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๐Ÿ“ Coordinates ๐Ÿ“š Grade 3-4 โฑ 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.

๐Ÿ’ก Anchor: the game Battleship is a ready-made coordinate trainer โ€” 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.

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