Giving directions and describing turns
I can give directions including left and right turns, and recognise whole, half and quarter turns.
Giving directions and describing turns
I can give directions including left and right turns, and recognise whole, half and quarter turns.
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Key learning points
- Turns can be described using quarter, half and whole turns.
- Turns can be made to the right and left.
- Quarter turns to the left and right can be used to give directions.
- When you make a whole turn, you will end facing the same way you started.
- When you make a half turn, you will end facing the opposite way to where you started.
Keywords
Whole turn - A rotation that completes a full circle or 360 degrees.
Half turn - A rotation that completes half of a circle or 180 degrees.
Quarter turn - A rotation that completes a quarter of a circle or 90 degrees.
Common misconception
Children may confuse left and right turns when someone else, whose orientation is different from their own, is making a turn.
Encourage children to move themselves into the same orientation as the person whose turn they are trying to describe so that they can use their own left and right to help see which directions someone else is turning.
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Prior knowledge starter quiz
6 Questions
Q1.True or false? The triangle block needs to be turned to extend the pattern.
Q2.Look at the shape. Which images show that the shape has made a turn?
Q3.Which way will each car turn?
left
right
Q4.In each image, which way did Izzy turn?
right
left
Q5.Look at the image. The arrow has made a turn to the .
Q6.The car is facing in this direction. Which turn will it make? A turn.
Assessment exit quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Which turn will Izzy make to walk along the path? A turn.
Q2.Which turns will Izzy make to get to the swing?
Q3.Match the start and the end of the sentence to make them correct.
to the left
to the right
Q4.Jun is facing the house. He makes a half turn. Now, he is facing the .
Q5.The arrow has made a turn.
Q6.Which turn has been made?
