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Year 5 Summer Block 2 (Position and Direction)

Year 5 Maths – Summer Block 2: Position and Direction

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This Year 5 position and direction block supports pupils in developing a secure understanding of coordinates, translation, reflection and symmetry. Aligned with the White Rose small steps, pupils begin by reading and plotting coordinates in the first quadrant before applying this knowledge through a range of Year 5 coordinates worksheets and problem-solving activities.

Pupils then explore translation and reflection, learning how shapes move while remaining the same size and orientation, before progressing to translation with coordinates. The unit continues with symmetry work, including identifying lines of symmetry and reflecting shapes in horizontal and vertical lines. Reasoning and problem-solving opportunities are built throughout to support mathematical thinking and KS2 SATs preparation.

White Rose small steps
  • Read and plot coordinates
  • Problem solving with coordinates
  • Translation
  • Translation with coordinates
  • Lines of symmetry
  • Reflection in horizontal and vertical lines
National Curriculum objectives
  • Identify, describe and represent the position of a shape following a reflection or translation using appropriate mathematical language
  • Know that shapes remain the same size and orientation after translation
  • Plot specified points and draw sides to complete a given polygon
  • Describe positions on a 2-D grid using coordinates in the first quadrant
  • Identify and draw lines of symmetry in 2-D shapes

Year 5 position and direction resources (Summer Block 2)

Our Year 5 position and direction resources follow the White Rose small steps, building from reading and plotting coordinates through to translating and reflecting shapes. Pupils develop accuracy when working with coordinate grids and strengthen their understanding of how shapes move without changing size or orientation.

What’s included in each lesson pack

Each lesson pack includes teaching slides, differentiated worksheets and structured reasoning and problem-solving tasks. Pupils move from plotting and interpreting coordinates to explaining translations, identifying symmetry and completing reflections with increasing confidence.

  • Year 5 coordinates worksheets covering reading, plotting and problem solving on grids
  • Translation activities focused on describing movement accurately
  • Tasks exploring how coordinates change during translation
  • Symmetry activities identifying and drawing lines of symmetry
  • Reflection tasks using horizontal and vertical mirror lines

Coverage aligned to White Rose small steps

This block covers: reading and plotting coordinates, solving problems using coordinate grids, translating shapes, understanding coordinate changes during translation, identifying lines of symmetry and reflecting shapes. It supports National Curriculum coverage and prepares pupils for KS2 SATs through structured reasoning and problem solving.

If you are searching for Year 5 coordinates worksheets, translation and reflection lesson packs, or White Rose aligned position and direction planning, this block provides full coverage with clear progression.