Free teacher web sites for Maths topic ‘Direction including coordinates’

A battleships type of game - but this one encourages them to dig up some old fossils. No staff room jokes please! One of our all time favourites.
You have got to have the plug-in installed - this site is often reported as broken by people who don't have the correct software installed. Go on, get a technician to look at your computer - it is worth it! :)

External link: 10 by 10 Dino dig

• suitable for class use

Dodge the mines by entering the coordinates.

External link: 4 quadrants explosive mine dodge

• suitable for class use

You've found a great powerpoint presentation for teaching coordinates here!

External link: All four quadrants

• suitable for class use

If they want a challenge - here it is. Plot coordinates in all four quadrants without numbers on the axis! Children will need a good understanding of properties of 2D shape too.

External link: Challenging coordinates for y6 - Coordinates plotting

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A great powerpoint for teaching the points of a compass.

External link: Compass points presentation

• suitable for class use

Lovely move the ladybird directional game. Only four buttons to control herdirection, you can't go wrong with this one.

External link: Control the ladybird - four movement options

• suitable for class use

Confident y5s and 6s will find this secondary resource no problem at all.

External link: Coordinates game

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This simple coordinates game will encourage children to work in the first quadrant.

External link: Coordinates in the first quadrant to 14

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Takes children from numbers in boxes to numbers on the line. This is a great presentation to use.

External link: Coordinates presentation

• suitable for class use

Move the bug to the coordinates given - both axis are limited to ten.

External link: Coordinates to 10

• suitable for class use

Simplified version of Coordinates to 10. Just perfect for Ks1.

External link: Coordinates to 5

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A great game to practise simple compass points and clockwise style vocab - eg. planes coming in at 12 o clock or look at that teacher asleep behind us in a training session, he's at 3 o clock. You know the score.

External link: Directional vocabulary game

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We love this very simple activity. Something to introduce coordinates. Numbers and letter in the boxes not on the lines makes this great to use with Ks1.

External link: Hidden craft simple coordinates activity

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Estimate the angle to defend yourself against the Ninja. A top class BBC activity.

External link: Kung Fu angles

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Guide the ladybird through this maze. There are 6 direction buttons. You will need to build a sequence of instructions rather than click and move style activities. Requires the free Java plugin.

External link: Ladybird maze

• suitable for class use

A super free logo activity, will certainly support work on direction and also control units in ICT. Works well with any 2D shape or angles work too. The controls will restrict this to confident ks1 and all Ks2.

External link: Logo style activity

• suitable for class use

• suitable for teachers’ personal use

Try and find the keys in this old favourite of the hot and cold game.

External link: Numbers in the boxes - hunt the keys

• suitable for class use

By only numbering 0, 10 and 20 this grid encourages children to count the lines to place insects on the correct spot. Buzz off and try it!

External link: Reading a coordinates grid

• suitable for class use

This is an ideal activity to use when you introduce coordinates for the very first time. Goes up to 5 on x and y axis.

External link: Simple coordinates

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Get your head around the instructions and you'll love this game. Ideal for KS2 pupils who are getting their head's around coordinates in the first quadrant.

External link: Simple coordinates game

• suitable for class use

• suitable for teachers’ personal use

It might be an evaluation only. But we love this game. Use the direction arrows to guide the bee from the bird. First steps in the right direction. You may wish to have 1 child at the computer and one calling out left and right to consolidate direction work.

External link: Simple direction

• suitable for class use

One of our all time greats - there are activities to support coordinates in the first quadrant of the grid. There's also connect 4 and a code breaking problem solving game to keep them busy at wet play. Will the distraction prove enough to avoid the usual decimation that we all know and love?

External link: Virtual maths fest

• suitable for class use

• suitable for teachers’ personal use

Time based challenge locate coordinates like (-2,-3), there's no warm ups, just straight into complex coordinates.

External link: Zap the aliens in all four quadrants

• suitable for class use

• suitable for teachers’ personal use