Translating and reflecting shapes
Draw and translate simple shapes on the coordinate plane; reflect shapes in the axes
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“Translating and reflecting shapes means practising the idea at the table with counters or paper models and one clear check. We will demo once, then your child tries.”
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- Paper shapes or a ruler and pencil
- Shape name cards
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Worked example. A rectangle has four right angles. Naming the property is the check.
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Translating and reflecting shapes means practising the idea at the table with counters or paper models and one clear check. We will demo once, then your child tries.
Materials: Paper shapes or a ruler and pencil; Shape name cards. Adult traces or shows one shape and names a property (sides/angles). Child identifies three shapes or measures one simple property and records it. Done: three correct shape/property responses. Stop after the fresh check; keep optional challenge for another day.
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Check understanding
- Translate a triangle 3 units right and 2 units down on a coordinate grid and state the new coordinates
- Reflect a shape in the x-axis and list the coordinates of the reflected vertices
- Explain how translation changes coordinates (add/subtract) while reflection changes the sign of one coordinate
“If your child draws a triangle at coordinates (1, 2), (3, 2), and (2, 4) on a grid, can they then reflect it across the x-axis and tell you the new coordinates of each corner?”
Curriculum record
- Type
- Procedural
- Subject
- Mathematics
- Domain
- Geometry
- Age range
- Ages 10–13
Standards