In Year 4 children will be introduced to the term, ‘translation’, in relation to moving points and shapes on a grid. At first children will be asked to move a point left/right or up/down before moving a point both left/right and up/down. Here they will see that both the x and y coordinates will change. They can then move on to translating simple shapes on a grid.

We have just published 3 new resources on translating points and shapes, perfect for guiding children through this process. Take a look now.