CHALLENGE AND EXTEND GROWING MINDS WITH ADVANCED ENGLISH AND MATHEMATICS

Rigorous Extension Work for High-Achieving Year 4 Students
The Excel Advanced Skills: Advanced English and Mathematics Year 4 workbook is specifically designed to provide motivated students aged 9–10 with challenging academic extension. Part of the highly regarded Excel Advanced Skills series, this book serves as an excellent homework resource or classroom extension tool. By diving deeper into key learning areas, it helps advanced students build academic confidence, precision, and stamina. Each unit provides a balanced mix of:

• Advanced English: Focus areas including reading comprehension and targeted punctuation tasks, structured to stretch and mature upper-middle primary literacy skills.
• Advanced Mathematics: High-level exercises covering whole numbers and measurement concepts like time to foster advanced numerical agility and real-world problem-solving skills.

With structured, repetitive question formats that allow learners to focus entirely on mastering advanced content without feeling overwhelmed, this workbook turns rigorous academic challenges into a rewarding weekly routine.

Key features of the Year 4 workbook include:

• 30 Sequenced Units: Features 30 double-page units designed with consistent question formats (such as comprehension always starting the English section and whole numbers starting the Mathematics section) to build student familiarity and independence.
• Advanced NAPLAN*-Style Tests: Includes four term-based assessment tests that prepare students for future national testing environments by evaluating cumulative term work.
• Diagnostic Marking Grids: Practical tools to record results, allowing parents and teachers to instantly identify a student's strengths, target specific revision needs, and find recommendations for further topic-specific Excel workbooks.
• Australian Curriculum Support: Fully mapped to support the requirements of the Australian Curriculum in both English and Mathematics.
• Expert Authorship: Written by highly experienced primary educators and authors Allyn Jones and Sheryl Persson.

The Excel Advanced Skills series is a trusted resource for Australian families, providing the perfect toolkit to nurture, challenge, and accelerate your child's learning journey.