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Year 4 worksheets
Free worksheets: Science, KS2, Y4
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Understanding light reflection: Build your own periscope
Mirrors change the direction of light and reflect it. We can demonstrate this practically by making a periscope. Light is reflected from one object into a mirror and then onto the other mirror before reaching your eyes. Collect your materials and find out for yourself!
What is evaporation?
In this investigation you are going to see if water can move – or does it just change?
Food webs
When we look at habitats we often look at food chains to see the feeding relationships within them. Sometimes, though, more than one animal feeds off others. This is when we make food webs. Look at these cards. Can you cut them out and arrange them on the table with the arrows to show which animals feed off each other?
I hear with my little ear
Sit in a quiet place and close your eyes and listen really carefully. What can you hear inside the room? What can you hear inside yourself? Record the sounds you hear.
Venn diagram multiples investigation
Venn diagrams are a great tool to help you investigate whether a statement is true or false. Use the blank diagrams below to investigate the given statements. Give at least 10 examples before deciding whether the statements are true or false.
Using apostrophes for omission
Some of the apostrophes have gone missing from this passage. Can you add them back in? Then write each of the incorrect words in their uncontracted (unshortened) form in the grid below. Can you arrange the yellow letters to form word related to using apostrophes?
Using a tally chart to solve a problem
Penelope Pennywise is a very sensible (and scarily organised!) girl. She’s decided to make sure that she will have enough money each month to spend on her friends’ and family members’ birthdays. Here’s some information (some of it is important, some of it isn’t) about Penelope’s plan, and a list of birthdays throughout the year. Use the tally chart to help you work out how much Penelope will need to spend each month on birthdays. Will she be able to buy presents for everyone on her list?
Spot incorrect capital letters
Jennifer has gone a bit capital-letter-mad writing a letter about her interests and hobbies! Circle the words that shouldn’t have a capital letter, then find them in the wordsearch.
Sorting time connectives
Time connectives are words or phrases used in writing or speech to explain WHEN something is happening. Can you sort these time connectives from regular connectives?
Proportion explained
Proportion shows the amount of something out of a total amount. For instance, if I had 20 stickers and 7 of them were red, the proportion of red stickers would be 7 out of 20, or 7/20. Proportions are fractions!
Irregular past tense verbs wordsearch
A fun and free activity created by an experienced teacher with the aim of teaching KS2 children about irregular past tense verbs. Each of the sentences on the worksheet includes an incorrect past-tense verb. Circle the incorrect verb and then find the correct form of the verb in the wordsearch.
Estimating to calculate
Before we do a calculation it’s useful to make a quick estimate. This helps because when we complete the calculation we will know if we are right or not based on the closeness to the estimation.Can you estimate the answers to the following? Remember to estimate, don’t do the working out!
Estimate the price game
This is a game for 2 to 4 players. The aim of the game is to correctly estimate the correct price of an item. The game host holds all the item cards. Players are assigned an item and take it in turns to guess the price. The person closest to the correct answer ‘wins’ that item and is given the card. The first person with 3 cards wins!
Commas after fronted adverbials
A fronted adverbial is used at the start of a sentence to explain more about the verb. It tells us where, when or how the verb is done. After a fronted adverbial, we often need a comma. Can you place the missing commas correctly in these sentences?
Roman numerals puzzle
Can you complete this puzzle with the correct Roman numerals?
Roman numerals explained
The Roman numeral system is like a code: there are seven symbols (letters of the alphabet) that can be used to make any Roman numeral. To work out what the number is, just add the digits together! If a smaller numeral is in front of the larger numeral, you need to subtract the smaller numeral. Now you have a go...
Roman numerals clock face
We still use Roman numerals today. One example of this is on clocks, where the numbers are often Roman numerals. Can you find pictures of any famous clocks with Roman numerals on?
Ordering Roman numerals
Here are the results of a Roman chariot race. Can you work out the Roman numerals then cut out the cards and put the chariots in order?
Football maths and soccer English for KS1 and KS2
Make the most of World Cup fever and give grammar, division and spelling practice a football twist with our soccer-themed worksheets for KS1 and KS2 children.
Using colons to introduce a list
Colons are often used in writing to introduce a list. Where do you think colons should go in these sentences?
Y4 addition and subtraction word problems
How good are your addition and subtraction skills? Find out by solving these football-themed word problems.