Y4 Maths
Year 4 Move on a Grid
This Year 4 Move on a Grid lesson covers the prior learning of describing movement, before moving onto the main skill of moving on a coordinate grid.
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 4: (4P2) Describe movements between positions as translations of a given unit to the left/right and up/down
Mathematics Year 4: (4P3a) Describe positions on a 2D grid as coordinates in the first quadrant
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Lesson Slides
These lesson slides guide pupils through the prior learning of describing movement, before moving onto the main skill of move on a grid. There are a number of questions to check pupils' understanding throughout.
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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
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.
1 Prior Learning
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Worksheet
This worksheet recaps prior learning of describing movement, before moving onto the main skill of moving on a coordinate grid.
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Interactive Activity
This Year 2 Describing Movement Game checks pupils' understanding of describing movement of objects using forwards, backwards, up, down, left and right.
2 Varied Fluency
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Worksheet
This differentiated worksheet includes varied fluency questions for pupils to practise the main skill of this lesson.
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Interactive Activity
This Year 4 Move on a Grid Game is designed to check pupils' understanding of moving points on a grid.
2 Reasoning & Problem Solving
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Worksheet
This move on a grid extension task includes a challenge activity which can be used to further pupils' understanding of the concepts taught in the move on a grid lesson.
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Mixed Practice
This worksheet includes varied fluency, reasoning and problem solving questions for pupils to practise the main skill of move on a grid.
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Worksheet
This differentiated worksheet includes reasoning and problem solving questions to support the teaching of this step.
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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 Challenge Activity
This Year 4 Move on a Grid Maths Challenge is designed to check pupils' understanding of moving points on a grid. Pupils will work out how the order in which the parcels are delivered on the grid by following the instructions.
2 Homework
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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
This Position and Direction Consolidation Year 4 resource will help your pupils consolidate their understanding of Summer Block 6: Position and Direction.
