Transforming Shapes by Translations

By the end of this unit, children will be able to:

1. Use their knowledge of coordinates to translate shapes in all four quadrants.
2. Describe translations using directional language.
3. Use instructions to draw translated shapes.

Curriculum Alignment: Year 6 Geometry: Position and direction

• describe positions on the full coordinate grid (all 4 quadrants)
• draw and translate simple shapes on the coordinate plane, and reflect them in the axes