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Coordinates in all four quadrants

Plot and read points in all four quadrants.

Taught in Year 6 in United Kingdom (National Curriculum), Grade 6 in Canada (Ontario).

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Nigeria (NERDC)

Not taught as a distinct skill at primary level.

United Kingdom (National Curriculum)

Year 6

Strand
Geometry
Called
Coordinates in all four quadrants
How it's taught
Shape properties through sorting and classifying; angles measured in degrees from Year 5; position on grids.
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Canada (Ontario)

Grade 6

Strand
Spatial Sense
Called
Coordinates in all four quadrants
How it's taught
Geometric properties explored through composing/decomposing shapes and spatial visualisation; transformations on grids with tools.
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