📍 Coordinates 📚 Grade 3-4 ⏱ 6 min
Coordinates on a Grid: First Look
Coordinates are a point address on a page: two numbers that pinpoint its exact spot. Battleship is a ready-made intro game.
A coordinate is a point's address
Just as a house has an address like "street, number," a point on a grid has an address made of two numbers: how many steps right and how many up from the starting point.
💡 Anchor: the game Battleship is a ready-made coordinate trainer — a letter and a number pinpoint a square exactly.
Practice on grid paper
Draw axes on graph paper. The point (3,2) is three squares right, two up from the start. Mark a few points together.
FAQ
At what age should coordinates be introduced?
A simple game-based intro works from age 8-9.