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AC9M1SP02

give and follow directions to move people and objects to different locations within a space

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Taught alongside it

The rest of Space in Year 1.

The same idea, year by year

Where AC9M1SP02 comes from and where it goes, for a student working below or above Year 1.

  1. Foundation YearAC9MFSP01sort, name and create familiar shapes; recognise and describe familiar shapes within objects in the environment, giving reasons
  2. Foundation YearAC9MFSP02describe the position and location of themselves and objects in relation to other people and objects within a familiar space
  3. Year 2AC9M2SP01recognise, compare and classify shapes, referencing the number of sides and using spatial terms such as “opposite”, “parallel”, “curved” and “straight”
  4. Year 2AC9M2SP02locate positions in two-dimensional representations of a familiar space; move positions by following directions and pathways

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