Mathematics – Stage 2, Year 4

Stage 2
Number – Key Ideas

Teaching/Learning

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T2
T3
T4
Whole Number NS2.1 – Counts, orders, reads & records numbers up to 4 digits.
Count Forwards & backwards by tens or hundreds, on and off the decade





Use place value to read, represent & order numbers up to four digits
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Money concepts are developed further in Fractions & Decimals




Addition and Subtraction NS2.2 – Uses mental & written strategies for addition & subtraction involving 2, 3 & 4 digit numbers.
Use a range of mental strategies for addition & subtraction involving two, three & four digit numbers






Explain and record methods for adding & subtracting




Use a formal written algorithm for addition & subtraction




Multiplication & Division NS2.3 – Uses mental & written strategies for multiplication & division.
Develop mental facility for number facts up to 10 x 10





Find multiples & squares of numbers




Interpret remainders in division problems




Determine factors for a given number




Use mental and informal written strategies for multiplying or dividing a two digit number by a one digit operator




Fractions & Decimals NS2.4 – Models, compares & represents commonly used fractions & decimals, adds & subtracts decimals to 2 decimal places & interprets everyday percentages.
Model, compare & represent fractions with denominators 2, 4, & 8, followed by fractions with denominators 5, 10 & 100





Find equivalence between halves, quarters & eighths; fifths & tenths; tenths & hundredths




Model, compare & represent decimals to 2 decimal places




Add and subtract decimals with the same number of decimal places (to 2 decimal places)




Recognise percentages in everyday situations. Relate a common percentage to a fraction or decimal




Perform calculations with money




Chance NS2.5 – Describes & compares chance events in social & experimental contexts.
Explore all possible outcomes in a simple chance situation





Conduct simple chance experiments




Collect data & compare likelihood of events in different contexts






Patterns & Algebra – Key Ideas

Teaching/Learning

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T2
T3
T4

Generate, describe & record number patterns using a variety of strategies





Build number relationships by relating multiplication & division facts to at least 10 x 10




Complete simple number sentences by calculating the value of a missing number





Data – Key Ideas





DS2.1 Gathers & organises data,displays data using tables & graphs, & interprets results.
Conduct surveys, classify & organize data using tables





Construct vertical & horizontal column graphs & picture graphs




Interpret data presented in tables, column graphs & picture graphs





Measurement – Key Ideas





Length MS2.1 – Estimates, measures, compares & records lengths, distance & perimeters in metre, centimetres and millimetres.
Estimate, measure, compare & record lengths & distances using metres, centimeters and/or millimetres





Convert between metres & centimetres, & centimetres & millimeters




Estimate & measure the perimeter of 2D shapes




Record lengths & distances using decimal notation of two places






Measurement – Key Ideas





Area – MS2.2 - Estimates, measures, compares & records the areas of surfaces in square centimetres and square metres.
Recognise the need for square centimetres & square metres to measure area





Estimate, measure, compare & record areas in square cm & sqre metres




Volume & Capacity MS2.3 Estimates, measures, compares & records volumes and capacities using litres, millilitres and cubic centimetres.
Recognise the need for a formal unit to measure volume & capacity





Estimate, measure, compare & record volumes and capacities using litres & milliltres




Measure the volume of models in cubic centimetres




Concert between litres and millilitres





Stage 2
Measurement – Key Ideas
Teaching/Learning
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T2

T3
T4
Mass MS2.4 Estimates, measures, compares & records masses using kilograms and grams.
Recognise the need for a formal unit to measure mass





Estimate, measure, compare & record masses using kilograms & grams




Time MS2.5 Reads and records time in 1 minute intervals and makes comparisons between time units.
Recognise the coordinated movements of the hands on a clock




Read & record time using digital & analog notation




Read & interpret simple timetables, timelines & calendars





Space & Geometry – Key Ideas





Three Dimensional Space SGS2.1 – Makes, compares, describes & names 3 dimensional objects including pyramids, & represents them in drawing.
Name, describe, sort, make & sketch prisms, pyramids, cylinders, cones & spheres





Create nets from everyday packages




Describe cross-sections of 3D objects




Two Dimensional Space SGS2.2a – Manipulates, compares, sketches & names 2 dimensional shapes & describes their features.
Identify & name pentagons, octagons & parallelograms presented in different orientations





Compare & describe special groups of quadrilaterals




Make tessellating designs by reflecting, translating & rotating




Find all lines of symmetry for a 2D shape




SGS2.2b – Identifies, compares & describes angles in practical situations.
Recognise openings, slopes & turns as angles





Describe angles using everyday language & the term ‘right’




Compare angles using informal means




Position SGS2.3 – Uses simple maps & grids to represent position & follow routes.
Use simple maps & grids to represent position & follow routes





Determine the directions N, S, E & W; NE, NW, SE & SW, given one of the directions




Describe the location of an object on a simple map using coordinates or directions