Develop pupils’ understanding of Year 1 position and direction with this geometry block, aligned with the White Rose small steps and mapped to the Year 1 National Curriculum. Pupils learn to describe position, direction and movement using practical activities, visual models and clear mathematical vocabulary.
The lessons help pupils use language such as left, right, forwards, backwards and turns accurately. Through movement tasks and real-life contexts, pupils explore whole turns, half turns, quarter turns and three-quarter turns while developing spatial reasoning skills.
These Year 1 position and direction resources form part of Maths Masters, our complete primary maths scheme of work. Explore the full Year 1 Summer term sequence for structured progression, interactive teaching slides and differentiated maths activities.
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This Year 1 position and direction block helps pupils develop spatial reasoning through practical movement, directional language and geometry activities. Pupils learn to describe where objects are, how they move and how turns change position.
Using movement tasks, visual prompts and real-life examples, pupils practise describing whole, half, quarter and three-quarter turns. The sequence supports accurate use of vocabulary such as left, right, forwards and backwards while helping pupils explain position and direction clearly.
Aligned with the White Rose small steps and the Year 1 National Curriculum, this block supports whole-class teaching, guided maths groups and independent geometry practice throughout the Summer term.
If you are looking for Year 1 position and direction worksheets, quarter turn activities or a complete Year 1 geometry unit, this block provides planning, slides and differentiated maths resources ready to teach.
