In Year 4, pupils master all multiplication and division facts up to 12 × 12 and secure four-digit column addition and subtraction. They explore negative numbers, Roman numerals, and round numbers to the nearest 10, 100, or 1000. Additionally, pupils work extensively with equivalent fractions, decimals, perimeter, area, classifying geometric shapes by angles and symmetry, and reading graphs.
Indicative, from National Curriculum for England. See the official document for the authoritative text.
Recognise the place value of each digit in a four-digit number, order and compare numbers beyond 1000, and round any number to the nearest 10, 100, or 1000.
Read Roman numerals to 100 (I to C) and recognise how historical number systems developed.
Add and subtract numbers with up to four digits using formal written methods of columnar addition and subtraction.
Recall multiplication and division facts for multiplication tables up to 12 × 12.
Solve two-step word problems involving combinations of operations, interpreting the context accurately.
Recognise and show, using diagrams, families of common equivalent fractions.
Add and subtract fractions with the same denominator.
Calculate fractions of quantities or amounts, including non-unit fractions where the numerator is greater than one.
Convert between different units of measurement, such as kilometre to metre or hour to minute.
Measure and calculate the perimeter of rectilinear figures in centimetres and metres.
Find the area of rectilinear shapes by counting squares.
Read, write, and convert time between analogue and digital 12- and 24-hour clocks.
Identify acute and obtuse angles and compare and order angles up to two right angles by size.
Identify lines of symmetry in 2D shapes presented in different orientations.
Interpret and construct discrete and continuous data representations, including bar charts and time graphs.