A word used to describe position or the direction of a turn. When facing North, left is to the West.

A word used to describe position or the direction of a turn. When facing North, right is to the East.

Towards a higher place or position. From a lower to a higher point.

Towards a lower place or position. From a higher to a lower point.

Using directional language

Maths

Using positional and proportional language

Understanding turns

Giving directions and describing turns

Follow and give directions

In this unit pupils will describe position direction and movement including whole half quarter and three-quarter turns. In the future unit pupils will order and arrange combinations of objects in patterns and sequences. They will consolidate understanding of whole half quarter and three-quarter turns in terms of right angles using mathematical vocabulary to describe position direction and movement

In prior learning, pupils will have developed their spatial reasoning skills in the area of shape, space and measures. In this unit pupils will describe position direction and movement including whole half quarter and three-quarter turns.

In this unit pupils will describe position direction and movement including whole half quarter and three-quarter turns.¬†

Position and direction including fractions of turns

Above shows the position of an object is higher than something else. Below shows that it is lower.

Over/under shows the position of something is directly above/beneath something else. On shows that it is sitting on top of something else.

In front shows the position of an object is further forward than something else. Behind shows that it is further back.

Between describes the position of an object being in the space separating two other objects.

A rotation that completes a full circle or 360 degrees.

A rotation that completes half of a circle or 180 degrees.

A rotation that completes a quarter of a circle or 90 degrees.

A set of instructions to tell someone which way to go.

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