The Grade 4 (Year 4) maths curriculum

Grade 4 (Year 4) brings large numbers, long division, fractions (equivalent fractions, comparing, adding) and decimal numbers. Children calculate perimeters, work on angles, time and temperature, and find positions on a grid. Word problems go with every topic.

102 skills26 topics

Numbers and calculation 75 skills

Whole numbers 6

  • Break apart whole numbers
  • Round
  • Whole numbers on number lines
  • Compare and order whole numbers
  • Even and odd numbers
  • Multiples of a number
Lesson: Place value

Addition and subtraction 9

  • Add whole numbers
  • Subtract whole numbers
  • Missing number in addition
  • Missing number in subtraction
  • Column addition
  • Column subtraction
  • Estimate the sum of whole numbers
  • Estimate the difference of whole numbers
  • Properties of addition

Multiplication 7

  • Multiplication
  • Multiplication: find the missing factor
  • Multiply by one-digit numbers
  • Multiply by two-digit numbers
  • Multiply by a multiple of 10, 100 or 1,000
  • Estimate products
  • Properties of multiplication

Division 10

  • Understand division
  • Relate multiplication and division
  • Inverse multiplication and division facts
  • Divide by 2
  • Divide by 5
  • Divide by 10
  • Missing number in division
  • Divide by a one-digit number, no remainder
  • Divide by a one-digit number, with remainder
  • Estimate quotients
Lesson: Long division

Number patterns 3

  • Increasing arithmetic sequences
  • Decreasing arithmetic sequences
  • Continue a multiplicative sequence
Lesson: Number sequences

Understanding fractions 6

  • Simple fractions: parts of a group
  • Understand fractions using diagrams
  • Represent fractions
  • Place unit fractions on number lines
  • Place fractions on number lines
  • Halves, thirds and quarters
Lesson: Fractions

Equivalent fractions 7

  • Find equal fractions using diagrams
  • Identify equivalent fractions on number lines
  • Place equivalent fractions on number lines
  • Place fractions equal to 1 on number lines
  • Write fractions equal to a whole number
  • Recognize equal fractions
  • Write equal fractions
Lesson: Fractions

Compare and order fractions 8

  • Compare fractions using diagrams
  • Place and compare fractions with the same denominator on a number line
  • Place and compare fractions on a number line
  • Compare fractions
  • Place and order fractions on a number line
  • Order fractions with the same denominator
  • Order fractions with the same numerator
  • Order fractions
Lesson: Fractions

Decimal fractions 1

  • Place decimal fractions on number lines
Lesson: Fractions

Adding fractions 2

  • Add fractions with the same denominator using number lines
  • Add fractions with the same denominator
Lesson: Adding fractions

Understanding decimals 10

  • Represent decimals and decimal fractions on diagrams
  • Place value of a digit in a decimal number
  • Expanded form of decimals
  • Equal decimals
  • Round decimals
  • Place decimals on number lines
  • Compare decimals on number lines
  • Order decimals
  • Write decimals as fractions
  • Write decimals in expanded form using fractions
Lesson: Decimal numbers

Calculations with decimals 3

  • Add decimals
  • Subtract decimals
  • Estimate sums and differences of decimals
Lesson: Calculating with decimals

Calculations 2

  • Add, subtract, multiply and divide whole numbers
  • Add and subtract decimals

Problem solving 1

  • Word problems (operations and proportionality)
Lesson: Solving word problems

Measurement 13 skills

Lengths 3

  • Measure with a ruler
  • Compare lengths
  • Convert lengths
Lesson: Units of measurement

Perimeter 2

  • Perimeter of a polygon
  • Perimeter of a parallelogram
Lesson: Perimeter and area

Capacity 2

  • Compare volumes
  • Convert volumes
Lesson: Units of measurement

Angles 2

  • Right angle
  • Acute, right, obtuse and straight angles
Lesson: Angles

Time and dates 1

  • Match units of time

Masses 2

  • Compare masses
  • Convert masses
Lesson: Units of measurement

Temperature 1

  • Read temperature on a thermometer
Lesson: Units of measurement

Geometry 14 skills

Locate on a grid 3

  • Locate an object
  • Read the coordinates of an object
  • Plot points on a grid

Plane shapes 5

  • Recognize plane shapes
  • Sides and vertices of plane shapes
  • Classifying triangles
  • Classifying quadrilaterals
  • The circle
Lesson: 2D shapes

Solids 4

  • Recognize solids
  • Match everyday objects to solids
  • Identify the faces of a solid
  • Prints of solids
Lesson: 3D shapes

Lines 1

  • Parallel, perpendicular and intersecting lines
Lesson: Parallel and perpendicular lines

Symmetry 1

  • Line of symmetry
Lesson: Symmetry

Practise the Grade 4 curriculum

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Frequently asked questions

How many maths skills are there in Grade 4 (Year 4)?

EasyMaths covers 102 maths skills in Grade 4 (Year 4), across 26 topics: 75 in numbers and calculation, 13 in measurement, 14 in geometry.

What do children learn in maths in Grade 4 (Year 4)?

Grade 4 (Year 4) brings large numbers, long division, fractions (equivalent fractions, comparing, adding) and decimal numbers. Children calculate perimeters, work on angles, time and temperature, and find positions on a grid. Word problems go with every topic.

How can my child practise these skills?

On EasyMaths, every skill has its own exercise, with endless new questions and explained corrections. The first exercises of every topic are free, no credit card needed, and the parents’ area shows what has been mastered and what needs more work.