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Play Position & Turns Sprint
Use generated scenes to practise position words, arrow directions and quarter, half, three-quarter and whole turns. Saving is off unless you choose it.
Identify selected position words, directions and turns. Following or giving multi-step directions and wider vocabulary need other activities.
Year 1 · Maths
Use language of position and direction in Year 1 Maths
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Focus on left right clockwise anticlockwise turns for kids. Open support for “Follow the Directions”, then explain the idea in your own words.
Year 1 learners practise left right clockwise anticlockwise turns for kids.
The activities include Follow the Directions, Know Which is Left, Middle and Right, Make Turns in Both Clockwise and Anticlockwise Directions, and related practice. The checked support below includes video, worksheet, lesson pack, lesson. Open a resource in its provider's website and choose the format that best helps the learner explain the idea independently.
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Position, direction and turns
Use page-relative position words, follow short grid directions and describe quarter and half turns. Keep the page upright. Partial practice only; not other viewpoints, coordinates, compass points, clock reading or complete spatial mastery.
7 pages · answers and adult guidance · selected skills, not the whole topic
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- Follow the Directions — support from Oak National Academy
- Know Which is Left, Middle and Right — support from Twinkl
- Make Turns in Both Clockwise and Anticlockwise Directions — support from Twinkl
- Make Turns in a Clockwise Direction — support from Twinkl
- Understand the Words Top, Middle, Bottom, Above and Below — support from Twinkl
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Follow and Give Directions
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Language of Position | KS1 Maths Concept Video
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Describe Turns | KS1 Maths Concept Video
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PlanIt Maths Year 1 Position and Direction Lesson Pack 3: Describing Position (1)
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Position and Direction: Full KS1 Unit
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Year 1 Position and Direction PlanIt Lesson Pack
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