Position and Direction - Reflection with Co-Ordinates - Planning

In a Year 5 mathematics lesson on Position and Direction, students delve into the concept of reflection using coordinates. The lesson provides a variety of resources including reflection cards, mirrors, and activity sheets to support the practical exploration of symmetry. The key vocabulary for the session includes terms such as 'coordinates', 'reflection', 'vertex', 'axis', and 'mirror line', with the website offering vocabulary cards and definitions for further clarification. The lesson begins with a starter activity where children recap the previous day's work on reflection through a card sorting game. This is followed by a class teaching input where the children learn how to identify the coordinates of a point and its reflection, using the phrase "Go along the corridor and up the stairs" to remember the order of reading coordinates.

The lesson continues with activities that encourage students to work in pairs or groups to reflect shapes and identify their coordinates before and after reflection. The practical aspect of the lesson is emphasized as children use mirrors to visualize the reflection process, ensuring they understand the relationship between a shape and its image. Independent learning is facilitated through differentiated fluency worksheets, and the plenary involves reasoning tasks where students share their answers and strategies. The lesson aims to correct common misconceptions such as mixing up the order of x and y coordinates. To consolidate learning, the 'Give me five' strategy prompts students to reflect on what they've learned, the skills they've used, and what they found challenging, ensuring they remember key points from the lesson. Different levels of difficulty in the worksheets cater to varying depths of understanding, from simple shape reflections to more complex scenarios.