There is a lot of emphasis on measurement during Year 4. Greater accuracy is expected when measuring and recording length, weight and capacity. Children will know the meaning of ‘kilo’, ‘centi’ and ‘milli’ and record results using decimals. Reading scales where divisions are only partially recorded becomes trickier and, of course, children should become proficient with reading the time on analogue and digital clocks.
Using standard metric units to measure the length of everyday objects.
Using grams, kilograms, millilitres and litres to measure mass and capacity. Also worksheets on converting units and finding half or a quarter of units.
Making sensible judgements about measurement and which units to use. Investigating mass and capacity.
Measuring to the nearest half centimetre with a ruler, including measuring curved lines with cotton or string.
Mixed problems involving measurement: quite tricky!
Choosing suitable units, estimating and measuring as accurately as possible.
A great selection of pages on finding the perimeter of shapes, followed by some tricky perimeter questions.
Understanding what area is; finding the area of rectangles by counting squares and then by measuring and calculating. Finding the area of irregular shapes by approximating.
Learning the number of days in each month, working out time problems using months, weeks, days, hours and minutes.
Activities to do indoors or outside involving the measurement of time. Tricky time puzzles to solve.
Reading time to the minute using analogue clock faces.
Relate an analogue clock to a digital clock and vice versa.
More on a.m. and p.m. and writing times in different ways.
More written time problems, including reading a timetable.
A look at some of the expectations for children in Year 4 on measuring.
A quick look at what children are expected to able understand about time in Year 4.