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England National Curriculum · Year 4

28 curriculum codes

Maths

Number

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Pupils should be taught to:
recall multiplication and division facts for multiplication tables up to 12 × 12
use place value, known and derived facts to multiply and divide mentally, including: multiplying by 0 and 1; dividing by 1; multiplying together 3 numbers
recognise and use factor pairs and commutativity in mental calculations
multiply two-digit and three-digit numbers by a one-digit number using formal written layout
solve problems involving multiplying and adding, including using the distributive law to multiply two-digit numbers by 1 digit, integer scaling problems and harder correspondence problems such as n objects are connected to m objects

21 resources

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Pupils should be taught to:
count in multiples of 6, 7, 9, 25 and 1,000
find 1,000 more or less than a given number
count backwards through 0 to include negative numbers
recognise the place value of each digit in a four-digit number (1,000s, 100s, 10s, and 1s)
order and compare numbers beyond 1,000
identify, represent and estimate numbers using different representations
round any number to the nearest 10, 100 or 1,000
solve number and practical problems that involve all of the above and with increasingly large positive numbers
read Roman numerals to 100 (I to C) and know that over time, the numeral system changed to include the concept of 0 and place value

17 resources

Statistics

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Pupils should be taught to:
interpret and present discrete and continuous data using appropriate graphical methods, including bar charts and time graphs
solve comparison, sum and difference problems using information presented in bar charts, pictograms, tables and other graphs

15 resources

Science

Animals, including humans

Electricity

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Electricity
Pupils should be taught to:
identify common appliances that run on electricity
construct a simple series electrical circuit, identifying and naming its basic parts, including cells, wires, bulbs, switches and buzzers
identify whether or not a lamp will light in a simple series circuit, based on whether or not the lamp is part of a complete loop with a battery
recognise that a switch opens and closes a circuit and associate this with whether or not a lamp lights in a simple series circuit
recognise some common conductors and insulators, and associate metals with being good conductors
Upper key stage 2 – years 5 and 6
Upper key stage 2 programme of study

2 resources

Living things and their habitats

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Living things and their habitats
Pupils should be taught to:
recognise that living things can be grouped in a variety of ways
explore and use classification keys to help group, identify and name a variety of living things in their local and wider environment
recognise that environments can change and that this can sometimes pose dangers to living things

1 resource