Position on a grid
Find things on a map with a letter and a number, describe a route and follow directions. Read one step, play with it, then tap “I understand this”.
Columns and rows
A grid on a map has letters along the top (the columns) and numbers down the side (the rows). Every square has its own name: first the letter, then the number, like C4.
The town map
Tap a square. The column and the row light up so that you see where they cross.
Find it on the map
First the letter (go right along the top), then the number (go down the side). Where the two cross is your square.
Where is it?
Look at the map and choose the right answer.
Correct: 0B3 and 3B are not the same. On a map we always write the letter first.
Everyone must follow the same rule, or we do not understand each other. If one person says B3 and another 3B, they may end up at different squares. Maps, stadiums and games use the same rule: column first, then row.
Left, right, up and down
A route tells you how to get from one place to another: how many squares right or left, and how many squares up or down.
Send the meerkat
Use the arrows to send the meerkat to the place. Try the shortest route.
Right and left change the letter. Up and down change the number.
The letters run from left to right along the top, so when you move right, you reach another letter. The numbers run from top to bottom, so when you move up or down, you get another number.
Follow the directions
Where are you now?
Follow the directions in your head and choose where you end up.
Correct: 0Check yourself
- First the letter (column), then the number (row): C4.
- Right and left change the letter; up and down change the number.
- A route says how many squares right/left and up/down.
Write these points in your maths book. Read them again the night before the test.
Quick questions
Tap an answer. If you get one wrong, read why and go back to that step. You get new questions every time.
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Ready for more? The Grade 4 position quiz gives you new questions every time.
- One step a day is enough. Ten calm minutes work better than an hour the night before the test.
- Draw a grid over a map of your neighbourhood together, or play “Battleships” on paper. It is the same letter-and-number idea.
- Ask your child to tell you the rule in their own words. If they can explain it, they understand it.
- The ticks (“I understand this”) are saved on this device only. We never ask for names or emails.
Follows CAPS for Grade 4 Maths. Always check your teacher’s notes and textbook too.