Vocabulary - Position, Direction and Movement

The vocabulary list provided is a comprehensive collection of terms related to position, direction, and movement, tailored for Key Stage 2 learners. These terms are essential for understanding and describing spatial relationships and navigation. The list includes basic prepositions such as 'over', 'under', 'above', and 'below', which help to describe the relative position of objects. More specific terms like 'top', 'bottom', 'side', 'on', 'in', 'outside', 'inside', and 'around' further detail the orientation and placement of objects in relation to one another.

Directional terms like 'in front', 'behind', 'before', 'after', 'beside', 'next to', 'opposite', 'apart', 'between', and 'middle' are also included to aid in understanding spatial order and sequences. For describing movement, words such as 'over', 'under', 'around', 'through', 'towards', 'away from', 'ascend', 'descend', 'across', 'close', 'far', 'near', 'along', 'forwards', 'backwards', 'sideways', 'up', 'down', 'higher', and 'lower' are essential. Additionally, the vocabulary encompasses navigational and geometric terms like 'route', 'map', 'plan', 'grid', 'row', 'column', 'compass', 'compass point', 'coordinates', 'rotation', 'translation', 'reflection', and the directions 'north', 'south', 'east', 'west', and their respective abbreviations. Terms related to turns and angles such as 'whole turn', 'half turn', 'quarter turn', 'right angle', 'acute', 'obtuse', 'reflex', and measurements like 'degree' are also included, alongside tools like 'ruler', 'set square', 'angle measurer', 'protractor', and 'compasses' for practical application.