Position and Direction - Move on a Grid - Starter

In a mathematics lesson for Year 4 students during the Summer Term, Week 11, Day 3, the class starts with a 'Fluent in Four' revision activity designed to sharpen their arithmetic skills. The students are tasked with solving multiplication problems, such as finding the product of 8 with an unknown number to reach a target of 3224, and performing division to complete a sequence. They are also challenged to solve a number sentence by determining the difference, honing their subtraction skills in the process.

The lesson then shifts focus to position and direction, where students are required to draw shapes at specified coordinates on a grid. The coordinates provided include (4, 2), (2, 9), (10, 10), and (8, 4), where the first number represents the position on the x-axis and the second number on the y-axis. This activity helps to reinforce their understanding of grid references. Additionally, the students must calculate the perimeter of a shaded rectangle on the grid, further integrating their knowledge of shapes with their ability to perform calculations. The grid is marked with numbers 1 to 10 along both the x and y axes, providing a clear framework for these exercises.