For: Grade 4 Maths teachers planning Term 4 and revision for the end-of-year test.
Term 4 2026 at a glance
Term 4 of 2026 runs from Tuesday 6 October to Wednesday 9 December for learners. Teachers close on Friday 11 December. That is 10 weeks and 47 school days for learners, with no public holidays in the term (source: DBE 2026 school calendar and gov.za school calendar).
The ATP numbers weeks 1 to 10. In 2026 they fall like this:
| Term 4 week | 2026 dates (Mon to Fri) |
|---|---|
| Week 1 | Tue 6 Oct to Fri 9 Oct |
| Week 2 | 12 to 16 Oct |
| Week 3 | 19 to 23 Oct |
| Week 4 | 26 to 30 Oct |
| Week 5 | 2 to 6 Nov |
| Week 6 | 9 to 13 Nov |
| Week 7 | 16 to 20 Nov |
| Week 8 | 23 to 27 Nov |
| Week 9 | 30 Nov to 4 Dec |
| Week 10 | 7 to 9 Dec (learners’ last day Wed 9 Dec) |
Exam and test dates for Grades 4 to 9 are set by your school, district or province, not by one national timetable. Check your school’s own exam timetable before you plan revision days.
What changed in the 2026 Grade 4 Maths ATP
Circular S19 of 2025 keeps the 2023/24 ATPs for 2026 except Mathematics in Grades 4 to 5 and 8 to 9 and Natural Sciences (and Technology) in Grades 4 to 9. These subjects have new 2026 ATPs, partly to bring back topics removed during Covid. Use the 2026 Grade 4 Mathematics ATP (DBE).
In the 2026 plan data handling (the data cycle) is taught in Term 3, not Term 4. Bar graphs are still in the end-of-year test, because that test covers Term 1 to 4 topics. Use this page as a revision lesson.
Term 4 topics (2026 ATP)
| Topic | Hours | What learners do |
|---|---|---|
| Time | 12 | Read and write time in 12-hour and 24-hour formats on analogue and digital clocks; read calendars; solve time problems |
| Length | 6 | Measure and compare in mm, cm, m and km |
| Perimeter, area and volume | 6 | Perimeter with rulers or tapes; area by counting squares; volume by packing or filling |
| Capacity/volume | 6 | Measure in ml and l; convert between ml and l |
| Revision and formal assessment | 21 | Test: Term 1 to 4 topics |
In the Intermediate Phase the end-of-year assessment is a controlled test, and the promotion mark is 80% SBA and 20% end-of-year.
If your school teaches Maths in an African language under MTbBE, see the MTbBE bilingual assessment guide.
Revision lesson: bar graphs (about 60 minutes)
Warm up (10 minutes). Ask the class: “What is your favourite fruit?” Record answers with tally marks on the board.
Model (10 minutes). Turn the tally table into a bar graph. Point out the title, labels on both axes, equal spaces and a scale that starts at 0.
Pairs (15 minutes). Give each pair a small data set (for example, how learners travel to school). They draw a tally table and a bar graph.
Interpret (15 minutes). Learners answer questions: most and least popular, how many more, total number of learners.
Exit ticket (10 minutes). One test-style question (below).
Test-style practice
Learners in Grade 4B voted for their favourite sport: soccer 12, netball 9, cricket 5, athletics 7.
- Draw a bar graph with a title and labelled axes.
- Which sport got the most votes?
- How many more learners chose soccer than cricket?
- How many learners voted altogether?
Answers: 2. Soccer. 3. 12 minus 5 = 7. 4. 12 + 9 + 5 + 7 = 33.
Quick mixed revision for the Term 1 to 4 test:
- Write 14:30 as 12-hour time. (2:30 pm)
- How many ml are in 3 litres? (3 000 ml)
- A rectangle on a grid covers 4 rows of 6 squares. What is its area in squares? (24 squares)
End-of-year revision checklist (Grade 4 Maths)
- ☐ Whole numbers: count, order, compare, place value
- ☐ Addition, subtraction, multiplication and division with whole numbers
- ☐ Common fractions
- ☐ Number sentences and patterns
- ☐ 2D shapes and 3D objects
- ☐ Data cycle: tally tables, bar graphs and pictographs
- ☐ Mass and transformations (Term 3)
- ☐ Time, length, perimeter, area, volume and capacity (Term 4)
- ☐ One practice test under time
Check the exact topic list for each term in the 2026 ATP, and confirm the test date with your school.
Related CAPS123 pages
- Grade 4 ATPs
- Intermediate Phase resources
- ChatGPT prompts for Intermediate Phase Mathematics
- DBE workbooks (free PDFs)
Disclaimer
CAPS123 is not an official Department of Basic Education site. Topics, weeks and marks here come from the DBE Annual Teaching Plans and circulars linked on this page. Always check the official ATP index and your school’s assessment programme and exam timetable.