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Six places to visit
In this task students use appropriate language to describe directions from an object relative to another.
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| Year level(s) | Year 2 |
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| Audience | Teacher |
| Purpose | Teaching resource, Student task |
| Format | Web page |
| Teaching strategies and pedagogical approaches | Mathematics investigation |
Curriculum alignment |
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| Strand and focus | Space |
| Topics | Position and location |
| AC: Mathematics (V9.0) content descriptions |
AC9M2SP02
Locate positions in two-dimensional representations of a familiar space; move positions by following directions and pathways |
| Numeracy progression |
Positioning and locating (P3)
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| Organisation | NRICH |
| Copyright | © 1997-2022 University of Cambridge. Free-for-education material. |
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