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Mathematics›Geometry|Ages 5—6|ID: mt_Y9XKzLrUAZ

Describe movement and direction, including whole, half, quarter, and three-quarter turns

Mastery Evidence

  • Follow instructions to move forward, backward, turn left/right
  • Demonstrate a whole turn, half turn, and quarter turn with their body
  • Describe a route using directional language

Assessment Prompt

“If [child] is playing a game where they have to turn left or right, do they understand what a quarter turn, half turn, and full turn mean?”

Curriculum Standards1 alignment

Maths/Y1/GPD/1The national curriculum in England
Describe position, direction and movement

Describe position, direction and movement, including whole, half, quarter and three-quarter turns.

Mathematics · Key Stage 1

Prerequisites2

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  • What Is a Half? soft

    Understanding half and quarter turns benefits from the concept of halves and quarters

    • Division as equal sharing hard

      Finding a half requires equal sharing into 2 groups — a division concept

      • Subtraction as taking away or separating hard

        Division as equal sharing/grouping requires understanding subtraction as taking away/separating

        • How Many in Total? hard

          Understanding subtraction as taking away requires knowing numbers represent quantities (cardinality)

          • One-to-one counting hard

            Cardinality principle builds on one-to-one correspondence — you must count correctly to know the last number tells 'how many'

  • Positional Language hard

    Describing movement and turns builds on positional language

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