Homeschool → Australia → Year 4
Year 4 homeschool curriculum
In Year 4, learners build fluency with multiplication and division facts, work with larger numbers and begin to see how fractions and decimals connect. They measure and calculate with time, describe shapes and angles, collect and display data, and use everyday language to describe how likely events are. Practical, hands-on activities around the home help make these ideas concrete.
In Year 4, students use prefixes and other word parts to work out the meaning of unfamiliar words. They learn to write persuasive texts that state a clear position and back it up with reasons, and they punctuate dialogue so readers know who is speaking. Reading focuses on summarising and understanding how authors use similes, metaphors and other figurative language, while writing becomes better organised into paragraphs.
In Year 4, students explore how living things depend on each other in food chains, compare natural and processed materials, and investigate how wind, water and ice shape Earth's surface. They examine contact and non-contact forces such as friction and magnetism, and plan fair tests with clear measurements.
In Year 4, learners investigate the long history of First Nations Australians and the first contacts between them and European voyagers. They study European voyages of exploration, the arrival of the First Fleet and the effects of colonisation on Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, using sources to see events from more than one perspective. In the Australian Curriculum v9.0 this learning sits within the HASS (Humanities and Social Sciences) learning area.
In Year 4, learners study how environments, including natural vegetation, support the lives of animals and people. They investigate the custodial responsibility First Nations Australians have for Country, how waste can be managed sustainably, and the environments of continents such as Africa and South America, while building skills with maps, legends and scale. In the Australian Curriculum v9.0 this learning sits within the HASS (Humanities and Social Sciences) learning area.