Curriculum Overview Year 4
Key Learning in Mathematics – Year 4
Number – number and place value
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Count in multiples of 6, 7, 9, 25 and 1000
Count backwards through zero to include negative numbers
Count up and down in hundredths
Read and write numbers to at least 10 000
Read and write numbers with up to two decimal places
Recognise the place value of each digit in a four-digit number
Identify the value of each digit to two decimal places
Partition numbers in different ways (e.g. 2.3 = 2+0.3 & 1+1.3)
Identify, represent and estimate numbers using different representations
(including the number line)
Order and compare numbers beyond 1000
Order and compare numbers with the same number of decimal places up
to two decimal places
Find 0.1, 1, 10, 100 or 1000 more or less than a given number
Round any number to the nearest 10, 100 or 1000
Round decimals (one decimal place) to the nearest whole number
Find the effect of dividing a one- or two-digit number by 10 and 100,
identifying the value of the digits in the answer
Describe and extend number sequences involving counting on or back in
different steps, including sequences with multiplication and division steps
Read Roman numerals to 100 and know that over time, the numeral
system changed to include the concept of zero and place value
Solve number and practical problems that involve all of the above and
with increasingly large positive numbers
Number – fractions and decimals
 Understand that a fraction is one whole number divided by another (e.g.
can be interpreted as 3 ÷ 4)
 Recognise, find and write fractions of a discrete set of objects including
those with a range of numerators and denominators
 Recognise that hundredths arise when dividing an object by one hundred
and dividing tenths by ten
 Count on and back in steps of unit fractions
 Compare and order unit fractions and fractions with the same
denominators (including on a number line)
 Recognise and show, using diagrams, families of common equivalent
fractions
 Recognise and write decimal equivalents of any number of tenths or
hundredths
 Recognise and write decimal equivalents to , ,
 Add and subtract fractions with the same denominator (using diagrams)
 Solve problems involving increasingly harder fractions to calculate
quantities, and fractions to divide quantities, including non-unit fractions
where the answer is a whole number
 Solve simple measure and money problems involving fractions and
decimals to two decimal places
Number – addition and subtraction
Number – multiplication and division
 Choose an appropriate strategy to solve a calculation based upon the
numbers involved (recall a known fact, calculate mentally, use a
jotting, written method)
 Select a mental strategy appropriate for the numbers involved in the
calculation
 Recall and use addition and subtraction facts for 100
 Recall and use +/- facts for multiples of 100 totalling 1000
 Derive and use addition and subtraction facts for 1 and 10 (with
decimal numbers to one decimal place)
 Add and subtract mentally combinations of two and three digit
numbers and decimals to one decimal place
 Add and subtract numbers with up to 4 digits and decimals with one
decimal place using the formal written methods of columnar
addition and subtraction where appropriate
 Estimate; use inverse operations to check answers to a calculation
 Solve addition and subtraction two-step problems in contexts,
deciding which operations and methods to use and why
 Solve addition and subtraction problems involving missing numbers
 Choose an appropriate strategy to solve a calculation based upon
the numbers involved (recall a known fact, calculate mentally,
use a jotting, written method)
 Recognise and use factor pairs and commutativity in mental
calculations
 Recall multiplication and division facts for multiplication tables
up to 12 × 12
 Use partitioning to double or halve any number, including
decimals to one decimal place
 Use place value, known and derived facts to multiply and divide
mentally, including:
- multiplying by 0 and 1
- dividing by 1
- multiplying together three numbers
 Multiply two-digit and three-digit numbers by a one-digit
number using formal written layout
 Divide numbers up to 3 digits by a one-digit number using the
formal written method of short division and interpret remainders
appropriately for the context
 Use estimation and inverse to check answers to calculations and
determine, in the context of a problem, an appropriate degree of
accuracy
 Solve problems involving multiplying and adding, including
