Four sections of coordinates work across all four quadrants for Year 6 maths. Pupils read and plot points like (-2, 5), find the missing fourth vertex of a rectangle, translate points 5 right and 3 down, then reflect a square in the x-axis and predict what reflection in the y-axis does to any shape. Answer key included. Matched to two England National Curriculum position-and-direction objectives.
Geometry — position and direction
“Describe positions on the full coordinate grid (all four quadrants)”
Sections 1 and 2 read, plot and reason across all four quadrants.
Geometry — position and direction
“Draw and translate simple shapes on the coordinate plane, and reflect them in the axes”
Sections 3 and 4 cover translation and reflection directly.
Writing coordinates from a grid and naming the quadrant of points like (-2, 5).
Finding the fourth vertex of a rectangle and the length of its longest side.
Moving points such as (-4, 1) five units right and three down.
Reflecting a square in the x-axis, then generalising about the y-axis.
Weekly homework
Four sections spread over the position-and-direction week.
Unit review
Plotting, translation and reflection in one sheet close the topic.
Stretch task
The prediction question pushes pupils to generalise a coordinate rule.
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