Maths
MATHS in Year 4
SUMMER 1
During this half term, we will start off by focussing on decimals. Children will explore tenths through different representations of 1 whole split into ten equal parts, including place value counters, straws, counters on a ten frame and bead strings. Children will then explore different ways of making 1 whole by combining tenths. They will use number bonds to 10 to support them, for example using 6 + 4 when finding the missing number in 0.6 + = 1.
We will then move on to our money unit where children will explore the use of pounds and pence notation and develop the understanding that the digits following the decimal point represent part of a pound. They will be encouraged to make links between earlier learning that £1 = 100p and 1 whole = 100 hundredths.
Finally, we will move onto our time unit where children will explore how a year can be represented on a calendar, which shows the number of days in each month. Children will use multiplicative reasoning and related number facts to convert and compare the different units of time. By the end of this unit, they will recognise how often a leap year occurs and be able to calculate future leap years.