using the distributive law to multiply two digit numbers by one
digit, division (including interpreting remainders), integer scaling
problems and harder correspondence problems such as n
objects are connected to m objects
Geometry – properties of shapes
 Compare and classify geometric shapes, including quadrilaterals
and triangles, based on their properties and sizes
 Identify lines of symmetry in 2-D shapes presented in different
orientations
 Complete a simple symmetric figure with respect to a specific line of
symmetry
 Continue to identify horizontal and vertical lines and pairs of
perpendicular and parallel lines
 Identify acute and obtuse angles and compare and order angles up
to two right angles by size
Geometry – position and direction
 Describe positions on a 2-D grid as coordinates in the first quadrant
 Plot specified points and draw sides to complete a given polygon
 Describe movements between positions as translations of a given
unit to the left/right and up/down
Statistics
 Use a variety of sorting diagrams to compare and classify numbers
and geometric shapes based on their properties and sizes
 Interpret and present discrete and continuous data using
appropriate graphical methods, including bar charts, time graphs
 Solve comparison, sum and difference problems using information
presented in bar charts, pictograms, tables and other graphs
Measurement
 Estimate, compare and calculate different measures, including
money in pounds and pence
 Order temperatures including those below 0°C
 Measure and calculate the perimeter of a rectilinear figure
(including squares) in centimetres and metres
 Know area is a measure of surface within a given boundary
 Find the area of rectilinear shapes by counting squares
 Convert between different units of measure [e.g. kilometre to
metre; hour to minute]
 Read, write and convert time between analogue and digital 12and 24-hour clocks
 Write amounts of money using decimal notation
 Recognise that one hundred 1p coins equal £1 and that each coin
is
of £1
 Solve problems involving converting from hours to minutes;
minutes to seconds; years to months; weeks to days and
problems involving money and measures
Narrative, Plays and Scripts
Genres
ENGLISH
Non-fiction
Poetry
Stories with Historical Settings
Recounts
Creating Images
Stories set in Imaginary Worlds
Information Texts
Exploring Form
Stories from Other Cultures
Explanation Texts
Stories which Raise Issues or Dilemmas
Persuasive Texts
Plays
Autumn 1
Autumn 2
Spring 1
Spring 2
Summer 1
Summer 2
Solids & Liquids
Recognise the properties of a
gas.
Recognise the properties of a
liquid
Recognise the properties of a
solid.
Understand how
evaporation takes place and
how it starts.
Understand how
condensation takes place
and how it begins.
Explain the differences
between freezing and
solidifying.
Understand how materials
can change from one state to
another.
Develop a fair test
investigation using own
ideas.
Changing Sounds
Know that sounds are
produced when objects
vibrate.
Suggest how to change the
pitch and loudness of the
sounds produced by a range
of musical instruments.
Recognise that sounds travel
through solids, water and
air.
Suggest how to investigate
how well sounds travel
through different materials.
Explain how good their
evidence is.
Describe ways in which the
pitch of a sound can be
raised lowered.
Identify what is vibrating in
a range of musical
instruments.
Habitats
Identify different types of
habitat and the animals
found there.
Know that animals are
suited to the environment in
which they are found.
Group organisms according
to observable features.
Use keys to identify to
identify local plants or
animals.
Decide what evidence to
collect and design a fair test.
Identify the structure of a
food chain.
Recognise ways in which
living things and the
environment need
protection.
Friction
Identify friction as a force.
Describe some ways in
which friction between solid
surfaces can be increased.
Identify some trends or
patterns in observation &
measurements.
Describe some of the factors
that increase friction
between solid surfaces &
increase air & water
resistance.
Describe how to measure
forces.
Describe how to investigate
friction.
Explain what their results
show, relating what they
found out to their everyday
experience.
Keeping Warm
Recognise that temperature
is a measure of how hot or
cold objects are.
Identify some everyday uses
of thermal insulators.
Use thermometers to
measure temperature.
Present results in tables
prepared for them.
Identify some materials that
are good thermal insulators
and some everyday uses of
these.
