Grid references and directions
Create and interpret grid reference systems that name cells or regions (e.g. B3), using grid references and directions (left/right, north/south/east/west) to locate and describe positions and pathways
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A family-ready teaching guide is not ready for Grid references and directions yet. The topic description is not today’s Activity.
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BBC Bitesize · Practice link — not the full lesson
Earth and space
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Free geography/earth resource useful for Grid references and directions. An adult guides the exploration; not a full atlas course.
Free educational page, no sign-in for the tested path.
Before you openAsk the learner to point to one place or feature and describe it.
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Public BBC Bitesize page. An anonymous GET on 2026-11-12 returned HTTP 200 with no login or payment prompt for this URL. Opening the link does not save practice or assess mastery. An adult should preview and guide the learner.
BBC Bitesize. “Earth and space.” External page; Gakuva does not copy, host, embed, or redistribute materials.
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Check understanding
- Name the grid square that contains the playground on a map as C4
- Describe a path from A1 to D3 using grid references and compass directions
- Draw a 5 x 5 grid over a park plan, label rows and columns, and list the grid references of three features
“If your child has a map with a grid of letters and numbers, can they find the square C4 and describe how to get from one square to another using directions?”
Curriculum record
- Type
- Procedural
- Subject
- Geography
- Domain
- Maps & Spatial Skills
- Age range
- Ages 9–10
Standards