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Making images out of co-ordinates

Creating Creatures with Co-ordinates

July 22, 20243 min read

To plot the co-ordinates, take the first number, that tells you have far to across you go. The second number tells you how far up to go. We were taught: along the corridor and up the stairs.

The other day I created a couple of co-ordinates images for the 11+ course, which I thought I’d share since it’s the end of term, I thought I’d do something a bit more creative.

Create a turtle with co-ordinates

To plot the co-ordinates, take the first number, that tells you have far to across you go. The second number tells you how far up to go. We were taught: along the corridor and up the stairs.

Once you get to that point draw a little dot. Next, repeat the steps and plot the second point. Now join these 2 points up. Continue each section until you completed the image. Then you can colour it in if you choose.

I apologise my drawing skills are not my strong point, but I hope the shapes (a turtle and an elephant) are recognisable and you enjoy the task regardless.

 

 

 Elephant co-ordinates

Draw the axis 0-12 for both the x and the y

Start (4,5) (4,7) (4.5, 8) (5,7) (5,6) (4,5)

Set 2 (5,7) (6,8) (6,10) (6.5,10) (6.5,8) (7.5,7) (6.5, 5) (6,5) (5,6)

Set 3 (7.5,7) (8,8) (8.5,7) (8.5,8) (7.5,6)

Set 4 (6,5) (4.5, 4) (4.5,1) (6,1) (6, 2.5) (6.5, 2.5) (6.5,1) (8,1) (8,4) (6.5,5)

Set 5 (6,3) (6.5,3) (6.25,3.5) (6.25,4) (6.25, 3.5) (6,3)

Set 6 (6,7)

Set 7 (6.5, 7)

Turtle co-ordinates

 Draw the x axis 0-12 and the y axis 0-10

Start: (2.5,6) (1.5,7) (1,7) (0.5, 6.5) (0.5, 5.5) (2,5) (2.5,6)

Set 2: (0.5, 5.5) (1.5, 5.5)

Set 3: (1.5, 6.5)

Set 4: (2.5, 6) (4.5, 8.5) (7, 8.5) (9,6) (8,4) (4,4) (2.5, 5) (2.5,6)

Set 5: (9,6) (9.5,7) (10,7) (9,6)

Set 6: (4,4) (3.5, 3) (5,3) (5.5,4)

Set 7: (4.5,3) (5,4)

Set 8: (6.5,4) (6,3) (7.5,3) (8,4)

Set 9: (7,3) (7.5,4)

Set 10: (3.5,7.5) (4, 6.5) (5, 6.5) (6, 7.5) (6, 8.5)

Set 11: (6,7.5) (6.5, 6.5) (7.5,6.5) (8,7.5)

Set 12: (2.5,5) (4,5) (4.5,6.5)

Set 13: (5, 6.5) (5.5,5) (6.5, 5) (7,6.5)

Set 14: (8.5,5) (7.5,6.5)

Set 15: (4.5, 4) (3.5,5)

Set 16: (5,4) (5.5,5)

Set 17: (6.5, 5) (7,4)

Set 18: (7.5,4) (8.5,5)

Set 19: (1.5,6.5)

(If you do have a go, I'd love to see what you create)

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Dawn Strachan

For the past 20+ years I have been a firm believer that learning should be an enjoyable experience. I appreciate that traditionally education has revolved around worksheets, textbooks, listening to teachers. But a grounding in early years and working with children who had a variety of learning styles from I learned that it is an individual activity that is personal to all of us. We don’t all learn in the same way. Our influences, our experiences, our capabilities all influence how we retain information. But through it all, I believe that if we can make it enjoyable and engaging, they will want to participate. With participation comes practice which in turn boosts skill and confidence. With an increase in skill and confidence comes a willingness to have a go. This in turn leads to more practice which leads to a positive spiral of success. The moral, we need to make learning fun, engaging, use a range of techniques.

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