A quick starter on right angles and turns for Year 3 maths. Pupils count how many right angles a pointer has turned from before-and-after pictures, answer true or false on whether four right angles make a whole turn, then use a compass rose to say which direction they face after turning. Answer key included. Covers two England National Curriculum angle objectives.
Geometry — properties of shapes
“Recognise angles as a property of shape or a description of a turn”
The pointer and compass tasks treat angles as turns throughout.
Geometry — properties of shapes
“Identify right angles, recognise that two right angles make a half-turn, three make three quarters of a turn and four a complete turn”
Every question counts turns in right angles.
Count the right angles a pointer has turned, clockwise and anticlockwise.
A gymnast's half-turn jump and true-or-false statements about whole turns.
Facing North, turn two right angles clockwise, and name the new direction.
Answers for all three parts.
Lesson starter
Three short parts fit the opening minutes of an angles lesson.
Retrieval practice
Bring the compass section back later in the term alongside position work.
Quick check
The true-or-false items confirm the four-right-angles fact in seconds.
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