Math K-7 IRP Shape and Space (Transformation)

Students perform, analyse, and create transformations.


Prescribed Learning Outcomes Illustrated Examples

It is expected that students will:
  • communicate and apply terms of directions to maps (north, south, east, and west)
  • -> On a simplified street map, locate special points of interest (e.g., store, school, mall, bridge) and label them A, B, C, and so on. Select a point of reference and mark it with a star. Describe the path from the star to B, using directions N, S, E, W.


  • place an object on a grid using columns and rows

  • describe the position of an object on a grid using columns and rows
  • -> I am hiding at one of the points on the 5 x 5 geoboard. Use the numbers and letters to locate me in as few guesses as possible.


  • trace a path on a grid or map, using oral or written instructions (and vice versa)
  • -> Write directions for going from your school to your home. Write directions to go from your home to your school. How are they the same? How are they different?

  • create and verify symmetrical two-dimensional shapes by drawing lines of symmetry
  • -> Complete each picture, using the lines of symmetry shown.


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