Max Maths, Year 3, Learn together, Finding and describing position (1)

In a Year 3 mathematics lesson, children are introduced to the concept of finding and describing positions using a grid. The lesson encourages students to observe a grid that contains various objects such as a mountain, a cloud, a flower, and a bee. The aim is to help children understand how to use coordinates to describe the location of these objects on the grid. For this purpose, the rows and columns of the grid are labelled with letters and numbers, respectively.

By labelling the rows and columns, students can easily identify the specific cell where an object is located. For instance, if they are asked to find the flower, they can use the labels to determine its position. The flower can be found at the intersection of column B and row 3, which is described as being in cell B3. This simple yet effective method of using coordinates helps students to accurately describe and communicate the position of objects on a grid, laying the foundation for more complex spatial reasoning skills in the future.