Year 4 Flexible Maths Blocks for Mastery | Hamilton Trust

Teach selected units from the blocks below in an order that corresponds with your maths scheme.

Alternatively, follow our recommended pathway.

Short Blocks Coverage tracker LKS2 Maths in Topics

Autumn Blocks

Spring Blocks

Decimals and Fractions

Decimals and Fractions

1. Unit and non-unit fractions of amounts 3
2. Equivalent fractions; simplest form; +/- 3
3. Introduction to one place decimals 3
4. Consolidate one-place decimal numbers 3
5. Rehearse equivalence: fractions/decimals 2
6. Decimals: x/÷ by 10/100; +/- 0.1 2

Multiplication and Division

Multiplication and Division

1. Times tables: x/÷ facts 3
2. Times tables revision: factors & multiples 3
3. Multiply multiples of 10 and 100 3
4. Grid multiplication: vertical layout 3
5. Division: chunking with remainders 2

Addition and Subtraction

Addition and Subtraction

1. Adding money using column addition 2
2. Count up to find change & differences 2
3. Column addition: 3 or more 2-digit nos 2
4. Subtraction strategies; written methods 4

Shape

1. Draw circles, study polygons, e.g. triangles 3
2. Identify and explore 3-D shapes 2
3. Co-ordinates: draw polygons 3
4. Line of symmetry: identify and construct 2
5. Angle types; properties of polygons 4

Summer Blocks

Investigations

Hamilton’s problem-solving investigations are high ceiling, low floor activities that give all children opportunities to develop mathematical meta-skills. Explore a set for a whole year group.

Go Deeper with Problem-solving Investigations

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Extra Support Activities

Extra Support worksheets come with guidance for a teacher or TA working with small groups. They can make a significant difference to children working below ARE. Extra support is linked to individual objectives-based units, but you can also explore a set for a whole year.

Play 'keepy-uppy' with extra support

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Maths Worksheets

Procedural fluency is fundamental to numeracy, and Hamilton's practice worksheets are carefully differentiated for children working toward Age Related Expectations (ARE), at ARE and at greater depth. Practice is linked to individual objectives-based units, but you can also explore sets of worksheets for the whole year.

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