Position and direction - Describing movement - Worksheet

The worksheet from masterthecurriculum.co.uk is designed to help children enhance their understanding and use of directional language. It presents a series of exercises aimed at developing reasoning and problem-solving skills through the description of movement. The children are encouraged to use terms such as 'forwards', 'backwards', 'up', 'down', 'left', and 'right' to describe and record movements along straight lines. The tasks require them to practically follow and give directions with a partner, as well as to write these directions for routes and plot them on 2D grids. Additionally, prompt cards are provided to facilitate practical movements. The initial tasks involve simple one-step directions, while subsequent exercises introduce two-step directions, adding complexity to the activity.

In the 'Fluency & Precision' section of the worksheet, children are prompted to complete stem sentences to describe specific movements, such as jumping to the left or high-fiving with a particular hand, which help in reinforcing their understanding of directions and body coordination. The 'Reasoning & Problem Solving' section takes this further by challenging children to draw the end positions of characters following a set of movements, and to reason about spatial relationships, such as determining if a character will be closer to a chair or table after moving a certain way. The exercises are structured to encourage critical thinking and to validate understanding through explanations and visual representations of the movements described.