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The parts of the coordinate plane: the x-axis, the y-axis, the origin and ordered pairs, and how to plot a point
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Coordinate Plane Worksheets
A coordinate plane chart, blank grid paper, reading and plotting ordered pairs, shapes, distances, a mystery picture, a map and a graph. With keys.
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Coordinate plane chart and grid paper
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View largerCoordinate grid paper
Two blank first-quadrant coordinate grids from 0 to 10 for plotting points
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View largerCoordinate grid paper 0 to 20
A blank first-quadrant coordinate grid from 0 to 20 for plotting points and graphs
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Read and plot points
View all 2 pagesRead ordered Pairs, sheet A
Writing the ordered pair (x, y) for points on a coordinate grid from 0 to 10
Answer key on page 2
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View all 2 pagesRead ordered Pairs, sheet B
Writing ordered pairs for points on a grid from 0 to 20, including points on the axes
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View all 2 pagesPlot ordered Pairs, sheet A
Plotting and labeling points from ordered pairs on a coordinate grid from 0 to 10
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View all 2 pagesPlot ordered Pairs, sheet B
Plotting points on a grid from 0 to 20, including points on the x-axis and the y-axis
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Shapes, distances and pictures
View all 2 pagesPlot and name the shape
Plotting the vertices of a shape from ordered pairs, connecting them and naming the shape
Answer key on page 2
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View all 2 pagesFind the missing vertex
Finding the fourth vertex of a rectangle or square on a coordinate grid and writing its ordered pair
Answer key on page 2
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View all 2 pagesDistance on the coordinate plane
Finding the distance between two points that share an x-coordinate or a y-coordinate by counting or subtracting
Answer key on page 2
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View all 2 pagesCoordinate plane mystery picture
Plotting ordered pairs in order and connecting them with straight lines to draw a picture
Answer key on page 2
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Real-world coordinate graphs
View all 2 pagesCoordinate plane town map
Reading and writing ordered pairs for places on a town map, and finding distances along the grid
Answer key on page 2
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View all 2 pagesGraph Real-World data
Completing a table, graphing it as ordered pairs and reading the graph to answer questions about savings
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About these coordinate plane worksheets
The coordinate plane is a grid made by two number lines that cross at 0. The line that goes across is the x-axis, the line that goes up is the y-axis, and the point where they cross is the origin, (0, 0). Every point has an ordered pair: the first number says how far to go across, and the second says how far to go up. The point (3, 5) is 3 across and 5 up.
Order matters: (3, 5) and (5, 3) are different points. A point on the x-axis has a y-coordinate of 0, like (4, 0). Two points with the same y-coordinate are in the same row, so the distance between (2, 6) and (7, 6) is 7 − 2 = 5 units.
These worksheets cover the first quadrant: a chart, blank grid paper from 0 to 10 and 0 to 20, reading and plotting points, plotting and naming shapes, finding a missing vertex, distances, a mystery picture, a town map and graphing a real-world pattern. Every point sits exactly on a grid crossing, and every practice page has an answer key.
Standards
CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.5.G.A.1Use a pair of perpendicular number lines, called axes, to define a coordinate system, with the intersection of the lines (the origin) arranged to coincide with the 0 on each line and a given point in the plane located by using an ordered pair of numbers, called its coordinates. Understand that the first number indicates how far to travel from the origin in the direction of one axis, and the second number indicates how far to travel in the direction of the second axis, with the convention that the names of the two axes and the coordinates correspond (e.g., x-axis and x-coordinate, y-axis and y-coordinate).CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.5.G.A.2Represent real world and mathematical problems by graphing points in the first quadrant of the coordinate plane, and interpret coordinate values of points in the context of the situation.
How to use them
- Teach with the chart: go across first, then up.
- Read points on Sheet A, then plot points on Sheet A.
- Move to the 0 to 20 sheets, shapes and distances.
- Finish with the mystery picture, the town map and the real-world graph.
Teaching tips
- Say it as a sentence: walk across the hall, then climb the stairs.
- Put a finger on the origin every time.
- Check plotted points by reading them back.
Questions teachers and parents ask
Which number comes first in an ordered pair?
The x-coordinate, which tells how far to go across from the origin. The y-coordinate comes second and tells how far to go up.
What is the first quadrant?
The part of the coordinate plane where both coordinates are 0 or more. It is the only part used in 5th grade.