Location and Position Teaching Resources
A collection of educational resources to use when learning about location and transformation. It also includes pre and post tests to assess your students' prior knowledge. Use these posters, worksheets, goal labels and activities when teaching your students about working with location and transformation concepts. Also included are vocabulary word wall cards to display and use when helping students learn and understand position, location and transformation vocabulary.
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Using Cardinal Directions – Worksheet
A worksheet to practise using cardinal directions.
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2D Symmetry Poster - Reflection and Rotational
This 2D symmetry poster explores both reflection and rotational symmetry.
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Coordinate Matching Activity for Year 6
Practise identifying coordinates and describing the process for graphing with a year 6 matching activity.
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Coordinates Drawing - Rocket
Students create this rocket by following the directions.
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Flip, Slide and Turn Worksheet
A worksheet to give students practice at flips, slides and turns.
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Positional Language Worksheet – The Farmyard
A farmyard-themed worksheet to use when teaching younger students about positional language.
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Reflection, Translation, Rotation Poster
A visual poster examining the difference between reflection, translation and rotation.
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Location and Transformation Worksheets - Year 4
4 location and transformation worksheets linked to the Australian Curriculum.
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Compass Points Worksheet
A worksheet showing the 8 major compass points.
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Location Maths Investigation - Blackbeard's Bounty
A mathematics investigation about location, embedded in a real-world context.
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Rotational Symmetry Interactive Activity
Use this engaging interactive resource to consolidate student understanding of rotational symmetry by answering a series of questions.
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Graphing on the Cartesian Plane
Use this maths poster with your students when learning about graphing on a Cartesian plane.
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Line and Rotational Symmetry Sorting Activity
Have your students determine whether each object has line symmetry, rotational symmetry, or no symmetry, with this fun cut and paste worksheet.
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A Map of Our School - Mapmaking Project
Develop map skills with a school map-making project.
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Coordinates Posters
Two posters to display in your classroom explaining coordinates.
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Location and Transformation Worksheets - Year 2
6 location and transformation worksheets linked to the Australian Curriculum.
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Mystery Pattern Grids (Multiplication)
Students solve multiplication facts, interpret grid coordinates and draw shapes to reveal a mystery picture.
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Symmetry Picture Task Cards
Use these fun and colourful symmetry picture task cards to help students identify lines of symmetry in both everyday objects and 2D shapes.
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A Map of a City - Mapmaking Project
Engage young learners in developing their map skills with a design-your-own map project.
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Positional Language Worksheet – The Bridge
A worksheet to use when teaching younger students about positional language.
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Shapes and Symmetry — Year 2 Worksheet
Assess year 2 students' understanding of 2D shape symmetry with this set of two worksheets.
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Cardinal Directions - Cut and Paste Worksheet
Use cardinal directions to create a simple town map with this 2-page cut-and-paste activity sheet.
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A Map of Our Classroom - Mapmaking Project
Develop primary mapping skills with a classroom mapping project.
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Positional Language Worksheet – The Kitchen
A kitchen-themed worksheet to use when teaching younger students about positional language.
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Moving Through Maps - Barrier Game
Practise basic mapping skills with a fun partner game that encourages use of positional language.
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Positional Language Worksheet – The Campground
A worksheet to use when teaching younger students about positional language.
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Find the Line of Symmetry Interactive Resource
Have fun with your class using this interactive learning tool to find the line of symmetry on various shapes and objects!
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Cardinal Directions PowerPoint
An editable PowerPoint to use when teaching your students about cardinal directions.
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Coordinates Drawing - Lion
Students create this lion by following the directions.
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Tangram Activity
A poster showing examples of tangram shapes and a tangram template.
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Identifying Lines of Symmetry Worksheets
Use this set of differentiated worksheets to help students practise the process involved with identifying lines of symmetry on two-dimensional shapes.
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Identifying Lines of Symmetry Task Cards
Use this set of 24 task cards to help your students practise identifying lines of symmetry in 2D shapes.