Describe turns as a quarter, half, three-quarter or full turn | Maths

Starter quiz

Complete the sentence. The ladybird has ...

made a turn. ✓

moved forwards.

moved backwards.
The car will make a turn to the ______.

'left' ✓
How much of this shape is shaded?

One

One half ✓

One quarter
How much of this shape is shaded?

One

One half

One quarter ✓
______ quarters of this shape is shaded.

'Three' ✓
Match the name of each fraction to the sentence that describes it.

One-quarter

⇔

The whole is divided into 4 equal parts. 1 of those parts is shaded ✓

Three-quarters

⇔

The whole is divided into 4 equal parts. 3 of those parts are shaded. ✓

One-half

⇔

The whole is divided into 2 equal parts. 1 of those parts is shaded. ✓

Exit quiz

When something turns in the same direction as the hands on an analogue clock, it is described as a __________ turn.

clockwise ✓

anticlockwise
What direction of turn do these arrows represent?

clockwise

anticlockwise ✓
Jun is facing the slide. He makes a full turn. Now he is facing the __________.

tree

house

church

slide ✓
Jun is facing the slide. He makes a half turn. Now he is facing the __________.

tree

house ✓

church

slide
Jun is facing the slide. He makes a quarter turn anticlockwise. Now he is facing the __________.

tree

house

church ✓

slide
Jun is facing the tree. He makes a turn. Now he is facing the house. Tick the turns he could have made.

Jun made a quarter turn clockwise. ✓

Jun made a quarter turn anticlockwise.

Jun made a three-quarter turn clockwise.

Jun made a three-quarter turn anticlockwise. ✓

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Lesson Details

Key learning points

The direction of a turn can be described using clockwise and anticlockwise.
The amount of turn can be described using full turn, half turn, quarter turn and three-quarter turn.

Common misconception

Some children can struggle to identify which direction a turn is in when it does not start from a 12 o'clock position on a clock.

Allow plenty of opportunities to explore making clockwise and anticlockwise turns that start from many different positions and not always facing up or at the 12 o'clock position.

Keywords

Clockwise - Clockwise is the direction that the hands of an analogue clock travel.
Anticlockwise - Anti-clockwise is the opposite direction to which the hands of an analogue clock travel.
Full turn - One complete turn all the way around. A full turn is the equivalent of turning through four right angles.
Half turn - Half of one complete turn. A half turn is the equivalent of turning through two right angles.
Quarter/ three-quarter turn - A quarter/three-quarters of one complete turn. A quarter/three-quarter turn is the equivalent of turning through 1/3 right angles.