Right Angles & Turns
Identify right angles; recognise that two right angles make a half-turn, three make three-quarters, and four make a complete turn
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If your child looks at the corner of a piece of paper, can they tell you that's a right angle — and that spinning all the way round takes four right angles?
Identify right angles; recognise that two right angles make a half-turn, three make three-quarters, and four make a complete turn
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Check understanding
- Use a right-angle checker to identify right angles in shapes and the environment
- Classify angles as right angles, less than a right angle, or greater than a right angle
- Explain that 4 right angles make a full turn (360°)
“If your child looks at the corner of a piece of paper, can they tell you that's a right angle — and that spinning all the way round takes four right angles?”
Curriculum record
- Type
- Conceptual
- Subject
- Mathematics
- Domain
- Geometry
- Age range
- Ages 7–8
Standards