Max Maths, Year 5, Work Book, Reading and plotting coordinates

In the "Max Maths Year 5 Workbook," students are introduced to the concepts of position and movement through the exercise of reading and plotting coordinates. Practice 1 focuses on these skills by presenting a series of tasks where students must write down the coordinates corresponding to given pictures. This activity not only reinforces their understanding of how to interpret positions on a grid but also helps them practice the notation and order of coordinates, which is fundamental for their mathematical development.

The workbook continues with a practical application of plotting coordinates, where students are given sets of points to place on a grid. For example, in part (a), they are tasked with plotting the points (3, 2), (8, 2), (8, 6), and (3, 6), which could potentially form the vertices of a rectangle. Similarly, in part (b), students plot the points (2, 6), (4, 6), (2, 4), and (2, 2), which might suggest a different shape. Additional sets of coordinates are provided in parts (c) and (d), each set presenting its own challenge and encouraging students to visualize and understand the spatial relationships between points on a coordinate plane. Through these activities, students enhance their skills in interpreting and plotting coordinates, an essential part of their mathematical learning journey.