1. Our Objectives
• Describe and find the position of a square
on a grid of squares.
• Recognise simple examples of horizontal
and vertical lines.
• Recognise positions and directions, e.g.
describe and find the position of a point on
a grid of squares where the lines are
numbered.

2. 8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
A B C D E F G H

3. 8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
A B C D E F G H
D6
G3

4. 8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
A B C D E F G H
C8
G7
B3
H4
E1

5. 0
81
1
7
2 3
6
5
3
4
2
0 7654
8
X
What is the position of
this cross?
(3,2)
coordinates are always
written in brackets, with a
comma between each
number
the number on the
horizontal axis is always
written first, then the
number on the vertical
axis
(0,0) is called the origin

6. 0
0
3
2
1
4
5
1
8
7
6
4 5 6 7 82 3
Who can point to……
(7,3)
X
(3,7)
(2,1)
(1,2)
(4,3)
X
X
X
X
X
(3,4)

7. Group1
Draw an 8 x 8 grid on squared
paper.
Plot the following coordinates
on the board: (0,5), (2,3), (4,1),
(5,0).
Join the points with a ruler.
What word do we use to
describe the line you’ve drawn?
Groups 2 and 3
Use the 8 x 8 grid.
Plot the following coordinates
on the board: (0,5), (2,3), (4,1),
(5,0).
Join the points with a ruler.
What word do we use to
describe the line you’ve drawn?

8. 0
0
3
2
1
4
5
1
8
7
6
4 5 6 7 82 3
(0,5)
(2,3)
(4,1)
(5,0) X
X
X
X
This is a diagonal line.
What other points lie
on this diagonal line?
X
X
(3,2)
(1,4)

9. Group1
Draw an 8 x 8 grid on squared
paper.
Plot 3 corners of a square.
Give your grid to a friend.
Can they tell you the coordinate
for the last corner of the
square?
Do more squares.
Groups 2 and 3
Use the 8 x 8 grid.
Plot 3 corners of a square.
Give your grid to a friend.
Can they tell you the
coordinate for the last corner
of the square?
Do more squares.

10. 0
0
3
2
1
4
5
1
8
7
6
4 5 6 7 82 3
X
X
X
What are these
coordinates?
(5,7)
(2,4)
(7,3)
What shape
would be drawn
if these
coordinates
were joined
together?
A triangle!

11. WINK