Term 4 Curriculum — Study Bee

Term 4 · 2026

What We Cover This Term

A week-by-week look at what Grade 3, Grade 4 and Grade 5 students will learn across the 10-week term, starting Friday 9 October (Grades 4 & 5) and Monday 12 October (Grade 3). All times are Melbourne time.

Grade 3 Maths

Mondays 5:00–6:00pm · from 12 October

Additive Problem ModellingVC2M3N08

Turning real-world addition and subtraction situations into number sentences before solving them.

Multiplicative & Financial ModellingVC2M3N08

Using the represent–solve–check process for multiplication, division and money problems.

Following an AlgorithmVC2M3N09

Following a precise set of steps and decisions to investigate numbers.

Creating AlgorithmsVC2M3N09

Designing their own step-by-step rules and describing the patterns they make.

Statistical Investigation: PlanningVC2M3ST03

Asking a clear question and planning how to collect the data to answer it.

Statistical Investigation: DisplayingVC2M3ST03

Choosing a display that answers the question, then interpreting the results.

Chance LanguageVC2M3P01

Describing everyday events as likely, unlikely, certain or impossible, and explaining why.

Chance ExperimentsVC2M3P02

Repeating chance experiments, recording the results and describing how they vary.

Odd & Even ChecksVC2M3N01

Using odd and even number patterns to check whether an answer makes sense.

Term Assessment

Summative assessment for the topics covered during the term.

Grade 4 Maths

Fridays 4:30–5:30pm · from 9 October

Addition AlgorithmsVC2M4N10

Following and creating repeated addition rules, then describing the number pattern they produce.

Multiplication AlgorithmsVC2M4N10

Building step-by-step multiplication rules and spotting the pattern as it grows.

Multi-Step EquationsVC2M4A01

Finding unknown values in harder equations by undoing operations one step at a time.

Calculating ChangeVC2M4N08

Working out the change from a purchase, rounded to the nearest 5 cents.

Shopping ProblemsVC2M4N08

Adding up the cost of several items before working out the change owed.

Additive ModellingVC2M4N09

Turning real-world addition and subtraction situations into number sentences to solve them.

Financial ModellingVC2M4N09

Using the represent–solve–check process for multiplicative and money problems.

Multi-Step Problem SolvingVC2M4N09

Solving problems that combine addition, subtraction, multiplication and division in sequence.

3D ObjectsVC2M4SP01

Identifying and comparing three-dimensional objects by their faces, edges and vertices.

Term Assessment

Summative assessment for the topics covered during the term.

Grade 5 Maths

Fridays 6:00–7:00pm · from 9 October

Fact FamiliesVC2M5A02

Building complete fact families and using inverse operations to check calculations.

Algebra: PatternsVC2M5A01

Describing, continuing and creating number patterns involving fractions and decimals.

Algebra: UnknownsVC2M5A02

Finding unknown values in equations by applying the inverse operation.

Chance & ProbabilityVC2M5P01

Listing the outcomes of chance experiments and writing probabilities as fractions.

Line GraphsVC2M5ST02

Constructing and interpreting line graphs and comparing trends between two graphs.

Translations & ReflectionsVC2M5SP03

Sliding and flipping 2D shapes while their size and shape stay the same.

Rotations & SymmetryVC2M5SP03

Turning shapes around a point and identifying line and rotational symmetry.

Financial MathematicsVC2M5N08, VC2M5N09

Calculating accurately with money and solving real-world financial word problems.

Complex Word ProblemsVC2M5N09

Identifying the right sequence of operations to solve multi-step worded questions.

Term Assessment

Summative assessment for the topics covered during the term.

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