Properties of Shape - Turns and Angles - Worksheet

The "Turns and Angles" worksheets are designed to enhance children's understanding of the concept of turns and angles through a series of engaging activities. In these exercises, children are encouraged to recognise angles as measures of turns and to practice making ½, ¼, ¾, and whole turns from various starting points, both clockwise and anti-clockwise. This practical approach helps them to visualise and perform turns, and they are prompted to use the correct mathematical language while giving and following instructions. The activities also reinforce the understanding that an angle is formed where two straight lines meet at a point. The worksheets provide scenarios where children need to determine the outcome of a series of turns, identify angles within different shapes, and apply their knowledge to real-life contexts such as the movement of clock hands.

In the "Fluency & Precision" section, students are tasked with drawing the resulting position of an arrow after it has made specific turns, such as a quarter turn clockwise or a full turn anticlockwise. They are also asked to calculate the new position of the minute hand on a clock face after making turns and to identify the new time displayed. Additional challenges involve determining the direction one is facing after making a series of turns from the North point and deciding which turns are necessary to point an arrow towards a particular object. This comprehensive practice not only solidifies their understanding of basic turns and angles but also develops their problem-solving skills and ability to follow sequential directions. The worksheets culminate with reasoning tasks where students must analyse statements about turns and decide which are correct, as well as explore the number of angles found within the capital letters of their names, further connecting geometric concepts with everyday life.