Map Navigation and Grid Skills

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📍 Part 1: Read the Map — Grid References & Directions

WALT: We are learning to read a map, use grid references and follow directions.

Success criteria: I can find a place using its column letter and row number. I can describe directions using north, south, east and west. I can follow a route on a map.

Differentiation: Support — use the compass rose and trace the highlighted route with a finger. Challenge — describe a route using two or more direction words.

Use the map below. Columns are labelled A to E from left to right. Rows are numbered 1 to 5 from bottom to top. The wide lines are roads. The blue dashed line shows a suggested route from the Bench to the Shop.

1. What is the grid reference for the Fountain?

2. Which place is at B3?

Tree

Shop

Café

3. Start at the Bench in A1. Move 2 squares east and 3 squares north. Where do you arrive?

C4 — Fountain

D5 — Shop

B3 — Tree

4. What is the best direction from the Shop in D5 to the Tree in B3?

South-west

North-east

South-east

5. Look at the blue dashed route. Which landmark does the route visit between the Bench and the Shop?

Tree

Fountain

Café

✏️ Part 2: Short Answers — Give grid references, directions & plan a route

WALT: We are learning to write clear directions and plan simple routes on a grid map.

Success criteria: I can write a correct grid reference. I can list directions in the correct order. I can use the map to plan a safe route.

Differentiation: Support — use the sentence starter “Go ___ squares ___, then…”. Challenge — describe a route using a diagonal direction and explain why it works.

6. Write the grid reference for the Café.

7. Write step-by-step directions from the Café in E2 to the Fountain in C4. Use numbers and direction words.

8. Each square on the map is 200 metres. Find the distance from the Bench in A1 to the Shop in D5 if you travel east first and then north. Show your working and give your answer in kilometres.

9. Follow the blue dashed route from the Bench to the Shop. Write the grid references of the places you visit in order.

10. Plan a different safe route from the Bench to the Shop that avoids the Fountain. Write one or two sentences explaining your route and why it is safe.