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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Mystery Pattern Grids (Multiplication)
Students solve multiplication facts, interpret grid coordinates and draw shapes to reveal a mystery picture.
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Draw a Town with 2D Shapes
An interactive and evolving resource where students draw 2D shapes incrementally to create a town map and 3D models.
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Location and Transformation Worksheets - Year 2
6 location and transformation worksheets linked to the Australian Curriculum.
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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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Draw The Line of Symmetry Worksheets
Use this lines of symmetry worksheet to help students practise drawing lines of symmetry on 2D shapes.
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Tangram Treats – Task Cards and Templates
Explore the properties of geometric shapes with this set of scaffolded tangram shapes task cards and cut-out tangram templates.
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Cardinal Directions PowerPoint
An editable PowerPoint to use when teaching your students about cardinal directions.
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Location and Transformation Worksheets - Year 1
2 location and transformation worksheets linked to the Australian Curriculum.
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Positioning Worksheets - BW
Three worksheets using positioning vocabulary.
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Cartesian Plane Template Set
Download this Cartesian plane template set for use in your Cartesian planes or graphing unit.
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2D Symmetry Poster - Reflection and Rotational
This 2D symmetry poster explores both reflection and rotational symmetry.
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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.
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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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Create Your Own Map - Worksheet
Create simple maps of familiar places with this set of map templates and accompanying comprehension questions.
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Reflection, Translation, Rotation Poster
A visual poster examining the difference between reflection, translation and rotation.
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Compass Points Worksheet
A worksheet showing the 8 major compass points.
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Location and Transformation Worksheets - Year 3
4 location and transformation worksheets linked to the Australian Curriculum.
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Cartesian Planes Worksheets
Utilise this Cartesian plane worksheet set to give your students practise locating and plotting points on the Cartesian plane.
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Five Wonders Theme Park: Flying Visit – Project
Students use their knowledge of maps, timetables and money to plan a well-timed 'flying' visit to Five Wonders Theme Park, between two connecting flights.
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Cartesian Plane Printable Poster
Display this Cartesian plane printable poster in your classroom when teaching units about graphing on cartesian planes.
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Positional Words Interactive PowerPoint
A game-like interactive PowerPoint that explores positional language.
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Cartesian Planes Worksheets — Plotting and Perimeter
Provide your students with these Cartesian planes worksheets to help them master plotting and perimeter on the Cartesian plane.
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A Map of Our School - Mapmaking Project
Develop map skills with a school map-making project.
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Line of Symmetry 2D Shapes Interactive Activity
Engage your students in a variety of interactive activities all focused on the line of symmetry for 2D shapes.
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Is It a Line of Symmetry? Worksheets
Assign this lines of symmetry worksheet to your students to check their understanding of the existence of a line of symmetry on various 2D shapes.
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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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Identifying Lines of Symmetry Interactive Activity
Explore this rail-yard themed interactive activity with your students to teach them how to identify lines of symmetry.
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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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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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Cartesian Plane Coordinates Matching Activity
Practise identifying coordinates and describing the process for graphing with a year 6 matching activity.
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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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Tangram Activity
A poster showing examples of tangram shapes and a tangram template.