It is time, again, to celebrate with some achievement - the release of Fourth Grade Curriculum from HeroesMart Academy (HHA). The Heroesmart Academy Team has worked tirelessly to produce and release Godly Learners Fourth Grade (Grade-4) Curriculum as promised.

This Curriculum package was created with the same academic rigor and biblically moral fundamentals as previous grade years, while remaining age-appropriate with the use of vivid colors and tones to keep your child engaged. Our goal is to make private education attainable to the average family seeking shelter from the unknowns of public education and the high price tags of traditional private schools. At Heroesmart, you will find that you (the parent) are free to educate your student at your own leisure, on your own schedule, and at an affordable price.

This Bible-based curriculum is designed for students between ages 9-10 years old. Subjects covered at this level are as follows: Mathematics, English Language Arts, Bible Reading, Science & Technology, Social Studies, and Piano. Classes are 5-days a week over the course of 36 weeks (or 180 traditional school days). Remember, examinations are available to test your student’s knowledge at 9-week intervals (optional). Exit examinations are accessible for those wishing to test out of a grade level and receive a certificate of completion once all work is completed.

We invite you to reference the Grade-4 Go-Live article to review multiple options through which you may utilize the HHA model to homeschool your children.

Below you will see the end of year objectives for this grade year. Register your child today, and grow with us!

Mathematics

• Number and Numeration
  • Read and write numbers to 1,000,000
  • Millions, Hundred Thousands, Ten Thousands, Thousands, Hundreds, Tens and Units
  • Place value and number sequence up to the Millions
  • Learn about Prime Numbers, Prime Factors
  • Order numbers up to 9, 999,999
• Basic Operations
  • 6 and 7-digit addition and subtraction
  • 3-digit by 3-digit Multiplication
  • Ratio and Proportion Analysis
  • Simple Interest, Commission, Discounts, Premiums
  • And much more...
• Algebraic Process
  • Mixed operations
  • Inverse operations, Algebra word problems
• Mensuration and Geometry
  • Exchange rates
  • Quadrilaterals, Circumference
  • Calculating Area, volume of 3D objects
  • Review properties of rectangles, squares, triangles, etc.
  • Pythagoras theorem
  • Shapes construction with Math set
  • And much more...
• Everyday Statistics
  • Recognize and read bar charts
  • Interpreting bar charts
  • Properties of bar charts
  • Data representation with Pictograms, Bar charts
  • Chance and Probability problems

English Language

• Reading & Comprehension
  • Read narratives, demonstrate comprehension by answering questions, and grow vocabulary through the vocabulary builder section.
  • Develop confidence in reading and comprehension with hypothetical situations that teach Biblical Morality in Unit I.
  • Strengthen reading and comprehension skills with topical stories that will pique young thinkers’ interests to learn in Unit II.
  • Improve confidence in reading and comprehension with invention stories that introduce young scholars to memorable historical facts in Unit III.
  • Master grade level reading and comprehension with dramatized stories that teach Biblical Morals for your Godly learner in Unit IV.
• Phonics and Spelling
  • Unit I lessons (Speech Fundamentals, Formal and Informal speeches, Vowel Sounds)
  • Unit II lessons (Singulars and Plurals, Regular and irregular plurals, Plurals usage in sentences)
  • Unit III lessons (Homophones review, Sound patterns, Final Unstressed syllables)
  • Unit IV lessons (Possessives, Parts of speech, Vowel alternations, Meaning changes with stress, Number prefixes)
• Grammar
  • Unit I lesson (Active and Passive Sentences, Modals of obligation, Rules of Punctuation marks: period and comma)
  • Unit II lessons (Rules of punctuation: semicolon and colon)
  • Unit III lessons (Rules of punctuation: quotation marks, Subjects identification in sentences, Infinitives and implied subjects)
  • Unit IV lessons (Subject-verb agreement, Clauses and phrases, Who vs. Whom, Whoever vs. Whomever, More parts of speech)
• Composition
  • Practice composition skills through paraphrasing (see video).
  • Learn research fundamentals.
  • Writing exercises to build handwriting proficiency
  • Writing exercises to develop critical thinking skills
  • Writing exercises to nurture creativity
• Listening and Verbal Training
  • Pronunciation and enunciation training
  • Practice listening skills through speech cadence training (see video)
  • Listen to Scripture Read-aloud
  • Memorize Scripture Read-aloud
  • Recite Scripture Read-aloud

