Year 3 Mapping Unit | Grid References, Position, Directions, Worksheets, Games & Quiz
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Year 3 Mapping Unit | Grid References, Position, Directions, Worksheets, Games & Quiz
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Curriculum
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Australian Curriculum v9.0
AC9M3SP02 — opens in a new tab
interpret and create two-dimensional representations of familiar environments, locating key landmarks and objects relative to each other
Australian Curriculum v8.4
ACMMG065 — opens in a new tab
Create and interpret simple grid maps to show position and pathways
Victorian Curriculum 2.0
VC2M3SP02 — opens in a new tab
interpret and create two-dimensional representations of familiar environments, locating key landmarks and objects relative to each other
New South Wales
MA2-GM-01 — opens in a new tab
uses grid maps and directional language to locate positions and follow routes
MA2-GM-02 — opens in a new tab
measures and estimates lengths in metres, centimetres and millimetres
MA2-GM-03 — opens in a new tab
identifies angles and classifies them by comparing to a right angle
MA2-2DS-01 — opens in a new tab
compares two-dimensional shapes and describes their features
MA2-2DS-02 — opens in a new tab
performs transformations by combining and splitting two-dimensional shapes
MA2-2DS-03 — opens in a new tab
estimates, measures and compares areas using square centimetres and square metres
Western Australia
ACMMG065 — opens in a new tab
Create and interpret simple grid maps to show position and pathways
New Zealand
NZ-Y3-MATH-GEO-P-2 — opens in a new tab
interpret, draw, and use simple maps to locate objects and places relative to other objects and places.
NZ-Y4-MATH-GEO-P-1 — opens in a new tab
use grid references to identify regions and plot positions on a grid map
interpret and describe pathways, including those involving half and quarter turns and the distance travelled.
United Kingdom
UK-LKS2-Y4-MATH-G-S — opens in a new tab
Pupils should be taught to:
compare and classify geometric shapes, including quadrilaterals and triangles, based on their properties and sizes
identify acute and obtuse angles and compare and order angles up to 2 right angles by size
identify lines of symmetry in 2-D shapes presented in different orientations
complete a simple symmetric figure with respect to a specific line of symmetry
UK-LKS2-Y4-MATH-G-P — opens in a new tab
Pupils should be taught to:
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
plot specified points and draw sides to complete a given polygon
US Common Core (CCSS)
CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.3.G.A.1 — opens in a new tab
Understand that shapes in different categories (e.g., rhombuses, rectangles, and others) may share attributes (e.g., having four sides), and that the shared attributes can define a larger category (e.g., quadrilaterals). Recognize rhombuses, rectangles, and squares as examples of quadrilaterals, and draw examples of quadrilaterals that do not belong to any of these subcategories.
CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.2.G.A.1 — opens in a new tab
Recognize and draw shapes having specified attributes, such as a given number of angles or a given number of equal faces. Identify triangles, quadrilaterals, pentagons, hexagons, and cubes.
CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.3.MD.D.8 — opens in a new tab
Solve real world and mathematical problems involving perimeters of polygons, including finding the perimeter given the side lengths, finding an unknown side length, and exhibiting rectangles with the same perimeter and different areas or with the same area and different perimeters.
Texas (TEKS)
Ontario
CAN-G3-MATH-E1.4 — opens in a new tab
give and follow multistep instructions involving movement from one location to another, including distances and half- and quarter-turns
CAN-G3-MATH-E1.2 — opens in a new tab
compose and decompose various structures, and identify the two-dimensional shapes and three-dimensional objects that these structures contain
CAN-G3-MATH-D1.1 — opens in a new tab
sort sets of data about people or things according to two and three attributes, using tables and logic diagrams, including Venn, Carroll, and tree diagrams, as appropriate
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Help Year 3 students interpret and create simple maps, use positional and directional language, read grid references, describe routes and represent familiar spaces. This complete mathematics unit builds from supported visual vocabulary to independent map drawing and route writing.
Students practise bird’s-eye and aerial views, map symbols, legends, landmarks, compass directions, quarter turns, half turns, grid references, position words and route directions.
What’s Included
- Unit plan PDF
- Editable Marvellous Mapping PowerPoint teaching presentation
- Editable 10-question PowerPoint quiz
- Marvellous Mapping anchor chart and two sets of direction and position word-wall cards
- Bird’s-Eye View and Map Symbols Cards
- Route Builder Task Cards
- Two-level Grid Reference Battleships partner game
- Seven student worksheets covering position words, turns, directions, grid references, map symbols, map creation and routes
- Marvellous Mapping Check assessment
- Answer pages, including a sample answer for the open map-creation task
- Year 3 Marvellous Mapping rubric
Learning Focus
- Use positional and directional language
- Interpret bird’s-eye and aerial views
- Read map symbols, legends and landmarks
- Use compass directions, turns and grid references
- Create maps and describe routes
Classroom Use
Suitable for whole-class Year 3 mathematics lessons, small groups, hands-on rotations, partner games, independent practice and assessment.
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