Grade 5-6 Mathematics Lesson

Date: December 15, 2020

Strand:
Strand E: Spatial Sense Location and Movement

Level: Grade 5 and 6

Big Idea/Overarching Question

Multiple Translations
Minds On (Full Class Activity)
Discuss translations as a class using the visuals found below.
Notes:
• Translations are a Slide
• Translations can be Horizontal, Vertical or Slanted
Using a grid Translations can be described as a slide movement across a
number os squares (ie.vertical translations - 3 up)

Working On It
Worksheet activities from Leaps and Bounds (Marion Small)
“Multiple Translations”
Consolidtion/Sharing
During Minds On full class activities
Assessment
Worksheets marked and handed back to students for corrections
Level of student understanding recorded on Assessment sheet as
Excellent (exceeding expectation), Very good (above expectation),
good(meets expectation), moderate (slightly below expectation), mostly
(below expectation), somewhat (below expectation), incomplete
Home Connection
Consider objects at home that undergo translations
Modified Translation Activity and Worksheet