Take your students on a coordinate adventure with Location, Location, Location: Grid Activity! This fun and flexible resource is designed to help students practise identifying and using coordinates to locate and record positions on a grid. With an engaging animal theme and two different task formats, this resource supports essential mapping skills in a clear, purposeful way.

Students will either read a pair of coordinates to find the correct animal on the grid or study the grid to determine the coordinates of a given animal. This dual approach gives students valuable experience in both interpreting and generating grid references—essential for developing spatial awareness and foundational mapping skills.

Whether you're working with small groups, running rotations, or setting up an independent activity, this resource fits perfectly into any classroom routine. It can be used to consolidate your location and transformation lessons, integrate into a themed unit on animals or environments, or simply provide students with extra practice in a visually engaging way. With two differentiated versions included, you can easily cater to various ability levels in your class while reinforcing the same key concepts.

Key Learning Outcomes:

• ✅ Identify and use coordinates to describe locations on a grid
• ✅ Develop spatial reasoning and mapping skills
• ✅ Strengthen understanding of rows and columns in grid structures
• ✅ Practise reading and writing ordered pairs correctly
• ✅ Apply logical thinking to solve visual location challenges

What’s Included:

• 2 grid activity worksheets with a variety of animals positioned in different locations
• 1 version where students match coordinates to the correct animal
• 1 version where students write coordinates for each animal
• Answer sheets for both versions to support self-checking or teacher-led review

Materials Needed:

• Printed worksheet versions (single or double-sided)
• Pencils or whiteboard markers (if laminated)
• Optional: clipboards for flexible use during rotations or movement-based lessons

How to Use:

1. Choose the appropriate version based on your students’ skill levels or learning focus.
2. Review how to read coordinates correctly (across first, then up).
3. For Version 1, students match each coordinate to the animal found at that location.
4. For Version 2, students find each animal on the grid and record its coordinates.
5. Discuss the answers as a class or use the answer sheets for independent checking.

Ideas for Classroom Use:

• 💡 Use during a maths rotation focused on location and mapping
• 💡 Include in a geography unit when exploring map reading skills
• 💡 Pair with a hands-on coordinate grid mat or floor grid for kinaesthetic learners
• 💡 Incorporate into an animal or habitat-themed week to build cross-curricular links
• 💡 Assign one version as an introduction, then revisit the second version for consolidation later

Top Teacher Tips:

• 💛 Laminate the worksheets for reuse with whiteboard markers
• 💛 Encourage students to explain their reasoning aloud to build vocabulary and understanding
• 💛 Differentiate by having students create their own grid and write coordinate clues for a peer
• 💛 Use the answer sheets as a teaching tool for peer feedback or guided correction

Location, Location, Location: Grid Activity is a simple yet powerful tool for building confidence with coordinates, reinforcing spatial concepts, and making location learning engaging and accessible for all learners.