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MAE-GM-01, Position and directions

Early Stage 1 (Kindergarten) ยท Mathematics ยท Geometric measure

Talks about where things are, and gives and follows simple directions.

MAE-GM-01 is an outcome from the NESA Mathematics K-10 Syllabus (2022), taught in NSW schools. Because Early Stage 1 is the Kindergarten year, the worksheets below come from Foundation. Print them as PDFs, or generate a fresh one. Every maths answer key is computed in code, so it is never wrong.

Teaching guide

What students learn

Talks about where things are, and gives and follows simple directions.

How to teach it

Read a simple grid map, naming what is above, below, left and right of a landmark, giving the column then row of a square, and following a path (so many squares right and down).

Worked example
What is directly above the flower?
Answer: nothing

Generated and checked in code, so it is correct.

Watch out for

Left and right depend on the viewer, and grid squares are read across (column) then up or down (row), not the other way around.

Position & Maps worksheets

All position & maps worksheets โ†’

Sets A-F are the same worksheet with different questions - print any (or all) for fresh practice.

Make a worksheet for MAE-GM-01
More Early Stage 1 Mathematics outcomes: MAE-RWN-01 ยท MAE-RWN-02 ยท MAE-CSQ-01 ยท MAE-CSQ-02 ยท MAE-FG-01 ยท MAE-FG-02 ยท MAE-GM-02 ยท MAE-GM-03
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NSW syllabus outcomes (c) NSW Education Standards Authority (NESA) for and on behalf of the Crown in right of the State of New South Wales. The outcome code is cited as published; the description above is paraphrased in our own words. See the official Mathematics K-10 Syllabus on the NSW Curriculum website.