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YEAR 4 PROGRAM SEMESTER ONE
ENGLISH Students read more critically to extend their understanding of different texts and their meanings. including, the author's purpose. They produce a variety of written texts including narratives, information reports and persuasive texts. They use vocabulary that is specific and sentences that are well structured and grammatically correct. Students continue to develop their vocabulary through a range of activities and use dictionaries and thesauruses to enhance their written pieces. They plan and revise their writing and publish their work. Students develop their speaking and listening and are provided with opportunities to present to an audience. They participate in discussions and learn to express their opinions and listen to others.
MATHEMATICS
Students investigate number concepts that include place value to tens of thousands, number patterns and counting. They consolidate their understanding of how to solve calculations involving the four operations using mental and written strategies. They use digital technologies, such as a calculator, to check the accuracy of mental and written estimations and solutions to simple number sentences and equations. Students investigate constructing figures by combining and splitting common two dimensional shapes, constructing tessellating patterns and naming angles. They work on aspects of volume, capacity and temperature using these in open ended tasks and problem solving activities. Students conduct surveys, representing and interpreting the data in various formats.
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