Santa has his eye on you in a graphing activity that has young mathematicians plot ordered pairs on a Cartesian plane. After joining the points together, a picture of jolly Santa Claus comes to life.

Concepts

coordinate pair, ordered pairs

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Additional Tags

math

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Instructional Ideas

• Give learners the option to use colored pencils or markers to spice up their pictures
• Use as classwork or homework during the weeks leading up to Christmas or winter break

Classroom Considerations

• Best suited for experienced point plotters due to the amount of ordered pairs that must be graphed

Pros

• Resource includes a Cartesian coordinate system, directions for plotting ordered pairs, and an answer key
• Integrates math skills with a holiday celebration

Cons

• None

Common Core

5.G.A.1 6.G.A.3