Lesson video

Hello, I'm Miss Miah, and I'm so excited to be a part of your learning journey today.

I hope you enjoy this lesson as much as I do.

In this lesson, you'll be able to give directions to move an object from one position to another on a grid.

Your keywords are on the screen now, and I'd like you to repeat them after me.

Grid.

Position.

Horizontal.

Vertical.

Brilliant.

Let's find out what these words mean.

Now, a set of lines used to help us accurately draw graphs is known as a grid.

Position means where something is located, often in relation to something else.

Horizontal means side to side, like the horizon.

Vertical means in an up-down direction.

So this lesson is all about giving directions from one position to another on a grid.

Understanding how to give and follow directions on a grid is important because it helps you learn how to navigate places, like reading maps or finding your way around school.

It also helps you think about how to move from one place to another, which is useful in games, puzzles, and even building things like Lego models.

So in this particular lesson, you'll learn how to move objects using simple commands like up, down, left and right.

Whether it's moving horizontally, vertically, or both, you'll be able to navigate the grid with ease.

So our first lesson cycle is all to do with creating instructions to move an object on a grid.

Then our second lesson cycle moves on to giving and following accurate directions on a grid.

In this lesson, you will meet Jacob and Sofia.

Jacob and Sofia are playing a game.

They need to move the unicorn to the magic star to unlock a new level.

Now, Jacob asks, "What directions do I need to give to Sofia to do this?" What do you think? Now on the screen you can see a five by four grid.

Now there's a unicorn placed just above the star.

What do you think? How do you think the unicorn will get there? And what specific directions can we give to get there? Think about which language you'd use to maybe get to a friend if they were blindfolded.

You definitely have to use words such as right, left, up, down.

And how might you tell them how far to move? Those are just some things to think about.

Well, Jacob explores the different ways the unicorn could move.

You can move it vertically.

And I want you to have a look at how the unicorn moves vertically.

Yes, that means it can move in an up-down direction.

The unicorns move down and up.

So the unicorn has moved vertically.

You can also move it horizontally.

Yes, that means side to side.

So here the unicorn is moving right and left from the centre point.

Over to you.

I'd like you to describe the way the unicorn moves.

It is moving.

What do you think? You can pause the video here and click play when you're ready to rejoin us.

So what did you get? Well, it is moving vertically, and we know that because the unicorn moved up and down.

Vertically means that it can move in an up and down direction.

Now they need to move the unicorn to the magic star to unlock a new level by giving specific directions.

Jacob says, "Just move the unicorn down, Sofia." "I can move the unicorn down, but it's not clear how far to move." Hmm.

How can Jacob improve his direction? Well, Sofia suggests, "If we say down two squares, we know exactly how far to go." There we are.

Now this will help everyone follow the same steps and reach the same destination.

And that's because the instructions are specific.

We know how many squares to move and in what direction.

Okay, so my instruction should have a direction and a number of spaces.

Now they move on to level two.

Whoa, this time we have to move vertically and horizontally.

"If we say down two squares and right two squares, we know exactly how far to go." And Sofia's right because the directions here are specific.

She's mentioned in which direction to go and how many spaces.

So let's go down two squares.

Count with me.

One, two.

And let's go right two squares.

Count with me.

One, two.

Fantastic.

We've got to the star.

By giving the exact steps, it makes directions clear and easy to follow.

Hmm.

"Why not say move vertically two squares and horizontally two squares?" "They're not specific enough.

Vertically is either up or down.

If we went up, we'd be further away." "A horizontal movement will either go left or right." "I see.

The star is to the right of the unicorn, so we move to the right." Over to you.

What directions will take us from the starting point to the magic star? Down something squares, left something squares.

What do you think? Pause the video here and click play when you're ready to rejoin us.

So what did you get? Well, this is one way the unicorn may have got to the magic star.

So let's count.

We're going to go down first.

So down one, two, three and left one.

So if you got down three squares and left one square, you are correct, well done.

On to the main task for this lesson cycle.

Question one: you are going to give the unicorn directions to get to the magic star.

You've got A, right something squares and up something squares, left something squares and up something squares.

For C, hmm squares and up something squares.

And for D, you're going to have to give the direction and the number of squares.

You could pause the video here and click play when you're ready to rejoin us.

So how did you do? Now remember, it's super important that we give not only the direction, but the amount of squares that we are moving in as well so that it is specific and that everyone ends up in the same place.

So for question A, you should have got right two squares and up one square.

For question B, left two squares and up three squares.

For C, you should have got left three squares and up two squares.

And for D, you should have got right four squares and down two squares.

Okay, let's move on to lesson cycle two.

This is a super important skill, because being able to give and follow accurate directions on a grid is important because it's super useful, especially when reading maps, when solving problems or puzzles.

You are going to be able to need to know how precisely to move sometimes from one point to another.

