Lesson Plan
Illustrative Mathematics

Battle Ship Using Grid Paper

For Teachers 4th - 6th Standards
You sank my battleship! The iconic cry of the time-honored game, Battleship will be heard in classrooms with this learning game that requires only grid paper, pencils, and an introductory knowledge of the first quadrant of the coordinate...
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Math Drills

Christmas Cartesian Art Tree

For Students 5th - 8th Standards
Spruce up graphing practice with an activity that has young mathematicians plot points on a coordinate plane, and then connect the points to create a Christmas tree.
Assessment
Mathed Up!

Coordinates

For Students 5th - 8th Standards
Young graphers decide where to plot a point given a specific ordered pair. The problems vary in difficulty, beginning with simpler coordinates, and ending with plotting and connecting coordinates. Each graph is labeled with the...
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PBS

Working with Coordinate Planes: Activities and Supplemental Materials

For Students 5th - 8th Standards
Seven activities make up a collection of supplemental materials to reinforce graphing on a coordinate plane. Worksheet objectives include plotting coordinates within single and four quadrants, measuring straight and...
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PBS

Working with Coordinate Planes: Assessments

For Teachers 5th - 8th Standards
It's time for scholars to show what they know about coordinate planes with a collection of three assessments. The exams' objectives include plotting points on a single grid, measuring using the distance formula, and identifying...
Worksheet
Curriculum Corner

Winter Coordinate Grids

For Students 4th - 5th Standards
Young geometers identify the location of each icon by naming the ordered pair through a set of 10 winter-themed worksheets. 
Printables
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Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

Unit 8 Math Vocabulary Cards (Grade 4)

For Students 4th
Enhance fourth graders' math vocabulary with 17 word cards and their definitions. Learners focus on terms that deal with graphing, such as y-axis, coordinates, plot, and ordered pair in the last set of math vocabulary cards. 
Assessment
Noyce Foundation

Granny’s Balloon Trip

For Teachers 5th - 8th Standards
Take flight with a fun activity focused on graphing data on a coordinate plane. As learners study the data for Granny's hot-air balloon trip, including the time of day and the distance of the balloon from the ground, they practice...
Unit Plan
National Security Agency

What’s Your Coordinate?

For Teachers 5th - 8th Standards
Your middle schoolers will show what they know with their bodies when they become the coordinate plane in this conceptual development unit. Starting with the characteristics of the coordinate plane, learners develop their skills by...
Workbook
Math Sphere

Co-Ordinates

For Students 5th - 8th Standards
Challenge young mathematicians' understanding of the coordinate plane with this series of skills practice worksheets. Offering 10 different exercises that involve identifying ordered pairs,...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Coordinate Planes

For Teachers 4th
Identifying the location of ordered pairs on coordinate planes is the focus in the math lesson plan presented here. In it, 4th graders are introduced to coordinate pairs, the x/y axis, and the techniques associated with this type of...
Learning
For The Love of Teaching Math

Sink Cap’n K!

For Students 4th - 7th Standards
Turn a lesson on the coordinate plane into a class game of battleship with this fun math resource. Providing two coordinate grids and and places to fill in the ordered pairs that are guessed, this activity is a great way...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Math Journal: Functions and Coordinate Geometry

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders examine the many uses of coordinate grids. For this graphing lesson, 5th graders write data driven equations, discuss the x and y-axis, and determine if using 2 or 3 ordered pairs is better.  Students complete several...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Fill the Number Grid

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Patterns emerge as the class works together to fill in a number grid. This whole group activity is designed to make all learners feel successful, and ultimately turns into a instructional activity on the least common multiple.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Geometry- Coordinate Plane

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students plot points on a coordinate grid.  In this coordinate plane instructional activity, students use a coordinate grid to locate the perimeter points of pictures, identify quadrants and use the coordinate points to draw the...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Connecting With Coordinates

For Teachers K - 2nd
Play a coordinates game to encourage collaborative learning and grid use! Learners plot points on grids and play a game that challenges them to locate a specific point on a coordinate grid by using horizontal and vertical movements.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Straight Graph Lines: Coordinates

For Teachers 5th - 7th
Learners access prior knowledge of coordinates. In this coordinates lesson plan, students graph coordinate points to create a symmetrical figure and of a straight line. Learners complete several practice examples.
Printables
K-5 Math Teaching Resources

Graph Paper

For Students 1st - 6th
You'll never have to buy graph paper again with this printable resource, which can be used for anything from creating graphs, plotting points in the coordinate plane, or measuring the area and perimeter of polygons. A...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Coordinate Geometry

For Teachers 4th - 7th Standards
Grab your class and get them graphing polygons on a coordinate plane! They investigate the four quadrants, discover the x and y axis, and correctly plot ordered pairs. To show their comprehension, each child creates a coordinate picture...
Worksheet
Math Mammoth

Functions in Coordinate Grid 1

For Students 7th - 8th
In this math worksheet, students are given 4 tables of x-y coordinates and a grid. Students figure the relationship between the x and y coordinate and plot the points. Students then use a given rule to find the y coordinate.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Coordinate Grid: Mapping Archeological Sites

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders discover how to apply the Cartesian coordinate system by figuring out the length and width of their school playground. They determine that pacing is an important tool for the initial mapping of a site. Students conduct a...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Coordinate Grid Twister

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students plot ordered pairs on a coordinate plane. Given a game board and other manipulatives, groups of students participate in a coordinate grid game where they stand and place their feet and hands on a given grid position. Much like...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Cartesian Coordinates

For Teachers 9th - 11th
Students investigate rational numbers through data analysis and statistics. For this algebra lesson, students represent, rename, compare and order rational numbers. They collect and represent data correctly on a graph.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Coordinate Geometry Battleship Lesson Plan

For Teachers 8th - 10th
Students play a "Battleship" type of game to practice graphing on a coordinate plane. In this coordinate graphing lesson, students select a point on their grid to place their "battleship." It the opposing team misses the ship, the...