The document introduces basic coordinate plane concepts including the x and y axes, the origin point (0,0), and how to plot points by their x and y coordinates. It provides examples of plotting various points on a coordinate plane and asks questions about animal locations and shapes formed by connecting certain points.

2. Fun with Coordinates
The horizontal line is called the x-axis and the vertical line is called the y-axis.
The point (0, 0) is called the Origin.
When we get numbers (x, y) the first number represents the x-axis and the second
number represents the y-axis.
To draw the point (-3, 4) we….
1. Count -3 units along the x-axis.
2. Count 4 along the y-axis.
3. Mark where your land with a dot.
y
x
(-3, 4)

3. I go to the zoo. What animal is located at (-2, 3)?
Monkey
Cow
Lion
Pig
y
x

4. What is the coordinate of the lion?
(0,-4)
(-4,0)
(4,0)
(0,4)
y
x

5. Draw each of the coordinates in the color they are given. What do
you notice about the two different shapes?
(-3,0)
y
x
y
x
(1,0)
(-3,4)
(-1,0)
(-1,4) (4,0)
(3,0)
(3,4)
1 2

6. Draw in the following coordinates and connect the points. What
shape do you see?
y
x
(-2,0)
(2,0)
(-1,2)
(1,2)
(-1,-2)
(1,-2)