So let's get started.

Meet Dot.

There he is.

The goal of the game is to direct him to the fruits.

Dot is hungry today.

He really wants to eat his fruits, without bumping into the blue squares.

"I need to get all the fruits to get to level two." What directions might Jacob give? Have a think.

How might Jacob make his directions specific? Now Jacob gives directions.

"Right three squares.

Down one square." Will Dot end up at the apple? Let's have a look.

Count with me.

So right three squares.

So we need to go right.

So that's one, two, three, and down one square.

Ooh.

Well, Sofia says, "I think you need to try again, Jacob." And I agree.

I think Jacob does need to try again.

"Right three squares is one too many." So this time Jacob says, "Right two squares and down one square." Count with me.

Ready? One, two.

And down one square.

One.

Yes, we did it.

Level one complete.

Over to you.

Has Jacob given the right directions to get to the pear? What's another way to get to the pear? So Jacob's suggested down two squares, right two squares.

You can pause the video here and follow the directions to see if Dot gets to the pear.

So how did you do? Well, let's try what Jacob said.

He said down two squares and right two squares.

So let's start by going down.

One, two.

And right two squares.

One, two.

Oh, he's missed it.

So actually incomplete.

Let's try again.

Jacob is incorrect.

So the correct instructions here were down three squares and right one square.

Another route that Jacob could have taken was right two squares, down three squares, and left one square.

Sofia moves on to level two and she has to get from the pineapple to the watermelon.

What directions should Sofia give? Remember, it's super important that we are specific with our directions.

So which direction are we going in, and how many squares does Sofia need to count from the original position to get to the next fruit? Sofia says, "Down three squares, right one square." Let's see if she's correct.

One, two, three.

And then right one square.

Fantastic.

She's got the pineapple.

And then from here it's actually right two squares and up one square.

So she's added in another set of directions.

So let's count it together.

Right two squares.

Right, so one, two.

And up one square.

One.

Level two complete.

Fantastic.

Now Sofia is on level three and she needs to give instructions for Dot to get to each fruit one after the other.

What directions should Sofia give? So let's go down one.

One.

And now right two squares.

One, two.

Okay, good.

Yes, we've got the pineapple.

From here, it's down one square.

And yes, again, Sofia's got the watermelon.

Now it's down one square and right two squares.

Let's check.

Down one square and right two squares.

One, two.

And we've got the level three complete.

So in this case, Sofia combined her directions to get from one fruit to another.

Over to you.

Pick two fruits and give instructions to get from one fruit to another.

You can pause the video here, and click play when you're ready to rejoin us.

So how did you do? Well, you may have picked pineapple and cherry.

So if you did pick that, this is what you should have got.

So one square down, two squares right.

So from this position, you should have gone one square right again, one square up and one square right.

Well done if you were able to give accurate directions to get to the two fruits one after the other.

On to the final task for this lesson cycle.

So which fruit is Dot going to? From the start square, he travels one square right, one square up, two squares right, one square down, three squares right, one square up, one square right.

Remember, don't bump into the blue walls.

And there's your grid.

For question two, you are going to choose three fruits.

And then what you're going to do is write instructions for Dot to each of those routes from the start square.

2b, you're going to choose three fruits again.

This time you're going to write instructions for Dot to get to each fruit one after the other.

Can you use the following vocabulary? Up, down, left, right.

You can pause the video here and click play when you're ready to rejoin us.

Off you go.

Have fun, good luck.

So how did you do? So for question one, you should have got apple as your answer.

This is because by following these specific directions, we know how many squares to count and in which direction.

Now if you ended up somewhere else, or you didn't quite get to the apple, just check over the directions that you moved in.

You may have confused right and left.

Sometimes I make that mistake as well.

Or you may have counted one too many squares.

For question two, you may have chosen the fruit pear.

For that, you should have got one square right and three squares down, and you would've got to pear.

For question two, you may have chosen pineapple, watermelon, and grapes.

So for example, to get to pineapple, you would've got one square right, one square up, two squares right, one square down, one square right, one square down.

And for that we would've got to pineapple.

Now, it's very important to notice that these directions are accurate because we've got the direction and the amount of squares that Dot needs to travel.

So let's continue.

From pineapple to watermelon, well, we would've had to go one square right, one square down, one square right, and we would've ended up at watermelon.

And then from watermelon, one square left, two squares down, one square left, two squares down, and one square right would've led us to grapes.

Fantastic.

We are at the end of the lesson.

Let's summarise our learning.

So in this lesson, you were able to give directions from one position to another on a grid.

You now know that directions such as up, down, right and left can be used to move objects on a grid.

You can combine direction with a number of squares to give accurate directions.

You also know that the move can include a horizontal and a vertical direction.

Thank you for joining me in this lesson, and I look forward to seeing you in the next one.

Bye.