Look at the map of a schoolyard on the board. It shows the gate, the hall, the office and the pitch. North is marked at the top. You are standing at the gate, facing North.

Put your hand up if you know: what is on your right? Which way would you walk to reach the hall door?

Look at the schoolyard map. North is marked at the top. The gate is on the bottom row, second square from the left. The hall is two squares North and one square East of the gate. The pitch is two squares North and three squares East of the gate.

Watch a counter start at the gate, facing North. First route to the pitch: forwards two squares (still facing North), turn right (now facing East), then forwards three squares. Check that the counter lands on the pitch. Notice that each step changes either where the counter is or which way it is facing.

A turn changes the facing direction. A forwards step changes the place. North stays at the top no matter which way the counter turns.

Today we work through routes together on the schoolyard map. First route: start at the gate facing North, forwards two, turn right, forwards one to reach the hall. Second route: start at the gate, go two North, one East to reach the hall. Third route: start at the gate facing East, forwards three, turn left, forwards two to reach the pitch.