locate positions in two-dimensional representations of a familiar space; move positions by following directions and pathways
Elaborations
interpreting maps of familiar places and identifying the position of key features
understanding that we use maps to receive and give directions and to describe place and spatial relationships between places
using a classroom seating plan to locate a new seating position and giving directions to other classmates to find their seats
following and creating movement instructions that need to be carried out to move through a 4 × 4 grid mat on the classroom floor or on a computer screen, for example, one forward, 2 to the right and one backwards and so on to reach a target square; or using a robotic toy to follow a path on a street scene on a floor mat, adjusting their instructions to the robot toy as they consider the order of their instructions, the direction and how far they want the toy to travel
moving around a two-dimensional maze using directional language to describe turns and changes in direction, including saying, for example, ‘clockwise’, ‘anticlockwise’, ‘quarter turn to the left’ and ‘take the path to the right’
Code
VC2M2SP02
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