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.

Understanding turns

Maths

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.

Position and direction including fractions of turns

True or false. The ladybird has made a turn.

Look at the shape. Which images show that the shape has made a turn?

Jun is facing the slide. He wants to face the house. Jun needs to make a {{}}.

Izzy has made a turn on each pathway. Match the letter with the turn.

The car is facing in this direction. Next, the car will make a {{ }} turn.

Match the parts of the sentence to show the position of the toys.

This lesson will be removed by end of Summer Term 2025.

Understanding turns

Lesson outcome

This lesson will be removed by end of Summer Term 2025.