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Position and Direction Worksheets

Year 2 worksheets covering movement, turns, position, direction and rotation vocabulary.

Year group

Year 2

Subject

Maths

Topic

Position and Direction

Difficulty

KS1

Worksheet type

Geometry

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Position and Direction Worksheets

Year 2 · Maths · Mixed difficulty

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What children practise

These printable worksheets help children build confidence with position and direction through focused, topic-specific practice.

Position vocabulary
Direction vocabulary
Turns
Routes and movement

About these position and direction worksheets

Support Year 2 position and direction skills with worksheets on movement, turns, rotation and location vocabulary.

About these Year 2 position and direction worksheets

These Year 2 position and direction worksheets help children describe movement, location and turns. Children practise using vocabulary such as left, right, forwards, backwards, clockwise and anticlockwise.

The worksheets support spatial reasoning and help children follow and give clear directions.

What children learn from this topic

Position and direction practice helps children describe movement accurately and understand turns and orientation.

  • Using position vocabulary
  • Following movement instructions
  • Describing left and right turns
  • Understanding clockwise and anticlockwise
  • Working with simple routes and grids

How parents and teachers can use these worksheets

Parents can practise directions during walks, games or simple obstacle courses before children complete written tasks.

Teachers can use these worksheets after practical movement lessons or as a link to maps, grids and programming language.

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Frequently asked questions

What position and direction vocabulary should Year 2 children use?+

Year 2 children should use vocabulary such as left, right, forwards, backwards, clockwise, anticlockwise, quarter turn and half turn.

Why are turns important in KS1 geometry?+

Turns help children describe movement and rotation accurately, which supports geometry, map work and early programming activities.