Position and direction - Describe position - Presentation

In a series of engaging activities, students are introduced to the fundamental concepts of position and direction, focusing on the use of directional language such as 'left', 'right', 'forwards', and 'backwards'. The initial phase of the lesson involves a practical exercise where students are asked to identify their left and right hands, encouraging them to come up with memory aids to differentiate between the two. Further discussions lead them to explore the various directions in which we can move. The lesson then progresses to more interactive tasks, where students use cones to set out a route for their classmates, describing the necessary movements using the key directional terms to guide them from start to finish.

Subsequent activities involve a grid-based exercise where a bot is moved to different locations, with students tasked with articulating the bot's path using the same set of directional words. This hands-on approach is designed to reinforce their understanding of spatial awareness and positional language. The lesson also includes an activity where students complete sentences to describe the position of coins and superheroes, providing practical examples of 'left' and 'right' in a real-world context. To encourage critical thinking, reasoning exercises challenge students to use clues to correctly colour shapes and to determine the relative positions of objects, such as doughnuts and ice creams, understanding that the context of 'left' and 'right' can change depending on the reference point. The lesson concludes with independent work where students apply their knowledge to describe positions and movements, further solidifying their grasp of these essential concepts.