Support children’s understanding of position and direction with this clear, structured Year 2 maths workbook.

The activities are carefully sequenced to build confidence step by step, moving from patterns and positional language to movement, directions, and turns.

This workbook focuses on one clear skill per page, using simple grids, shapes, arrows, and maps to help children visualise and describe movement. The layouts are uncluttered and child-friendly, making the worksheets easy to use in the classroom or for independent work.

Children practise key mathematical vocabulary, including left, right, above, below, forwards, backwards, as well as quarter, half, three-quarter and full turns, including clockwise and anti-clockwise. Tasks include drawing, ticking, and writing, allowing pupils to apply their learning in different ways without feeling overwhelmed.

What’s Included (9 pages)

• Continue and describe patterns
• Describe the position of shapes on a grid
• Draw shapes using positional instructions
• Move in a straight line on a grid
• Identify and draw turns
• Describe movement using forwards, backwards, left and right
• Write directions using simple maps

How This Resource Can Be Used

Whole-class teaching

Small group or intervention work

Independent practice

Homework or revision

The worksheets are suitable for printing or digital use and require no preparation.

Suitable for:

Children aged 6–7

Teachers, tutors, and home educators

Format: Printable PDF

Preparation: No prep – just print and use

I hope you find this workbook helpful and easy to use. :)