Unlock Shape Transformations: Reflection & Translation with KwizEd!

Understanding Transformations

Let’s explore how shapes can move and change their position!

Reflection

Reflection is like looking at a mirror image of a shape. The shape is flipped over a line, called the line of reflection. Every point on the original shape has a corresponding point on the reflected shape, the same distance from the mirror line.

Translation

Translation means moving a shape without rotating or flipping it. Every point on the shape moves the same distance and in the same direction. Think of sliding the shape across a grid.

Identifying Shapes After Reflection

Our KwizEd worksheets make it easy to recognise reflection! You’ll learn to spot the mirror line and understand how the shape changes its orientation after being reflected. Practice identifying the reflected shape from the original.

Test your reflection recognition skills!

Describing Shapes After Reflection

Go beyond just identifying! Our worksheets will help you describe the position and orientation of a shape after it has been reflected. Use terms like ‘flipped over the [line of reflection]’ to explain the transformation.

Practice describing reflected shapes!

Identifying Shapes After Translation

Learn to recognise when a shape has been translated. Focus on the fact that the shape’s size and orientation remain the same, only its position changes.

See if you can identify translated shapes!

Describing Shapes After Translation

Describe the movement of a shape after translation using directions (e.g., ‘moved 3 units to the right and 2 units up’). Our worksheets provide clear grids to help you describe the translation accurately.

Practice describing translated shapes!