Five pages for Year 2 on describing turns. Page 1 gives a starting arrow and a turn, such as a quarter turn clockwise or a three-quarter turn anticlockwise, and children draw where the arrow points now. On page 2 a grey arrow has turned to a black arrow along a curved path: children circle the size of the turn and its direction, then write how many right angles it is. Page 3 puts a ladybird in the middle of four pictures; children work out what it faces after each turn and write the word. Page 4 is a grid with a ladybird on the start square and four routes, such as forward 2, quarter turn clockwise, forward 2: children follow each route and write the picture it reaches. On page 5 they circle a picture after it has turned, then find the turn the other way that ends facing the same way, such as a three-quarter turn clockwise and a quarter turn anticlockwise. The first problem on each page is a worked example.
Stand everyone up facing the board and call out turns: a quarter turn clockwise, a half turn anticlockwise. Point out that the hands of a clock go clockwise. Hold up a paper arrow and count the right angles as you turn it. For page 4, chalk a grid on the playground and let children walk the routes.
Play "robot" in the garden or the hall: give your child instructions like "forward 3, quarter turn clockwise, forward 2" and see where they end up. Then let them give you instructions. Talk about which way the hands on a clock go round.
This pack supports the following Common Core State Standards for Mathematics:
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Quarter, half and three-quarter turns, clockwise and anticlockwise, and how many right angles each one is. Students draw where an arrow points after a turn, name the turn between two arrows, turn a ladybird to face a new picture, follow routes on a grid and pick out a picture after a turn.
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