Position and Direction - The First Quadrant - Worksheet

This series of worksheets and problem-solving activities are designed to help Year 6 students master the concept of the first quadrant in coordinate geometry. The National Curriculum objective is to describe positions on the full coordinate grid, encompassing all four quadrants. However, this particular set of exercises focuses on the first quadrant, where both x and y coordinates are positive. Students will revisit concepts from Year 4 and Year 5, reading and plotting coordinates, drawing shapes based on given coordinates, and identifying the coordinates of shapes' vertices. Vocabulary such as 'first quadrant', 'position', 'coordinate', 'axis', and 'vertices' is emphasised, and children are encouraged to draw shapes on a two-dimensional grid and discuss their findings with peers.

The tasks are structured to promote fluency and precision, with differentiated sheets and teaching slides provided to cater to varying levels of ability. Students are tasked with determining the coordinates of plotted points, finding missing vertices of rectangles, and identifying simple shapes based on their vertices on the coordinate grid. As the difficulty increases, fewer numbers are labeled on the axes, challenging students to apply their knowledge with greater independence. The reasoning and problem-solving section requires students to correct mistakes in plotted coordinates and explain their reasoning, further deepening their understanding of the first quadrant and the relationship between coordinate points and geometric shapes.