Second Grade · History · week 11

Map grids: find B-3!

Use a letter-number grid system to locate a specific point on a map.

A map grid is a set of boxes made by lines going up-and-down (columns) and side-to-side (rows). Columns usually get letters (A, B, C), and rows usually get numbers (1, 2, 3).

To find a spot on a grid map, you name the letter first, then the number, like B-3. Find column B, then slide down to row 3 -- that box is B-3.

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Teach it (10–15 min):

Draw a simple grid together (4 columns lettered A-D, 4 rows numbered 1-4) and draw a few objects in different boxes.
Take turns: one person names a grid box (like "C-2"), the other finds it and names what is there.
Play it like a simple version of a grid-finding game -- call out a coordinate and race to point at the box.
Point out real-life grids if you have them: a spreadsheet, a crossword, or a city map with grid coordinates in the margin.

Talk about it:

How do you find a box when someone tells you a grid location like B-3?
Why does the letter always come before the number?
Where else have you seen a grid like this?

Mastery looks like: They can find a named grid box on a map and correctly name the grid location of a given spot.

Common stumbles: Saying the number before the letter, or sliding in the wrong direction (rows vs. columns) when locating a box.

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