Clockwise is the direction that the hands of an analogue clock travel.

Anti-clockwise is the opposite direction to which the hands of an analogue clock travel.

One complete turn all the way around. A full turn is the equivalent of turning through four right angles.

Half of one complete turn. A half turn is the equivalent of turning through two right angles.

A quarter/three-quarters of one complete turn. A quarter/three-quarter turn is the equivalent of turning through 1/3 right angles.

Describe turns as a quarter, half, three-quarter or full turn

Maths

In this 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 the future unit pupils will rotate 2 lines around a fixed point to make different sized angles They will identify vertices

In the prior unit pupils described position, direction and movement, including whole, half, quarter and three-quarter turns. In this 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

Position and direction

When something turns in the same direction as the hands on an analogue clock, it is described as a __________ turn.

What direction of turn do these arrows represent?

Jun is facing the slide.
He makes a full turn.
Now he is facing the __________.

Jun is facing the slide.
He makes a half turn.
Now he is facing the __________.

Jun is facing the slide.
He makes a quarter turn anticlockwise.
Now he is facing the __________.

Jun made a three-quarter turn anticlockwise.

Jun is facing the tree.
He makes a turn.
Now he is facing the house.
Tick the turns he could have made.

Complete the sentence. The ladybird has ...  

The whole is divided into 4 equal parts. 1 of those parts is shaded

The whole is divided into 4 equal parts. 3 of those parts are shaded.

The whole is divided into 2 equal parts. 1 of those parts is shaded.

Match the name of each fraction to the sentence that describes it.

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

Describe turns as a quarter, half, three-quarter or full turn

Lesson outcome

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