Classes
ICSE Class 4

Subject: Elementary School

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Introduction

ICSE class 4 maths syllabus:
Numbers
Number Operations
Playing with Numbers
Geometry
Measurement
Data handling
Patterns

ICSE class 4 social studies syllabus:
The Story of the Past and Evidence in History
Almanac
Responsibilities of a Good Citizen
The Earth – Its Movements & Forms
Our State
India: Unity in Diversity
Pollution: Its Impact on the Environment

ICSE class 4 science syllabus:

Theme 1: Human Body: Food We Eat    

Food for energy, for work, food for growth (body building), food for protection from diseases.  
Components of food: Carbohydrates, Proteins, Fats, Vitamins, Minerals, Water and roughage as essential components. Examples of each group of food component.
An idea of a balanced diet.  
Care of food to avoid wastage.

Theme 2: Human Body: The Teeth    
Kind of teeth in the mouth and location. 
Structure and Functions of each kind of tooth. 
Diagram with labelling of parts of a tooth, number of teeth of each kind in: infants and adults.  
Care of Teeth and Gums: Causes of cavities/ deficiencies and steps to prevent them.  
Need for regular check-up to keep teeth healthy; importance of healthy dental care habits. 
Role of food in the development of healthy teeth and gums.

Theme 3: Human Body: The Digestive and Excretory Systems    
Organs of the digestive system (mouth, food pipe, stomach, liver, small and large intestine, rectum, anus).  
Functions of various organs in digestion, need for chewing food well, and for regular bowel movements.  
Need for water.  
Organs of the excretory system and their functions.  
Healthy habits related to digestion and excretion.

Theme 4: Adaptations in Animals    
Adaptation in animals. 
Need for adaptations in animals.  
Reasons of adaptations. 
Examples of adaptations in animals: on land, in water.  Adaption in modification of body parts in herbivores, carnivores, omnivores.  
Examples of each.  
Care and concern for animals

Theme 5: Adaptations in Plants    
Need for adaptation in plants.  
Examples of adaptation of plants on land with examples.  
Examples of adaptation of plants in water with examples.  
Examples of adaptation of plants in desert with examples. 
Examples of adaptation of plants in hilly areas with examples.

Theme 6: Plants in the Surroundings and Environment    
Parts of plants and their uses (Revisiting earlier concepts).  
Roots: kinds of roots, their functions and examples.  
Shoots: functions of the stem. 
Functions of the leaf: Photosynthesis, transpiration process (in simple language). 
Iodine test for starch in leaves. 
Products obtained from plants such as food items, wood, coir, rubber, fibres.

Theme 7: Air    
Some properties of air i.e., occupy space, weight, expands, no colour.  
Composition of air (gases + water vapour). 
Process of breathing and burning.  
Causes of air pollution – dust, smoke, spitting (germs/bacteria, Virus), preventive measures to keep air clean. 

Theme 8: Materials and Solutions    Definition- solvent, solute and solution, giving examples of each (simple language).  
Soluble and insoluble substances giving examples of each (solubility in oil, water) 
Method of separation: sedimentation, decantation, filtration, evaporation. 

Theme 9: Light    
Source of light: natural and artificial. 
Examples of sources of natural and artificial light.  
Luminous/non-luminous objects.  Properties of light.  
Transparent, translucent and opaque objects. Examples of each category of objects. 
Uses of these objects in daily life.  
Formation of shadows (how a shadow is formed – not in technical terms).

Theme 10: Measurement    
Need for measurement  
Examples of measurement in daily life (buying goods, watching time)  
Simple description of instruments used for measurement (ruler, tape, weighing machine, thermometer, clock)  
Use of each instrument, how to read/use them. 

Theme 11: Push and Pull    
The concept/ meaning of push and pull and difference between the two;  
Examples of push and pull.  
Force: meaning in simple terms, changes shape of objects and direction;  
Meaning of various types of forces – muscular, gravitational, magnetic and frictional.

Theme 12: Friction as a Force    
Friction – meaning, concept.  
How to reduce friction (oil, powder).  
Uses of friction.  
Harmful effects of friction.  
Examples of friction.

ICSE Class 4 English syllabus:

Nouns
Verbs
Tenses
Adjectives
Pronouns
Prepositions, conjuction and interjections
Adverbs
Punctuations and vocabulary
Comprehension 1
Story writing
Writing Composition
Prefixes
Suffix
Vowels and Consonants
Syllables
Clauses
People and their work
Family Relations Vocabulary
Silent Letters
Degree of Comparison

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