Position and Orientation learning using Numbers and Sketches School

Recently I was working with a group of year 4/5/6 learners to do some position and orientation learning at maths time.

I took a lesson I had done many times before (on paper) and changed it to make it more engaging using ipads! We got a drone image of our school and added it into numbers - we overlayed a grid and added our grid references. Students then added their image/grid into sketches schools and added a series of 'landmarks' using digital pencils to do their drawings. Ākonga then had to write a set of clues using the grid references and directional language so a buddy could find their 'treasure.'

This was a fun and engaging way for ākonga to develop their understanding of grid references and giving directions.

Here is a couple examples of their completed maps: