Direction (Geometry) resources

Students identify turns as left or right to describe a path taken on a simple street map.

Students locate positions on a treasure map using the major compass directions.

Students identify where they face after making clockwise and anticlockwise turns.

Students show their understanding of directions by identifying which child will be chosen in a circular game for which “clockwise” instructions are given.

Students identify objects on a shelf from given positional descriptions (above, below, over, under, beside, next to).

Students are required to describe the compass direction and distance that an ant travels toward different items of food positioned on a grid.

Students identify books on a bookshelf using the directions left and right.

Students identify distances and mark positions on a treasure map with a scale.

Students demonstrate their knowledge of north, south, east, and west by giving the names of people shown on a plan of a forest park.

Students respond to and give directions about a simple path on a map involving right or left turns.

Students listen to instructions on where to go when visiting the zoo, then draw the path on a map. The assessment focus is on listening, recalling, and following instructions.

Students listen to instructions about where to go when visiting the mall, then draw the path to be taken on a map and recall specific information. The assessment focus is on listening, recall, and following instructions.

Students describe a path (locus) drawn on a simple map of the zoo using the directions "left" or "right".

Students identify place names that children on a map of Pirate Island will be facing after making clockwise or anticlockwise turns.