Learning Map
MathematicsGeometryusually ages 5–6

Turns & Directions

Describe movement and direction, including whole, half, quarter, and three-quarter turns

How to tell they’ve got it

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Try this together

If your child is playing a game where they have to turn left or right, do they understand what a quarter turn, half turn, and full turn mean?

Where this sits on the map

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Builds on
Positional Languageages 4–6Describing movement and turns builds on positional language
What Is a Half?ages 5–6Understanding half and quarter turns benefits from the concept of halves and quarters
Turns & Directionsthis skill · ages 5–6
Unlocks
Position, direction, and movementages 6–7Right-angle turns (clockwise/anti-clockwise) build directly on whole/half/quarter turns from Year 1

solid = must come firstdashed = helps

Curriculum alignment

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

Show candidate curriculum codes · 1 ACARA · 2 VIC

Australian Curriculum v9 candidate

AC9M2M05high confidenceYear 2 · Measurement

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

Victorian Curriculum 2.0 codes & levels only

VC2M2M05high confidenceMathematics · Level 2 · Measurement strand
VC2M2SP01low 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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