Block 4: Position and Direction

Use the words ‘forwards’, ‘backwards’, ‘left’ or ‘right’ to complete the sentences.

Use the words ‘forwards’, ‘backwards’, ‘left’ or ‘right’ to complete the sentences.

Draw the route that the caterpillar takes to the apple using these directions.

Describing clockwise and anticlockwise turns.

Fill in the missing words to describe the route that the farmer takes to get to the sheep.

Draw the route that the mouse takes to get to the cheese using these directions.

Use directions such as ‘forwards’, ‘left’, ‘right’, ‘clockwise’, ‘anticlockwise’, ‘quarter turn’ and ‘three-quarter turn’.

Program the robot to reach the finish using left, right and forward.

Use a map to describe directions.

Introducing the terms clockwise and anticlockwise for showing turns.

Making patterns using a variety of shapes.

Spotting the deliberate mistake in a pattern of shapes.

More on shape patterns.

Can you draw and colour the missing shapes in these patterns?

More patterns, but there may be more than one possible pattern on some.