My town
Students use everyday language to give directions, follow directions to locate positions on maps, and draw plans from a bird’s-eye view.
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| Year level(s) | Year 4 |
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| Audience | Teacher |
| Purpose | Teaching resource |
| Format | Downloadable resources |
| Teaching strategies and pedagogical approaches | Concrete Representational Abstract model, Culturally responsive pedagogies |
Curriculum alignment |
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| Curriculum connections | Numeracy |
| Strand and focus | Measurement, Build understanding, Apply understanding |
| AC: Mathematics (V9.0) content descriptions |
AC9M4SP02
Create and interpret grid reference systems using grid references and directions to locate and describe positions and pathways |
| Numeracy progression |
Positioning and locating (P4)
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Copyright details |
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| Organisation | Queensland University of Technology |
| Copyright | © Queensland University of Technology. Creative Commons BY-NC-SA 4.0. |
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