Turns & Directions
Describe movement and direction, including whole, half, quarter, and three-quarter turns
What a learner can do afterwards
- Follow instructions to move forward, backward, turn left/right
- Demonstrate a whole turn, half turn, and quarter turn with their body
- Describe a route using directional language
The lesson
A turn means you spin around, like on your toes. Turns can be small or big. A quarter turn is a small turn. A whole turn brings you back to the start.
Mia faces the door. She turns halfway around. Now she faces the window behind her.
A half turn is two quarter turns. A whole turn is four quarter turns. It brings you back to where you started.
Quarter, half, or whole, every turn faces you a new way.
Watch it
Where it sits
Learn first
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Where this leads
Jobs that lean on this skill. Follow one to see everything it is built on.
8 questions wait behind this lesson, each with its answer explained. Every answer feeds the sky: stars light as they are learned, and dim when it is time to come back.