Bible Reading

• Learn how to read passages from the Bible.
• Read, with video instructions, chapters of the book of Mark.
• Sectionalize passages into themes to aid study and comprehension.
• Each worksheet has a built-in review which comes with questions to reinforce and solidify pupil’s understanding of the lesson’s content.
• TOS (The Overcomer’s Secret) Knowledge
  • Spiritual laws that govern creation, such as attitudes that attract God’s favor:
    • Law of the Spirit of Life in Christ Jesus vs. Law of sin and death
    • Attitudes to activate God's favors (Grace and Mercy): Honesty, Humility, and Faith
    • God’s Ways vs. Actions
    • Introduction to the Life of God
    • Introduction to some natural laws, such as Law of Gravity, Law of Electricity
  • How to get inside the Messiah
  • The Law of the spirit of life in Christ Jesus
  • How to carry on with good attitudes

Science & Technology

• Unit I: Forms of Matter
  • Physical Properties of Matter
  • Basics of scientific experimentation
  • Heating and cooling
  • Rocks and sand
  • Mixtures and solutions
• Unit II: Energy, Force, and Motion
  • Energy and Power
  • Force and Work
  • Motion: Speed, velocity, and acceleration
  • Atoms and Elements
  • Introduction to the Periodic table
  • Conductors and insulators
  • Basics of electricity
  • Fundamentals of electrical circuits
  • Gravity, Friction, and Magnetism
• Unit III: Earth and Space
  • The Earth
  • Soil and its properties
  • Earth's renewable and non-renewable resources
  • Patterns in the natural world
  • Water cycle
  • Changes in shadows, seasons, and the moon
• Unit IV: Organisms and Environments
  • Interaction of living organisms
  • Energy through the food web
  • Structures in organisms
  • Human skeletal system
  • Human muscles
  • Acides and Bases

Social Studies

• Geography
  • Using Geographic tools
  • Determining distances on a map
  • How to use a compass
  • Scales and Maps
  • Population distribution
  • Geographic regions
  • Climate and vegetation of Texas
• History
  • Pre-Europeans American Indians in Texas
  • European Colonization: Causes and Effects
  • History of Texas Revolution
  • Texas and the civil war
  • Learn more about the history of Texas.
• Government and Civics
  • Goverment in early Texas
  • Historical documents of Texas and the United States
  • Texas and System of Government
  • Texas Citizenship and United States System of Government
  • Important Symbols and Landmarks in Texas
  • United States Holidays
• Economics and Culture
  • Economic activities in early Texas
  • Texas Free Enterprise
  • Interdependence and Business operations
  • Impact of Science and Technology on Society and Economics
  • Culture and Society
  • Develop Social Study skills through Research Fundamentals, Areas and Examples.

Music

• Music Theory
  • Playing the piano to a time signature and rhythm
  • Grow fundamentals of sight-reading
  • Review fundamentals of Notes, Stave, Clefs
  • Understand uses Ledger Lines, Note Duration and Components
  • Beaming, Time Signature, Tones vs. Semi-Tones
  • Sharps, Flats and Naturals
  • Harmony, Voice Parts
• Exercises from Virtues for Me songs
  • While playing the piano, with two hands, develop sight-reading skills.
  • Learn how to play to a rhythm.
  • Practice musical composition.
  • Reinforce Tonic Sol-Fa knowledge.
  • Reinforce Biblical values with music.

Shalom and Blessing Regards!

HeroesMart Team