Fourth Class161 Skills
Data

4..1.2

Chance • use vocabulary of uncertainty and chance: chance, likely, unlikely, never, definitely • order events in terms of likelihood of occurrence • identify and record outcomes of simple random processes

Number

4..1.1

Place value • explore and identify place value in whole numbers, 0-9999 • read, write and order four-digit numbers and solve simple problems • round whole numbers to the nearest thousand • explore and identify place value in decimal numbers to two places of decimals.

4..1.2a

Operations - Addition and subtraction • add and subtract, without and with renaming, within 9999 • know and recall addition and subtraction facts • solve word problems involving addition and subtraction

4..1.2b

Operations - Multiplication - develop an understanding of multiplication as repeated addition and vice versa. - explore, understand and apply the zero, commutative, distributive and associative properties of multiplication - develop and recall multiplication facts within 100 - multiply a two-digit or three-digit number by a one or two-digit number - use a calculator to check estimates - solve and complete practical tasks and problems involving multiplication of whole numbers

4.N.1.2b

Operations - Multiplication - develop an understanding of multiplication as repeated addition and vice versa. - explore, understand and apply the zero, commutative, distributive and associative properties of multiplication - develop and recall multiplication facts within 100 - multiply a two-digit or three-digit number by a one or two-digit number - use a calculator to check estimates - solve and complete practical tasks and problems involving multiplication of whole numbers

4.N.1.2c

Operations - Division - develop an understanding of division as sharing and as repeated subtraction, without and with remainders - develop and/or recall division facts within 100 - divide a three-digit number by a one-digit number without and with remainders - use calculator to check estimates - solve and complete practical tasks and problems involving division of whole numbers

4..1.2c

Operations - Division - develop an understanding of division as sharing and as repeated subtraction, without and with remainders - develop and/or recall division facts within 100 - divide a three-digit number by a one-digit number without and with remainders - use calculator to check estimates - solve and complete practical tasks and problems involving division of whole numbers

4..1.3

Fractions • identify fractions and equivalent forms of fractions with denominators 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, 10 and 12 • compare and order fractions with appropriate denominators and position on the number line • calculate a fraction of a set using concrete materials • calculate a number, given a multiple fraction of the number • express one number as a fraction of another number • solve and complete practical tasks and problems involving fractions

Measures

4..1.1

Length • estimate, compare, measure and record lengths of a wide variety of objects, using appropriate metric units, and selecting suitable instruments of measurement • rename units of length using decimal or fraction form • understand, estimate and measure the perimeter of regular 2-D shapes • solve and complete practical tasks and problems involving the addition, subtraction, multiplication and simple division of units of length (m, cm, km).

4..1.2

Area • estimate, compare and measure the area of regular and irregular shapes

4..1.3

Weight • estimate, compare, measure and record the weight of a wide variety of objects using appropriate metric units (kg, g) and selecting suitable instruments of measurement • rename units of weight in kg and g • rename units of weight using decimal or fraction form • solve and complete practical tasks and problems involving the addition, subtraction, multiplication and simple division of units of weight (kg and g).

4..1.4

Capacity • estimate, compare, measure and record capacity using appropriate metric units (l, ml) and selecting suitable instruments of measurement • rename units of capacity in l and ml • rename units of capacity using decimal and fraction form • solve and complete practical tasks and problems involving the addition, subtraction, multiplication and simple division of units of capacity (l, ml).

4..1.5

Time • consolidate and develop further a sense of time passing • read time in one-minute intervals on analogue and digital clock (12-hour) • express digital time as analogue time and vice versa • read and interpret simple timetables. • rename minutes as hours and hours as minutes • read dates from calendars and express weeks as days and vice versa • solve and complete practical tasks and problems involving times and dates and the addition and subtraction of hours and minutes

4..1.6

Money (use up to introduction of the euro) • rename amounts of money as pounds or pence and record using p or £ symbol and decimal point • solve and complete practical one-step and two-step problems and tasks involving the addition, subtraction, multiplication and simple division of money.

4..1.7

Money - euro • rename amounts of money as euro or cents and record using £ symbol and decimal point • solve and complete practical one-step and two-step problems and tasks involving the addition, subtraction, multiplication and simple division of money.

Shape and Space

4..1.1

2-D shapes • identify, describe and classify 2-D shapes: equilateral, isosceles and scalene triangle, parallelogram, rhombus, pentagon, octagon • explore, describe and compare the properties (sides, angles, parallel and non-parallel lines) of 2-D shapes • construct and draw 2-D shapes • combine, tessellate and make patterns with 2-D shapes • identify the use of 2-D shapes in the environment • solve and complete practical tasks and problems involving 2-D shapes.

4..1.2

3-D shapes • identify, describe and classify 3-D shapes, including cube, cuboid, cylinder, cone, sphere, triangular prism, pyramid • establish and appreciate that when prisms are sliced through (in the same direction) each face is equal in shape and size • explore and describe the relationship of 3-D shapes with constituent 2-D shapes • construct 3-D shapes • solve and complete practical tasks and problems involving 2-D and 3-D shapes

4..1.3

Symmetry • identify line symmetry in the environment • identify lines of symmetry as horizontal, vertical or diagonal • use understanding of line symmetry to complete missing half of a shape, picture or pattern

4..1.4

Lines and angles • identify, describe and classify oblique and perpendicular lines • draw, discuss and describe intersecting lines and their angles • classify angles as greater than, less than or equal to a right angle • solve problems involving lines and angles.

Algebra

4..1.1

Number patterns and sequences • explore, recognise and record patterns in number, 0-9999 • explore, extend and describe sequences • use patterns as an aid in the memorisation of number facts