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A one-page CAPS Grade 4 Maths poster on position and movement (Shapes and space), with the key ideas, key words and a tip to remember.
On a map grid the letters run along the bottom and the numbers run up the side. A grid reference is the letter first, then the number.
The pond is in square D1.
Column C and row 2 is square C2.
Use right, left, up, down, forward and back. Say how many squares to move.
Start at the pond in D1. Move 1 square right and 3 squares up.
You stop at the tree in E4.
A quarter turn is a turn like the corner of a page. Two quarter turns make a half turn. Four quarter turns make a full turn.
A half turn: you face the opposite way.
3 squares up, then 3 squares down:
you are back where you started.
Follow the directions one step at a time. Write down the square after each move.
Start in A1.
2 right: C1
3 up: C4
1 left: B4