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Left and right
Connect P2 Term 2: Unit 12
GoalTell left from right and say straight.
New words
left · the side of your left handright · the side of your right handstraight · not turningturn · change directionhand · you have a left and a right one
Explanation
Hold up your two hands. Your left hand is on the left and your right hand is on the right. We need these words to find our way. Go straight means keep going on the same road. Turn left or turn right means go to the left side or the right side. Use your hands to help you remember.
Worked examples
Dad
Lift your left hand, Salma.
Salma
Like this?
Dad
Yes. Now lift your right foot.
Salma
I can do it! Now I turn left.
Look. The cat is on the left of the tree. The bird is on the right of the tree.
Listen and say each word.
Now you. Stand up. Turn left. Turn right. Go straight. Say each word.
Class activity
Move and say. Mark a line on the floor with a rope or tape. The grown-up gives orders: Go straight. Turn left. Turn right. The child moves and says the word. Then the child gives the orders and the grown-up moves.
Practice
1
Look. What is on the left of the picture: the dog or the bird?
The dog.
2
Which hand do you write with? Say left or right.
Left or right: the child says their own hand.
3
Listen and do it. Turn right.
…
The child turns to the right.
4
Choose: Go ___ on this road. (straight or soft)
straight.
5
Writing: copy ‘Turn left.’
Turn left.