- Year 2
Solve problems involving position, direction and rotation
I can give and follow directions involving movements to the left and right, forwards and backwards and turning clockwise and anticlockwise.
- Year 2
Solve problems involving position, direction and rotation
I can give and follow directions involving movements to the left and right, forwards and backwards and turning clockwise and anticlockwise.
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Lesson details
Key learning points
- Directions can include quarter, half, three quarter and full turns.
- Turns can be described as clockwise or anticlockwise.
- Directions can include forwards, backwards, left and right.
- Direction is dependent on the way the person is facing.
Keywords
Directions - A set of instructions to tell someone which way to go.
Common misconception
Children can find it difficult to identify someone else's left and right if they are facing a different direction to them.
Encourage children to orient themselves so they are facing the same way as the person they are identifying the left or right side of. Experience in different ways that when someone is opposite you, their left side is the opposite side to your left.
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Prior knowledge starter quiz
6 Questions
Q1.The robot is on the of the ball.
Q2.To reach his milkshake, Pedro needs to move backwards 2 squares and then 1 square to his __________.
Q3.Jun is facing the tree.
He makes a quarter turn anticlockwise.
Now he is facing the __________.
Q4.How could you complete this sentence so that it is correct?
When you make a half turn …
Q5.How could you complete these directions so that Pedro can reach his milkshake? Make a quarter turn anticlockwise. Go forwards 1 square...
Q6.Complete the directions to help Pedro reach his milkshake.
Pedro makes a half turn. He should take one step to his and then go forwards 2 squares.
Assessment exit quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Which coin will Jun collect if he follows these directions?
Move forwards 1 square. Move 1 square to your left.
Q2.Complete the directions for Jun to collect the 5 pence coin. Move backwards 1 square. Move 1 square to your .
Q3.Which toys will Jun collect if he follows these directions? Move forwards 1 square. Move 3 squares to your left. Make a half turn. Move forwards 3 squares.
Q4.Which toy will Jun collect if he follows these directions? Make a quarter turn anticlockwise. Move 1 square to your left. Move forwards 3 squares.
Q5.Izzy has a computer game that can draw lines when she gives it directions. She used her game to draw a rectangle. Which directions did she give?
Q6.Izzy wants to complete her drawing of a hexagon. Which directions could she give?
