Position, direction, and movement
Use mathematical vocabulary to describe position, direction, and movement, including straight lines and distinguishing rotation as a turn in terms of right angles (quarter, half, three-quarter turns, clockwise and anti-clockwise)
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Teaching Table
Set out your lesson
Separate moving along a line from turning to face a new direction.
Comfort with the particular task and communication mode; optional oral/scribed work is recorded separately.
Check the learner can access these words/materials and prerequisite ideas; historical authorship is not readiness or mastery. If not, demonstrate briefly or revisit the named prerequisite.
Use a finger or paper arrow on the grid, not a blindfolded walking game. Top of page is north; right is east. No printer: view only the active learner card on screen, or an adult copies its exact prompts onto plain paper without answers. Oral pointing/dictation is an access option; record it as adapted/supported and do not claim handwriting from it. Keep adult keys/scripts separate; supply only the current stage.
Use fictional cases and invented identifiers; never record personal conflicts, health, bank details or family spending. Adult prompts/keys are private companion files, never learner links.
Use the complete materials on screen or print only the current sheet. Keep adult guidance out of learner view. Retain an earlier model only when the current step supplies it as context.
Teaching limits and safe use
These are finite task opportunities, not proof of mastery. Record what was attempted and what support was used.
Tabletop directional language, not real-world navigation or physical movement evidence.
Use fictional cases and invented identifiers; never record personal conflicts, health, bank details or family spending. Adult prompts/keys are private companion files, never learner links.
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Separate moving along a line from turning to face a new direction.
Separate moving along a line from turning to face a new direction.
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Check understanding
- Use terms such as clockwise, anti-clockwise, quarter turn, half turn, three-quarter turn
- Describe a right angle as a quarter turn
- Give and follow directions involving straight-line movement and turns
“Can your child follow directions like "turn clockwise a quarter turn" or "move three squares to the right" on a grid or in a simple navigation game?”
Curriculum record
- Type
- Language
- Subject
- Mathematics
- Domain
- Geometry
- Age range
- Ages 6–7
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