What’s new
in Yr 4
Maths?
Main content of Yr 4
Maths?
Common challenges for students in Yr 4
Maths?
Main outcomes for Yr 4
Maths?
Most important concepts to ensure your child understands
in Yr 4 Maths?
If you chose to get a tutor, study habits and content
to focus on in Yr 4 Maths?
Main challenges involved in tutoring a Yr 4 Maths
student?
Some good ideas on how to help your child in Yr 4
Maths?
What’s new in Year 4 Maths?
Here in Year 4, students are
introduced to calculations involving money with whole numbers, fractions and decimals. They will also be
introduced to using formal written methods for performing addition and subtraction. Informal written
methods will be used for doing multiplication and division involving combinations of two-digit and
one-digit numbers.
Year 4 maths is also when percentages will be introduced as well as
conversions between percentages, fractions and decimals. Other topics also
include:
- constructing simple number
sentences;
- introduction to conducting
surveys,
- constructing tables and
graphs,
- interpreting simple statistical
results,
- measurements and geometrical
shapes
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Main content of Year 4 Maths
The content of year 4 maths expands on
performing addition, subtraction, multiplication and division. These operations are performed
on whole numbers, fractions, decimals and percentages of
different digits, denominators and decimal places. Calculations related to money are especially focussed
on.
Furthermore, simple number sentences will be given by students after solving for answers. In data usage,
construction and types of tables, graphs and ways of interpreting data will be taught. Measurement for
Year 4 maths will encompass estimation, taking actual measurements and using measurement units for length, area,
volume, time, mass and positions. Students will also study two- and three-dimensional shapes.
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Common challenges for students in Year 4 Maths
Thinking in different dimensions does present difficulty for
students in this year, especially in geometry. Calculations involving money may be challenging for some but
most students find working with data especially tough.
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Main outcomes for Year 4 Maths
At the end of Year 4 maths, students should be able to work with whole numbers, fractions, decimals and percentages
of varying digits and decimal places. They should also be able to construct and complete simple number problem
sentences after finding solutions to various questions. Concepts around simple data gathering and analyses
should be grasped by the end of this year as well as interpretation and graphical presentation of results from
their data analyses. Students should also be able to estimate, take measurements, make comparisons and record
lengths, areas, volumes, masses and time. Representation and description of 2- and 3-dimensional shapes should be
learnt by now too.
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Most important concepts to ensure your child understands in Year 4
Maths
Year 4 is when you should desire that your child understands
working with numbers of all kinds. Being able to comfortably work with all the arithmetic operations
regardless of how numbers are presented is a crucial skill.
Students also need to become articulate when constructing simple number sentences. As maths becomes more
complicated, the ability to verbally express understanding becomes more important. A firm grasp of data
analyses and geometrical shapes is also advised at this stage.
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If hiring a tutor, what study habits and content to
focus on in Year 4 Maths?
When getting a tutor, encourage that your child should be given
not only more problems to solve but also taught to think and solve maths problems independently.
Some of the concepts introduced in year 4 are a lot more abstract and challenging to understand. It is essential
the tutor helps your child develop their sense of logic and ability to think independently. At this level
of mathematics rote learning will not be effective and continued reliance on memorisation rather than
understanding may create a longer term problem.
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Main challenges involved in tutoring a Year 4 Maths
student
Getting a Year 4 maths student to regard objects in 2- or
3-dimensional shapes can be quite a challenge. Working with the different units of measurement can also prove
hard to follow for most students.
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Some good ideas on how to help your child in Year 4
Maths
Help your child learn faster by presenting him/her with real world problems especially those
involving money, measurements and shapes. Engaging your child to solve problems involving various
units of measurement can be especially helpful
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