Y1 Maths

Describe Movement and Turns Lesson

This Year 2 Describing Movement and Turns lesson covers the prior learning of describing position, before moving onto the main skill of describing movement and turns.

The lesson starts with a prior learning worksheet to check pupils’ understanding. The interactive lesson slides recap the prior learning before moving on to the main skill. Children can then practise further by completing the activities and can extend their learning by completing an engaging extension task.

National Curriculum Objectives
Mathematics Year 2: (2P2) Use mathematical vocabulary to describe position, direction and movement including movement in a straight line and distinguishing between rotation as a turn and in terms of right angles for quarter, half and three-quarter turns (clockwise and anti-clockwise)

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2 Teaching Support

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Lesson Slides

Lesson Slides

These lesson slides guide pupils through the prior learning of describing position, before moving onto the main skill of describe movement and turns. There are a number of questions to check pupils' understanding throughout.

PowerPoint from the old Resource Pack
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Modelling PowerPoint

Modelling PowerPoint

This powerpoint can be used to model the questions that the children will complete on the Varied Fluency and Reasoning & Problem Solving worksheets as part of this lesson.

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Lesson Slides

Lesson Slides

These are the same as the lesson slides on Classroom Secrets. You can assign this as an activity for pupils to access individually in school or remotely from home.

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Video Tutorial

Video Tutorial

In this Position and Direction Video Tutorial, Katie identifies whole, half and quarter turns of different objects in a clockwise and anticlockwise direction. This video will be useful for children to watch at home or for extra support as part of an intervention, or whole class activity.

1 Prior Learning

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Worksheet

Worksheet

This worksheet recaps prior learning of describing position, before moving onto the main skill of describing movement and turns.

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Interactive Activity

Interactive Activity

This Year 1 Turns and Position Game aims to support pupils’ understanding of position and direction.

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Interactive Activity

Interactive Activity

This Year 1 Position and Direction Game aims to support pupils’ understanding of turns and positional language.

2 Practical Activities

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Supporting Activity

Supporting Activity

This Describe Movement and Turns supporting activities sheet contains suggestions for additional tasks you might wish to use to support pupils' understanding of the concepts taught in the lesson.

2 Varied Fluency

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Woksheet

Woksheet

This differentiated worksheet includes varied fluency questions for pupils to practise the main skill of this lesson.

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Interactive Activity

Interactive Activity

This Year 2 Movement and Turns Game aims to support pupils’ understanding of position and direction.

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Flash Card Activity

Flash Card Activity

This Year 2 Position and Direction Flash Cards Game aims to support pupils’ understanding of movement and turns.

2 Reasoning & Problem Solving

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Worksheet

Worksheet

This describe movement and turns extension task includes a challenge activity which can be used to further pupils' understanding of the concepts taught in the describe movement and turns lesson.

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Mixed Practice

Mixed Practice

This worksheet includes varied fluency, reasoning and problem solving questions for pupils to practise the main skill of describe movement and turns.

Reasoning and Problem Solving from the old Resource Pack
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Worksheet

Worksheet

This differentiated worksheet includes reasoning and problem solving questions to support the teaching of this step.

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Discussion Problem

Discussion Problem

This worksheet includes two discussion problems which can be used in pairs or small groups to further pupils' understanding of the concepts taught in this lesson.

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Interactive Activity

Interactive Activity

This Year 2 Position and Direction Maths Challenge aims to extend pupils’ understanding of movement and direction.

2 Homework

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Worksheet

Worksheet

This differentiated worksheet includes varied fluency and reasoning and problem solving questions to support the teaching of this step.

2 Additional Activities

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Consolidation Pack

Consolidation Pack

This Position and Direction Consolidation Year 2 resource will help your pupils consolidate their understanding of Summer Block 1: Position and Direction.

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Home Learning Pack

Home Learning Pack

This Summer week 4 Maths pack contains varied fluency, reasoning and problem solving worksheets