MathsYears 5–6Geometry - Position & Direction

Reflect and translate shapes

Identify, describe and represent the position of a shape following a reflection or translation, using the appropriate language, and know that the shape has not changed

What you'll learn

  1. 1

    Imagine drawing a shape on a piece of paper. Now fold the paper along a line — the shape copies itself to the other side!

  2. 2

    When you reflect a shape, what happens to it?

  3. 3

    Reflect this triangle across the mirror line — tap where each corner should go.

  4. 4

    Let's reflect this shape together step by step.

  5. 5

    Now you try: reflect this rectangle across the mirror line.

  6. 6

    In a reflection, what stays the same size?

  7. 7

    Which of these is a reflected copy of this triangle?

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