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Year 6 · Maths · Position and direction · Lesson 1

Coordinates in four quadrants

Read, write and plot coordinates in all four quadrants, identify quadrants, find missing vertices of shapes, and move points.

Whiteboard video lesson: Coordinates in four quadrants

18-minute video lesson

Teaching, worked examples and 20 practice questions solved step by step.

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What your child will learn

  • Read coordinates in four quadrants
  • Plot points
  • Identify quadrants
  • Find missing vertices
  • Translate points

The method

  1. Start at the origin.
  2. Across: right +, left −.
  3. Up +, down −.
  4. Write (x, y).

Key words: coordinates, quadrant, axis, origin, negative.

Worked examples

The first three practice questions from the lesson, with every step.

Question 1

What are the coordinates of point A?

  1. Step 1: Look at the grid
  2. Step 2: Across: x = 1
  3. Step 3: Up/down: y = 5

Answer: (1, 5)

Question 2

What are the coordinates of point A?

  1. Step 1: Look at the grid
  2. Step 2: Across: x = 4
  3. Step 3: Up/down: y = 2

Answer: (4, 2)

Question 3

What are the coordinates of point A?

  1. Step 1: Look at the grid
  2. Step 2: Across: x = -3
  3. Step 3: Up/down: y = 1

Answer: (-3, 1)