Topics
Years 1 to 6, with Year 7 bridging for the move to secondary school.
Year 4 Lower Key Stage 2
Mathematics
Mixed numbers and improper fractions
4F-2 — Convert mixed numbers to improper fractions and vice versa
A mixed number is wholes and a fraction; an improper fraction counts all the parts.
0/3 attempted
English & Reading
Apostrophes for possession
Y4 G5.8 — Apostrophes for singular and plural possession
An apostrophe shows belonging: one dog's bone, two dogs' bones.
0/3 attempted
Science
States of matter
Y4 States — Solids, liquids, gases; melting, freezing, evaporating
Materials can be solid, liquid or gas, and heating or cooling changes their state.
0/3 attempted
Mathematics
Thousands: place value and the number line
4NPV-1 to 4NPV-4 — 10 hundreds = 1,000; 4-digit place value; position; divide 1,000
Ten hundreds make a thousand. Each place is worth ten times the place to its right.
0/3 attempted
Mathematics
Times tables to 12 × 12 and remainders
4NF-1, 4NF-2 — Recall facts to 12 × 12; solve division problems with remainders
Know every fact to 12 × 12. When sharing does not come out exactly, what is left is the remainder.
0/3 attempted
Mathematics
Multiplying and dividing by 10 and 100
4NF-3, 4MD-1 — Scale facts by 10 and 100; multiply and divide whole numbers by 10 and 100
× 10 moves every digit one place to the left. × 100 moves it two places. Dividing moves digits right.
0/3 attempted
Mathematics
Fact families and splitting numbers to multiply
4MD-2, 4MD-3 — Manipulate multiplication and division equations; the distributive property
One fact gives you three more. A big number can be split into tens and ones, and each part multiplied.
0/3 attempted
Mathematics
Mixed numbers on the line; adding and subtracting fractions
4F-1, 4F-3 — Mixed numbers on the number line; add and subtract fractions with the same denominator
When the parts are the same size, add or subtract the numerators. The denominator stays the same.
0/3 attempted
Mathematics
Polygons, symmetry and perimeter
4G-1 to 4G-3 — Polygons and their sides; regular polygons; lines of symmetry; perimeter
A regular polygon has all sides equal and all angles equal. A line of symmetry folds a shape onto itself.
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Mathematics
Reading bar charts and time graphs
4S-1 — Interpret and present data in bar charts and time graphs
Read the scale first. Then compare bars, or read how a value changes over time.
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English & Reading
Fronted adverbials
E4-G-FRONT — Fronted adverbials, followed by a comma
An adverbial tells us when, where or how. When it comes first, put a comma after it.
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English & Reading
Standard English and clear pronouns
E4-G-STD, E4-G-PRON — Standard English verb forms; nouns or pronouns for clarity
Write 'we were', not 'we was'. Use a name again if a pronoun could mean two people.
0/3 attempted
English & Reading
Working out how characters feel
E4-R-INF — Draw inferences such as characters' feelings, justifying with evidence
Writers often show feelings instead of naming them. Use clues in the text and say which words told you.
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Science
Grouping living things with keys
S4-LT — Group living things; use keys to identify them; environments can change
A key uses yes/no questions about features you can see. Changes to a place can harm what lives there.
0/3 attempted
Science
Teeth, digestion and food chains
S4-ANIMALS — Digestive system; types of teeth; food chains
Teeth cut, tear and grind. Food then travels down to the stomach and intestines. Food chains show what eats what.
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Science
Sound: vibrations, pitch and volume
S4-SOUND — Sounds are made by vibrations; pitch and volume; sounds fade with distance
Sound is made when something vibrates. Shorter or tighter makes a higher pitch; harder makes it louder.
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Science
Electricity: circuits, switches and conductors
S4-ELEC — Simple series circuits; switches; conductors and insulators
A bulb lights only in a complete loop. Metals let electricity through; plastic, wood and rubber do not.
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Science
Fair tests, results and conclusions
S-WS-LKS2 — Plan fair tests; take repeat readings; record findings; draw conclusions
Change one thing, measure one thing, keep everything else the same.
0/3 attempted