Printable checklist

Year 4 English — what your child learns

These are the 30 English topics Year 4 covers on TheLearnDen, following the National Curriculum for England. Print the list, stick it on the fridge, and tick topics off as they come up. Each topic name matches its page on this site, where you will find checked videos, lessons, worksheets and practice. Many are free; any account or subscription requirement is shown before you open a resource.

• Understand Structure And Purpose
• Identify Text Meaning
• Root Word Awareness
• Use Exception Words
• Vocabulary Awareness
• Extend Sentence Composition
• Grammar Awareness
• Tense Awareness
• Use Conjunctions Adverbs And Prepositions
• Use Possessive Apostrophes With Plurals
• Recognise Forms Of Poetry
• Create Fiction
• Write Non Fiction
• Discuss Words And Phrases
• Plan And Write Familiar Poetry
• Listen To And Discuss Texts
• Use Dictionaries
• Increase Range Of Texts
• Draw Inferences About Texts
• Predict Story Development
• Identify And Summarise Main Ideas
• Retrieve And Record Information
• Use Prefixes And Suffixes
• Homophone Awareness
• Spelling Awareness
• Sentence Awareness
• Assess And Improve Structure
• Assess Grammar And Vocabulary
• Use Fronted Adverbials
• Use And Punctuate Speech

Topic order follows the site's Year 4 English listing. Schools teach topics in their own order, so treat this as a coverage map, not a timetable.