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Year 4 · Maths

Describe Movements Of Position

Year 4 learners practise describing movements and translations on a grid.

The activities include Follow Coordinate Directions Correctly to Find the Treasure, Give Coordinates Correctly to Find the Treasure, Practise Translating Points Involving Two Movements, and related practice. The checked support below includes video, interactive, lesson. Open a resource in its provider's website and choose the format that best helps the learner explain the idea independently.

Activities covered

  • Follow Coordinate Directions Correctly to Find the Treasure
  • Give Coordinates Correctly to Find the Treasure
  • Practise Translating Points Involving Two Movements
  • Translate Points on a Grid
  • Translate Points on a Grid Involving Two Movements
  • Translate Points on a Grid Involving Two Movements

Checked learning resources

  • Coordinates 3 Treasure Map

    YouTube — Ripley Court School · Video · Opens on the provider website

    This 2:25 KS2 treasure-map lesson uses grid coordinates and directional moves to locate the treasure, matching Pirate Pete’s right/down movement and final-coordinate task.

  • Solve problems involving marking and translating points in the first q

    Oak National Academy · Video · Opens on the provider website

    Solve problems involving marking and translating points in the first q. This Year 4 Oak lesson includes teacher explanation, worked examples and pupil questions showing how to use a grid and follow simple instructions re

  • Coordinates - Plot the Coordinates

    Mathsframe · Interactive · Opens on the provider website

    Coordinates - Plot the Coordinates. This interactive maths activity gives immediate-feedback practice to use a grid and follow simple instructions relating to position, direction and movement to find the pirate's treasur

  • PlanIt Maths Year 4 Position and Direction Lesson Pack 7: Coordinate Translations

    Twinkl · Lesson · Account may be required

    PlanIt Maths Year 4 Position and Direction Lesson Pack 7: Coordinate Translations. This Year 4 Twinkl resource provides modelled maths teaching or printable practice to use a grid and follow simple instructions relating

  • ITP Coordinates (mark points, explore translations on 1/2/4-quadrant g

    Mathsframe · Interactive · Opens on the provider website

    ITP Coordinates (mark points, explore translations on 1/2/4-quadrant g. This interactive maths activity gives immediate-feedback practice to use a grid and follow simple instructions relating to position, direction and m

  • PlanIt Maths Year 4 Position and Direction Lesson Pack 8: 2D Shape Translations

    Twinkl · Lesson · Account may be required

    PlanIt Maths Year 4 Position and Direction Lesson Pack 8: 2D Shape Translations. This Year 4 Twinkl resource provides modelled maths teaching or printable practice to use a grid and follow simple instructions relating to

  • PlanIt Maths Y4 Position and Direction Lesson Pack Translations (1)

    Twinkl · Lesson · Opens on the provider website

    Year 4 Maths resource matched to describing movements and translations on a grid.

  • Coordinates

    Oak National Academy · Lesson · Opens on the provider website

    Year 4 Maths resource matched to describing movements and translations on a grid.