To solve maths problems at year 4 it is very important for your child to be able to instantly recall addition and subtraction facts up to 20, and multiplication and division facts for their 2, 3, 4, 5 and 10 times tables to solve problems.
e-ako maths provides free online basic fact learning tools which will help your child learn their basic facts, as well as a collection of games to improve their speed and accuracy. If you think this would benefit your child, click to read how to access this resource (show instructions).
- To access e-ako maths, your child will need an account. You can make a new account for free, but check first whether they already have one that they use at school. If they do, they can use the same username and password to use e-ako maths at home.
- You can log in to e-ako maths or register a new account from the e-ako maths home page. If you are registering a new account to use at home you will need to click the "No join code? Click here." button and then "I am learning at home".
- Once you are logged in, click the "Basic facts" pathway from the list on the left.
- The two large green boxes at the top are 'Learning tools' which will test the basic facts your child knows, and then help them learn the ones they don't already know.
- The blue buttons below are a collection of games designed to practise basic facts to improve speed and accuracy.
- In Year 3 your child should mostly be concentrating on learning and practising their addition and subtraction facts, the buttons on the left.
Click to read about the purpose of the tasks below (show purpose).
The tasks in this section are intended:
- for students in year 4
- to complement similar class tasks
- to be a selection only of enjoyable learning opportunities for your child (and for you)
- to generate useful explanations and discussions between you and your child.
The tasks in this section are NOT:
- intended to be comprehensive in their coverage of all maths at year 4
- drill and practice exercises.
These Year 4 tasks recognise that students:
- are mostly working at level 2 of the NZ Curriculum, growing in their understanding of number, algebra, geometry, measurement and statistics
- are all different, and some find parts of maths easier or harder than others
- are learning a range of approaches to solving problems that may involve several steps
- learn from and appreciate tasks presented in a variety of ways
- respond well to supportive questions from adults, such as, ‘What is the question asking you to do?’, or ‘What do you already know that might help you (solve the problem)?’
- enjoy exploring open tasks for which there can be a range of appropriate approaches and solutions
(accordingly, set answers are not included for a number of these tasks).
We suggest that you ask your child what they are learning in maths at school, and select a task from this menu.
Number
| Te Whakaoti Rapanga (Problems to solve) (PDF, 727KB) |
Talk about the different ways you solve problems. |
| Rearuatia (Double it) (PDF, 593KB) |
Use doubles to solve addition problems. |
| Te Hautanga me te Mea Tūtahi (Fractions of a whole) (PDF, 644KB) |
Work out the whole when you know the size of a part. |
| Pīrorihia he Meka Matua (Bowl a fact) (PDF, 552KB) |
Quickly recall and use your basic facts. |
| Hangaia Tēnei Tau (What's the target number?) (PDF, 488KB) |
Quickly recall and use your basic facts. |
Algebra
| He aha te Tauira? (What's the pattern?) (PDF, 665KB) |
Describe and continue number patterns. |
| He Pānga (Relationships) (PDF, 587KB) |
Use simple basic facts to explore relationships between numbers. |
Geometry
| Ngā Āhua o Ia Rā (Shapes in life) (PDF, 3.2MB) |
Name and describe the features of everyday shapes. |
| Tēnā Hurihia (Roll over) (PDF, 2.7MB) |
Make the net for a cube. |
Measurement
| Hīpoki Pukapuka (Book cover rules) (PDF, 703KB) |
Measure lengths and use them to calculate area. |
| Pēhea nei te Taumaha? (How heavy is that?) (PDF, 488KB) |
Accurately read and use kitchen scales. |
Statistics
| Mōhio anō Koe? (Did you know?) (PDF, 486KB) |
Plan and carry out an investigation. |
| He aha te Tūponotanga? (What's the probability?) (PDF, 408KB) |
Understand and describe the probability of events. |
| Kei waenga (In between) (PDF, 3.2MB) |
Understand and describe the probability of events. |
