Objective: Describing movement & turns
Superstars’ Session 1
Which is your left and right hand?
Which is your left and right hand?
Hold your hands out in front of you.
left right
The hand that makes an L shape is your left hand.
Fluency
Stand up.
Which way will we be facing if we turn a quarter turn left? Show this.
Which way will we be facing if we turn a quarter turn right? Show this.
Fluency
Stand up.
Which way will we be facing if we turn a quarter turn left? Show this.
Which way will we be facing if we turn a quarter turn right? Show this.
Fluency
Practise 1
Follow the instruction cards with a partner.
Move forward 3 spaces. Make a quarter turn right.
Move backwards 2 spaces. Make a quarter turn left.
Move forwards 2 spaces. Make a quarter turn left. Move forwards 1 space.
Move forwards 2 spaces. Make a quarter turn right. Move backwards 2 spaces
Fluency
RECAP: Which direction is clockwise? Which direction is anticlockwise?
Fluency
RECAP: Clockwise and anticlockwise:
anticlockwise clockwise
Fluency
RECAP: Stand up.
Which way will we be facing if we turn clockwise? Show this.
Which way will we be facing if we turn anticlockwise? Show this.
Fluency
RECAP: Stand up.
Which way will we be facing if we turn clockwise? Show this.
Which way will we be facing if we turn anticlockwise? Show this.
Fluency
Stand up and show:
A quarter turn anticlockwise.
A half turn clockwise.
A full turn anticlockwise.
Fluency
Practise 2
Follow the instruction cards with a partner.
Dom says, Reasoning
Turning a quarter turn left is the same as turning
a quarter turn clockwise.
Do you agree with Dom?
Explain your answer.
Dom says,
No. Turning a quarter turn left would be the same as turning a quarter
turn anticlockwise (not clockwise).
Reasoning
Turning a quarter turn left is the same as turning
a quarter turn clockwise.
Do you agree with Dom?
Explain your answer.
Fill in the blank.
Problem solving
A quarter turn anticlockwise is the same as
______________- quarter turn clockwise.
Fill in the blank.
Problem solving
A quarter turn anticlockwise is the same as
______________- quarter turn clockwise. three
Fluency
Session 1 Task
Make a 4x4 grid on the floor. Place objects or start/finish points in your grid. Take turns to give directions to move to the finish or to collect
objects.