Coordinates Worksheet | First Quadrant, Plotting and Translations | Year 4 Maths

Help Year 4 pupils read, plot and use coordinates in the first quadrant and describe translations, with 28 questions, a treasure map and plotting grids in this print-and-go maths pack.

Pupils write the coordinates of eight labelled points on a 0 to 10 grid, find points with the same x- or y-coordinate, and spot Jo’s mistake when across and up are swapped. They plot six points, find the fourth corner of a rectangle and plot and join four points to make a shape. Then they read a treasure map, translate a point and a triangle left, right, up and down, describe a movement, explain Ali’s mistake, decide whether points lie on the axes and work out where a point finishes after two movements. This supports the Year 4 geometry statements in the National curriculum in England: “describe positions on a 2-D grid as coordinates in the first quadrant”, “describe movements between positions as translations of a given unit to the left/right and up/down” and “plot specified points and draw sides to complete a given polygon”.

What is included (5 A4 pages plus a thank-you page):
• Page 1: an overview with “I can” statements, the curriculum link and a worked example showing across first, then up.
• Page 2: Read the Coordinates. A grid with eight points and four reasoning questions (Q1–12).
• Page 3: Plot and Join. Plotting six points, a missing rectangle corner and a shape to draw (Q13–20).
• Page 4: Maps and Movements. A treasure map, translations and reasoning (Q21–28).
• Page 5: the answer key for all 28 questions, with the alternative answers for Q12, Q20, Q24 and Q27 listed.
• Page 6: a thank-you page.

Great for: a maths starter, homework, revision, cover work or a quick check of understanding after teaching coordinates.

Format: one non-editable PDF on A4 pages, ready to print. Written in British English. All original content by Mathew Sunday, FUN CASE. Single-classroom licence: please do not share or post online.