (1x per week) Math can be taken outside of the pod based on level
✅ Writing & Grammar (1x per week)
✅ Reading (1x per week) - Book Club
✅ Social Studies (1x per week) - Regions of the United States
✅ Science (1x per week) - Experiments!

Add the Electives (if you want)

💃 Spanish (1 live class per week)
🎶 Ukulele (1 live class per week)
📖 Bible (1 live class per week)
🎭 Theater
🎤 Songwriting
Our elective teachers have degrees, experience, and training, giving your learner the expertise you need to grow in skill, knowledge, and wisdom. Each elective class meets once per week. Scroll to the bottom of this page to read about the curriculum.
Grow in wisdom
Organize your life

Organization Class

Included in every pod at no additional cost, learners get help organizing their lives and mastering the skills to independently manage schoolwork, sports, family responsibilities, and extracurricular activities.
A Sampling of Content:
✅ Set Goals
✅ Learn to Use a Calendar
✅ Squash Bad Habits
✅ Be Proactive
✅ Kill Procrastination
✅ Solve Your Own Problems
✅ Talk to Adults
✅ Much, much more!

Exploratory Intensives in Homeroom

In our homeroom that meets once per week, learners explore interesting intensives from our passionate educators who are teaching what they love. These intensives rotate every 2-4 weeks and meet once per week. These are included in all pods at no additional charge! Topics are subject to change as we think of new and exciting things.
Student Council

Student Council

Marketplace

Marketplace

Logic

Logic

Jr. EMT

Jr. EMT

Missionary Hearts

Missionary Hearts

Cooking & Baking

Cooking & Baking

Song Writing

Song Writing

Art

Art

Homework
Expectations & Grading

Homework
Teenage grades

Learners can expect to have homework for some classes. Since we cover an entire semester with only one live classes per week, they will need to work on homework once weekly to complete all of their learning and have time to practice what they learn. 

  • English: 20-30 minutes of homework once per week.
  • Math: 20-30 minutes of homework once per week.  
  • Science: 20 minutes of homework once per week. 
  • Social Studies: 20 minutes of homework once per week (OPTIONAL)
  • Music: 25 minutes of practice twice per week.
  • Electives such as Bible and theater either have optional homework or very little. 

As veteran homeschool moms ourselves, we see the value in grades, homework, and tests to prepare learners to succeed in their learning journey.  Accountability in the form of grades, class presentations, and checking in with teachers also increases learning and personal responsibility. 

The Schedule

The 4th and 5th graders are blended while teachers masterfully individualize the learning for each student, giving them the challenge or support they need. We have two years of content, so 4th graders can repeat this pod as 5th graders and get an entire year of new content.

Join the Pod Anytime! We welcome Late Enrollments.

Courses Details:

Homeroom: This is included in all pods at no additional cost. It is here where students gather with a teacher for devotions and prayer, and then we are rotating various teachers in to explore exciting topics and subjects. These may include: Cooking and Baking Through History, Jr. EMT, Logic, Student Council, Entrepreneurship, Art, Song Writing. 

Math Workout: Math facts, number sense, visual math, logic, and problem solving. You can add on one of our full math courses instead of the workout or take them both. 

Writing & Grammar: Critical writing skills, grammar, sentence writing, and the relationship between reading and writing. Since this is a 4/5 combo class, this first year we are covering the content in the Smart Cookie class. Next year, we will cover the content in A Taste of Things to Come

Reading & Literature: The Wingfeathers or Newbery and more! Readers finish a book every two weeks and then have discussions and even Socratic Seminars about the books. During the off-weeks, the class learns strategic reading strategies and complete projects. Learners can choose the Christian Fantasy Book Club or the Newbery Challenge: Back in Time.

Social Studies: Learners discover the different Regions of the United States, completing hands-on projects, playing games, reading, and more. This is a FUN class where students experience learning.

Science: Each week, learners will study and be amazed by God’s creation through experiments and activities

Spanish: In Explore, Create, Act: Elementary Spanish, we focus on frequently used Spanish words and phrases in a fun context with a hands-on approach. Students create and act out short stories, create crafts, and learn curious cultural insights into Mexico.

