Wattle Gum Curriculum Year 4 Maths

The Maths strands in Year 4 are: numbers, algebra, measurement, space and statistics.

• Your child will understand place value of tenths and hundredths in decimal form.
• Your child will make connections between fractions and decimals.
• Your child will use mathematical modelling to solve problems involving multiplication problems.
• Your child will approximate perimeters and areas of shapes.
• Your child will compare angles, obtuse, acture, straight etc to a right angle.

• Year 4 is building on prior learning and developing reasoning and problem-solving skills.
• Maths understanding involves a developing approach: concrete, pictorial and abstract.
• It is essential to begin with concrete materials in Foundation Maths. Many children will have progressed to abstract understanding by Year 4, but will still benefit by using concrete materials.
• Concrete materials, including manipulatives, board games and more.