Location and Position Teaching Resources
A collection of educational resources to use when learning about location and transformation. It also includes pre and post tests to assess your students' prior knowledge. Use these posters, worksheets, goal labels and activities when teaching your students about working with location and transformation concepts. Also included are vocabulary word wall cards to display and use when helping students learn and understand position, location and transformation vocabulary.
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Position Words – Interactive Peg Cards
Teach position words with these interactive digital clip cards, designed to help young learners master prepositions.
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Create Your Own Map - Worksheet
Create simple maps of familiar places with this set of map templates and accompanying comprehension questions.
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Cardinal Directions - Cut and Paste Worksheet
Use cardinal directions to create a simple town map with this 2-page cut-and-paste activity sheet.
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Cartesian Plane Coordinates Matching Activity
Practise identifying coordinates and describing the process for graphing with a year 6 matching activity.
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Flip, Slide and Turn Poster Set
Examine the difference between flipping, sliding and turning a shape.
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Interpreting Simple Maps Teaching Slides
Help Year 3 students explore location, position, landmarks and two-dimensional representations of familiar environments with these interpreting simple maps teaching slides.
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Foundation Location and Position Teaching Slides
Teach location and position concepts with this interactive slide deck.
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A Map of Our Classroom - Mapmaking Project
Develop primary mapping skills with a classroom mapping project.
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Flip, Slide and Turn – Grid Mystery Pictures
Practise flips, slides and turns with this worksheet pack.
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Using Cardinal Directions – Worksheet
A worksheet to practise using cardinal directions.
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Location and Transformation Worksheets - Year 4
4 location and transformation worksheets linked to the Australian Curriculum.
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Year 1 Positional Language Teaching Slides
Support Year 1 positional language instruction with this engaging teaching slide deck.
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Cardinal Directions Teaching Slides
Teach cardinal directions with this engaging teaching slide deck.
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Positional Language Poster Pack
Support positional language development with this engaging poster pack.
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Preposition Game – Roll and Cover
Use this preposition game as a fun and collaborative way of learning about these important parts of speech.
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Coding with Robots - Pirate Coding Robot Mat
Implement coding for kids with a printable pirate coding robot map activity.
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A Map of a City - Mapmaking Project
Engage young learners in developing their map skills with a design-your-own map project.
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Moving Through Maps - Barrier Game
Practise basic mapping skills with a fun partner game that encourages use of positional language.
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Grid System Puzzles – Save a Seat Project
Explore a real-life grid reference project where students plan cinema seating at Colossal Cinemas, practising coordinates, inference, and decision-making skills.
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Location and Transformation Worksheets - Year 3
4 location and transformation worksheets linked to the Australian Curriculum.
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Location and Transformation Worksheets - Year 5
7 location and transformation worksheets linked to the Australian Curriculum.
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Cartesian Planes and Graphing – Vocabulary Cards
Introduce cartesian planes to your students with this set of 18 vocabulary cards.
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Equations, Tables, and Graphs, Oh My! – Differentiated Worksheets
Use these differentiated worksheets to practise using equations to create patterns within input-output tables and graphs.
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Treasure Island - Mapping Skills Worksheet
Put mapping skills into practice by creating a map of a treasure island!
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Latitude and Longitude Worksheet
Use this worksheet along with Google Maps to teach your students about longitude and latitude.
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Following Directions Activity — Coding Robots Interactive
Use this engaging activity to introduce directional and positional language.
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Clockwise Posters
Support directional language instruction with this engaging Year 2 poster pack.
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Graphing on the Cartesian Plane
Use this maths poster with your students when learning about graphing on a Cartesian plane.
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Flip, Slide and Turn PowerPoint
An animated teaching presentation that explores flips, slides and turns.
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Positional Words Interactive PowerPoint
A game-like interactive PowerPoint that explores positional language.
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Location and Transformation Worksheets - Year 2
6 location and transformation worksheets linked to the Australian Curriculum.
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Shape Transformation — Design a School Crest Project
Teach shape transformation through a creative school crest design project that helps students apply translations, rotations and reflections in a meaningful way.