Bible: In BibleQuest: Uncover, Understand, Unite – A Bible Course for Kids, we use Precept Ministries inductive approach to study the names of God and our new covenant. These Bible studies include daily work so our learners remain faithful to daily Bible reading. The studies we have chosen are highly engaging and effective for teaching kids how to study the Bible for themselves. Throughout the study of the names of God, they will create Christmas ornaments for each name they study!

2024-2005: The Names of God 
2025-2026: Cracking the Covenant Code

Ukulele: Intro to Ukulele for Kids is designed to equip with everything you need to become a solid ukulele player, and make learning fun and accessible for young musicians. With practice, by the end of this course, you’ll be able to play full songs and enjoy making music with your friends! We will even send you a ukulele!

Songwriting: Using the Psalms and and other passages from the Bible, students become music producers!

Theater: Do you have a learner who is interested in theater, or do you perhaps have a learner who is terrified to speak in front of others? Either way, this class will help take your child to the next level! In this one-semester elective, your middle schooler will explore the basics of theater while having fun learning new skills. This class will provide a safe and encouraging environment to: Take the Stage: Confidence & Communication Through Theater.

Organization and Goal Setting: Learners – Do Your Thing and learn how to organize your homework, keep your room clean, contribute to the family, and more. 

The Support You Need, Just in Case

If your learner needs a little extra support, we have safety nets in place such as additional classes, tutoring, and self-paced courses to fill gaps or offer enrichment. Pod learners have access to these supports at a special discounted rate.

Frequently Asked Questions:

Yes! Yes! We are mission-minded organization and our love for the Lord and intense desire to glorify Him drive us to do what we do. We exist to see children come to a saving faith in Jesus Christ and then to grow in wisdom and knowledge so they can walk in a manner worthy of their calling. We want them to develop an authentic biblical worldview. Karen Lemons, the founder of Lemons-Aid, is fiercely protective of the mission and puts all teachers and staff through a rigorous application process. Our teachers have professional development in how to teach with from a biblical perspective.

Yes! All of our teachers have gone through background checks, identification verification, and have training on how to keep learners safe while teaching online. We teach our learners to keep their own personal identifying information private while online. All communication between teachers and students is copied or accessible to parents. We follow COPPA policies to protect young learners while on line. Classes are recorded for transparency with parents.  

We have capped the classes to 12 learners. Our teachers have experience building relationships with each learner and making them feel special and loved. 

To make it easy for parents, we include the cost of materials in your tuition and will send you everything you need. We will even mail you a ukulele or guitar if you need it! The only exceptions are novels for English and if your learner joins a book club. We do not mail you the books. Some parents like the Kindle version, can use the library, or already have the books. We do offer books for the book clubs as part of our special “library” that comes in a beautiful wooden crate, but this is an add-on fee. 

Teachers offer helpful and frequent feedback to learners both on the work they do in class and for homework. This is done verbally, through video recordings, messages, and comments on Google docs. Our elementary learners do not receive traditional grades.

All classes are recorded and enrolled learners will have access to view those recordings. 

Each class meets once per week for 45 minutes. Some of the elective classes meet for 25 minutes. Each semester is 13 weeks. We take a week off at Thanksgiving and two weeks off at Christmas. Spring Break is the week following Easter. 

As we work with your child, if we think we need to do something more, we will let you know. We will give you various options and advice from things you can do at home, to additional group classes and tutoring. We want to see your child grow to love learning and to have success.

The enrollment process is quick and easy. You will follow the process below for each of your learners. 

Your learner will be enrolled in each course. A few days before classes begin, you will receive a welcome letter with details on how to access the classroom. Your materials will be mailed to you before classes begin!

If you would like to pay for the entire year, you can do so at a discount. Just reach out to ask.

We have a very generous affiliate program where you can earn 10% referral bonuses from anyone you refer FOR LIFE. If someone enrolls in a semester ELA course that costs $545, you earn $54 in store credit. This can add up! Please note that the purchaser must have cookies turned on so we know they came from you. 

If you live in a state that offers families ESA dollars (Education Savings Accounts), we are an approved vendor in multiple states. View our tuition help page for more information.

If you need help getting your charter school to pay for classes, contact us for support. 

You can contact us with more questions. We are happy to chat via email, text, or phone call. We can also pop onto a Zoom call to meet you and a group of friends. 

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If things go sour, we will do everything we can to turn lemons into lemonade. We’ll make it right. But if you still aren’t happy, we will refund your unused tuition if you withdraw in the first three weeks.

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