Give directions from one position to another on a grid

Maths

In this unit pupils will give directions from one position to another on a grid and move objects including polygons on a grid according to directions, and mark the new position. They will describe and draw polygons specified by translations. In the future unit pupils will describe positions in all four quadrants drawing and translating simple shapes and reflecting them in the axes.

In the prior unit pupils rotated two lines around a fixed point to make different sized angles. They identified vertices. In this unit pupils will give directions from one position to another on a grid and move objects including polygons on a grid according to directions, and mark the new position. They will describe and draw polygons specified by translations.

Coordinates

Which of these is the correct instruction to move the unicorn to the star?

Jacob: Right 3 squares, down 3 squares, right 1 square. 

Sofia: Right 4 squares, down 4 squares, right 2 squares.

Jacob and Sofia want to move Dot to the pear. Who gives the correct instructions?

Which two fruits does Dot eat? Dot moves: Right 1 square. Down 1 square. Right 2 squares. Down 2 squares. Left 1 square.

Look at the table. Which line is vertical?

Look at the table. Which line is horizontal?

Match the arrows up to show whether they point ‘right’ or ‘left’.

I put a counter on 3 and move three places left. What number am I on now?

I put a counter on 3 and move three places right. What number am I on now? I am on the number {{  }}. 

I put a counter on 3 and move two places left then 6 places right. What number am I on now?  I am on the number {{  }}. 

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

Give directions from one position to another on a grid

Lesson outcome

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