The Coordinate PlaneTwo axes, four quadrants, and the order that never changes.5th GradeA pair of numbers pins down exactly one point. The order is not negotiable.1START AT THE ORIGIN(0, 0), where the two axes cross.2X FIRST — ALONGPositive goes right, negative goes left.3THEN Y — UPPositive goes up, negative goes down.4PLOT AND LABELMark the point and write the pair beside it.REMEMBERAlong the corridor, then up the stairs.(3, 5) and (5, 3) are two different points.Quadrant 1 is top right, then anticlockwise. Grade 5 usually stays inquadrant 1.The Coordinate Planelearnposters.com
The Coordinate Plane — printable math wall chart from LearnPosters. Free vector PDF, US Letter and A4.

The Coordinate Plane, step by step

A pair of numbers pins down exactly one point. The order is not negotiable.

  1. START AT THE ORIGIN(0, 0), where the two axes cross.
  2. X FIRST — ALONGPositive goes right, negative goes left.
  3. THEN Y — UPPositive goes up, negative goes down.
  4. PLOT AND LABELMark the point and write the pair beside it.

remember

  • Along the corridor, then up the stairs.
  • (3, 5) and (5, 3) are two different points.

Quadrant 1 is top right, then anticlockwise. Grade 5 usually stays in quadrant 1.

Questions about the The Coordinate Plane poster

What’s on the The Coordinate Plane poster?
4 numbered steps, with a full worked run-through. A pair of numbers pins down exactly one point. The order is not negotiable. START AT THE ORIGIN — (0, 0), where the two axes cross.; X FIRST — ALONG — Positive goes right, negative goes left.; THEN Y — UP — Positive goes up, negative goes down.; PLOT AND LABEL — Mark the point and write the pair beside it.. Quadrant 1 is top right, then anticlockwise. Grade 5 usually stays in quadrant 1.
Who is the The Coordinate Plane poster for?
The Coordinate Plane is filed under 5th Grade (ages 10–11), so it matches what that year asks a child to remember. It is equally useful to an older student revisiting math, and to the parent or teacher answering the question at the kitchen table.
When should you use the The Coordinate Plane poster?
Play battleships on squared paper. The order of the coordinates matters immediately. A wall chart earns its place by being glanceable from where the work is happening, so The Coordinate Plane belongs on the wall where that math work actually happens, within glancing distance, rather than filed away.
What other posters go with The Coordinate Plane?
Adding Unlike Fractions, Area & Perimeter and Sorting Shapes by Their Properties sit alongside The Coordinate Plane in the 5th Grade set. Printed together they make a wall rather than a single sheet, which is how a reference set actually gets used.Adding Unlike FractionsArea & PerimeterSorting Shapes by Their Properties
Is the The Coordinate Plane poster free to download and print?
Yes. The Coordinate Plane downloads as a free PDF with no account, no email and no watermark, like everything else in the 5th Grade set. Print as many copies as you like for a home, a classroom, a library or a tutoring group; reselling the file is the only thing the licence rules out.Read the licence
What size does the The Coordinate Plane poster print at?
The Coordinate Plane is a vector PDF laid out for US Letter, and prints on A4 with Fit to page — the same file, no separate download. Because every mark on it is drawn rather than photographed, it stays sharp enlarged to A3, A2 or A1 at a copy shop. Colour carries emphasis only, so a greyscale print of The Coordinate Plane loses nothing.Printing guide

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