Position, direction & movement

  • This topic introduces vocabulary for describing the position of shapes and objects
  • It also covers how shapes and objects can change position by turning either clockwise or anti-clockwise
  • There are activities to read and plot coordinates on a grid to make shapes
  • These shapes are then translated (slid across or up or down) reflected (flipped) or rotated (turned) on the grid
  • SHAPE/SPACE – vocabulary of position

    Use positional words

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