ASPECTS OF NUMERACY FOCUS AREA 3
UNDERSTAND POSITION, MAPS AND GRID REFERENCES
early in STAGE 1
- Gives and follows directions to move to familiar locations and to position objects
- Uses the terms ‘left’ and ‘right’ to describe position in relation to self and from the perspective of a person facing in the opposite direction
end of STAGE 1
- Interprets simple maps of familiar locations
- Represents the position of objects in models, photographs and drawings