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Year 5 · Maths

Know Describe And Present Shapes

Year 5 learners practise translating and reflecting shapes on a grid.

The activities include Find Missing Coordinates of a Rectangle, Identify Correct and Incorrect Translations on a Grid, Match Words Used in Geometry to Their Definitions, and related practice. The checked support below includes video, teaching, worksheet, lesson. Open a resource in its provider's website and choose the format that best helps the learner explain the idea independently.

Activities covered

  • Find Missing Coordinates of a Rectangle
  • Identify Correct and Incorrect Translations on a Grid
  • Match Words Used in Geometry to Their Definitions
  • Plot Points on Coordinate Grids and Recognise Shapes
  • Practise Identifying Correct and Incorrect Translations on a Grid
  • Practise Translating Shapes on a Grid
  • Practise Writing Descriptions of Translations on a Grid
  • Recognise Reflections of Shapes in a Mirror Line
  • Recognise Reflective Symmetry
  • Reflect Shapes in a Mirror Line
  • Reflect Shapes in Horizontal, Vertical and Diagonal Mirror Lines
  • Translate Shapes on a Grid
  • Understand How to Reflect Shapes in a Mirror Line
  • Understand How to Reflect Shapes in Horizontal, Vertical and Diagonal Mirror Lines
  • Work Out Missing Coordinates of Shapes
  • Write Coordinates for Shapes Rotated Through 90 Degrees
  • Write Descriptions of Translations on a Grid

Checked learning resources

  • Finding Missing Coordinates | KS2 Maths Concept Video

    Twinkl · Video · Account may be required

    Finding Missing Coordinates | KS2 Maths Concept Video is a direct, playable KS2 maths explanation selected for the exact Year 5 activity context: work out the coordinates of the missing corner of a rectangle, given the o

  • Translation with Coordinates (First Quadrant) | KS2 Maths Concept Video

    Twinkl · Video · Account may be required

    Translation with Coordinates (First Quadrant) | KS2 Maths Concept Video is a direct, playable KS2 maths explanation selected for the exact Year 5 activity context: identify correct and incorrect descriptions of translati

  • Plot Coordinates | KS2 Maths Concept Video

    Twinkl · Video · Account may be required

    Plot Coordinates | KS2 Maths Concept Video is a direct, playable KS2 maths explanation selected for the exact Year 5 activity context: plot points on x/y axes and identify the name of the shape formed.

  • Year 5 (Ages 9-10) Reflecting and Translating 2D Shapes: Video Lesson 2

    Twinkl · Video · Account may be required

    Year 5 (Ages 9-10) Reflecting and Translating 2D Shapes: Video Lesson 2 is a direct, playable KS2 maths explanation selected for the exact Year 5 activity context: understand how to reflect a shape in a vertical or horiz

  • Lines of Symmetry | KS2 Maths Concept Video

    Twinkl · Video · Account may be required

    Lines of Symmetry | KS2 Maths Concept Video is a direct, playable KS2 maths explanation selected for the exact Year 5 activity context: complete diagrams to show reflective symmetry.

  • Translation (First Quadrant) | KS2 Maths Concept Video

    Twinkl · Video · Account may be required

    Translation (First Quadrant) | KS2 Maths Concept Video is a direct, playable KS2 maths explanation selected for the exact Year 5 activity context: identify and write descriptions of translations on a grid..

  • Coordinates

    BBC Bitesize · Teaching · Opens on the provider website

    Free KS2 explanations reinforce ordered pairs, axes and plotting on a grid. This directly supports "Find Missing Coordinates of a Rectangle".

  • SEND Maths Support: Garden Coordinate Shape Grid (Year 5 Level)

    Twinkl · Worksheet · Account may be required

    Year 5 coordinate-grid work develops accurate reading and plotting of points that form shapes. This directly supports "Find Missing Coordinates of a Rectangle".