Primary Checkpoints - Year 4

Part of the series Primary Checkpoints.

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The Primary Checkpoints series is designed to provide ready-made stimulating activities for students in a wide variety of subject areas. The activities and questions are presented in a way that familiarises students with a variety of assessment formats and are ideal for class work or homework.

How is it structured?

• Each unit starts with a different text type on a theme that is relevant to the age and ability level of the student
• Reading comprehension questions and language convention tasks are based on the text type
• Numeracy tasks include mental arithmetic questions and a problem solving task
• Encouragement pages offer tasks that are related to other curriculum areas, such as, science, geography, history, health, fitness and social issues

How will it support my teaching?

• The checkpoint units in each book are an ideal assessment tool and provide a record of student progress
• The books offer ready made units of work based on popular themes, such as, celebrations, sport, transport and inventions, which saves you time on planning
• Questions are presented in a way that familiarises students with popular testing styles, providing teachers and parents with a valuable tool in preparing students for national assessment
• The flexible and varied nature of the books allows them to be used throughout the year for extension or revision

How will it benefit my students?

• Different text types help students to question information gained from a variety of sources, which develops skills in critical literacy
• Engaging themes encourage learning and the common layout prepares students for popular assessment formats
• Full colour photographs help students relate learning to every day contexts
• Develops literacy and numeracy skills through cross-curricular themes

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Primary Checkpoints 4

• Unit 1: Food A Healthy Lunch - Salmon Wraps
• Unit 2: Celebrations Holidays and Commemorations
• Unit 3: Sport & Games Sticks and Stones May Break My...
• Unit 4: Tales Heracles and the Hydra
• Checkpoint: Unit 1 The Pony Club Party
• Unit 5: Transport The History of the Motorbike
• Unit 6: Rules Local Government
• Unit 7: Humour Just Joking!
• Unit 8: Inventions Video Games
• Checkpoint: Unit 2 Hill Street Primary School
• Unit 9: Australia Settlement - Finding a Site
• Unit 10: Records & Facts Kookaburra Fact File
• Unit 11: Recreation At The Movies
• Unit 12: Health & Fitness Fuel for the Engine!
• Checkpoint: Unit 3 How the Land was Formed
• Unit 13: Communicating Advertising
• Unit 14: Beasts Beasts that Bite and Sting!
• Unit 15: How it Works Magnets
• Checkpoint: Unit 4 Where does it Hurt?
• Answers

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