Recognise the same
materials keep cold objects
cold as keep warm objects
warm.
Suggest how to investigate a
question.
Construct tables for their
results & offer simple
explanations for results.
Circuits & Conductors
Know the symbols for
different components and
how to draw a circuit
Know that a complete circuit
is needed to make a bulb
light up
Know what conductors are.
Carry out an investigation
into conductors and
insulators.
Make different circuits using
different components.
Know if a circuit diagram
will work.
Test predictions.
Computing
I am a programmer
(probots)
I am a presenter
(Publisher/Powerpoint)
I am David
Attenborough
(nature documentary)
I am a musician
(creating music)
I am a farmer
(Excel)
I am an inventor
(CAD invention design)
Personal,
Social and
Emotional
Development
Getting on & Falling
Out
Anti- bullying
Going for Gold!
Good to be Me
Staying Safe &
Healthy
Relationships
SCIENCE
RE
Creativity
Expressing Joy
Being Thankful
Contemplation
Being Reflective & Selfcritical
Being Curious & Valuing
Knowledge
Community
Being Modest & Listening to
Others
Inclusion, Identity &
Belonging
Compassion
Being Merciful & Forgiving
Being Regardful of Suffering
Choice
Living by Rules
Exercising Self-discipline
Creativity
Being Imaginative
Appreciating Beauty
IPC
(International
Primary
Curriculum)
Rainforests
History
Geography
Design &
Technology
Art
Young & Old
Habitats
Understand how things have
changed for young people
through history.
Produce information
showing how things have
changed for young people
through history.
Produce information on key
dates and events from
British history.
Produce information
showing the impact of
British history on habitats.
Produce an environmental
study highlighting
environmental changes in
the rainforest.
Produce information about
how rainforests could be
managed to be made more
sustainable.
Design a smoothie for a
specific person/event.
Generate ideas for a
particular group of people.
Make a smoothie following
food hygiene 'rules'.
Design a product specific for
a baby, young or older
person.
Use simple tools with
increasing accuracy.
Understand the main
features of Rembrandt's
artwork.
Use shade and tone within
artwork.
Produce a piece of artwork
depicting age changes.
Produce artwork showcasing
indigenous artists, including
Margaret Mee.
Produce artwork in the style
of Margaret Mee.
Know about the weather and
climatic conditions in the
UK and how they affect the
habitat and environment
and the lives of people and
animals living there.
Produce information about
how habitats are affected by
natural features and
processes.
Investigate and evaluate
current products for the
home.
Design a product for a
specific need (e.g. a product
for the kitchen or living
room).
Produce artwork expressing
views about houses and
homes.
Explorers &
Adventurers
Know key information about
Queen Elizabeth I's life and
reign.
Know the main dates and
events of key explorers and
explorations.
Produce information about
life for people involved in
exploration.
Use geographical terms such
as routes, globes, maps,
projections, Equator,
latitude and longitude.
Produce information,
including maps, about a
particular explorer or
exploration.
Food & Farming
Understand key event of
World War 2
Produce information about
the lives and eating habits
of people surviving World
War 2.
Understand the dietary
characteristics of people
during WW2.
Produce simple maps and
plans of familiar locations.
Inventions
Produce information
detailing the main
inventions from the 20th
Century.
Produce maps showing
routes connected to food and
farming.
Understand the main rules,
and reasons for, food
hygiene.
Produce food or a farm
product for a specific need.
Measure, mark, cut out and
shape a range of materials.
Combine materials
accurately.
Design and make a product
to meet a specific need.
Understand the key features
of the artwork produced by
Roy Lichtenstein.
Produce art work using
colour and patterns.
Produce a comic strip
chronicling the adventures of
a particular explorer.
Music
PE
Gymnastics
Games
Gymnastics
Dance
Dance
Gymnastics
Games
Outdoor &
Adventurous
Basketball
Swimming
Basketball
Swimming