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MathematicsGeometryusually ages 6–7

Position, direction, and movement

Use mathematical vocabulary to describe position, direction, and movement, including straight lines and distinguishing rotation as a turn in terms of right angles (quarter, half, three-quarter turns, clockwise and anti-clockwise)

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Can your child follow directions like "turn clockwise a quarter turn" or "move three squares to the right" on a grid or in a simple navigation game?

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Builds on
Positional Languageages 4–6Position/direction vocabulary with right angles extends basic positional language
Turns & Directionsages 5–6Right-angle turns (clockwise/anti-clockwise) build directly on whole/half/quarter turns from Year 1
Position, direction, and movementthis skill · ages 6–7
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Right Angles & Turnsages 7–8Right angles as quarter turns extends Y2 turn vocabulary
Understanding anglesages 7–8Recognising angles as turns extends Y2 work on quarter/half/three-quarter turns
First Quadrant Coordinatesages 8–9Position/direction vocabulary supports understanding coordinate grid

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Curriculum alignment

Candidate matches to official curriculum codes — machine-suggested, unreviewed (v0.1).

Show candidate curriculum codes · 3 ACARA · 2 NSW · 3 VIC

Australian Curriculum v9 candidate

AC9M2M05medium confidenceYear 2 · Measurement

identify, describe and demonstrate quarter, half, three-quarter and full measures of turn in everyday situations

AC9M3M05medium confidenceYear 3 · Measurement

identify angles as measures of turn and compare angles with right angles in everyday situations

AC9M2SP01low confidenceYear 2 · Space

recognise, compare and classify shapes, referencing the number of sides and using spatial terms such as “opposite”, “parallel”, “curved” and “straight”

NSW syllabus codes & stages only

MAE-GM-01medium confidenceMathematics K-10 · Early Stage 1
MA2-GM-03low confidenceMathematics K-10 · Stage 2

Victorian Curriculum 2.0 codes & levels only

VC2M2M05medium confidenceMathematics · Level 2 · Measurement strand
VC2M3M05medium confidenceMathematics · Level 3 · Measurement strand
VC2M2SP01medium confidenceMathematics · Level 2 · Space strand

These are candidate alignments generated by semantic matching — machine-suggested and unreviewed (v0.1), not official or verified mappings. For official curriculum content see australiancurriculum.edu.au, curriculum.nsw.edu.au and f10.vcaa.vic.edu.au. Don’t rely on them for registration or compliance purposes.

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