Display this Cartesian plane printable poster in your classroom when teaching units about graphing on cartesian planes.
A Cartesian Plane Printable For Easy Reference
This Cartesian plane printable poster explains the features of the four-quadrant Cartesian plane. It is available in full-colour, low-colour and black-and-white versions, so you can choose what works best for your classroom and your students.
This poster displays these features:
- Cartesian plane
- X-axis
- Y-axis
- Coordinates
- Origin
- Quadrant 1
- Quadrant 2
- Quadrant 3
- Quadrant 4
This teaching resource is a great addition to any Cartesian plane unit! Display it in your classroom or print a copy for each student to keep in a maths folder or notebook for reference.
How to Plot Points on a Cartesian Plane
Do your students mix up the X and Y coordinates and plot points in the wrong spot? Here are some fun analogies to help them keep these two coordinates straight!
- Alphabet Analogy – X comes before Y in the alphabet, and X also comes before Y in a pair of coordinates.
- “Change the Lightbulb” – When changing a lightbulb, people walk OVER until they are under the lightbulb, and then climb UP the ladder to change it. They wouldn’t climb the ladder first and then hop it over to the bulb! Use this analogy to help students remember to find where their coordinate is on the x-axis first, and then the y-axis for coordinates with a positive Y value.
- “Find the Treasure” – When finding a buried treasure, a pirate walks OVER to the spot their map indicates and then digs DOWN to find their treasure. They wouldn’t dig down first and then tunnel through the earth! Use this analogy to help students plot points when their coordinate has a negative Y value.
Just Download, Print and Display!
This Cartesian plane poster is available in easy-to-print PDF format. Click the drop-down arrow located on the download button to choose either the full-colour, low-colour or black-and-white version.
Additional Cartesian Plane Resources
Looking to spice up your Cartesian planes unit? We’ve got you covered with these Teach Starter favourites!
Introduce cartesian planes to your students with this set of 18 vocabulary cards.
Teach your students how to plot points on a graph using ordered pairs from input-output tables with this set of teaching slides. Practise identifying coordinates and describing the process for graphing with a year 6 matching activity.
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