TOPICS

Maths

Lake City Directions: Cardinal & Ordinal

EASYTEACHING.NET

Overview:

This worksheet helps students practice using cardinal (e.g., north, south) and ordinal (e.g., northeast, southwest) directions to describe the location of places on a map.

Learning Objectives:

Understand and use cardinal and ordinal directions accurately.
Develop spatial awareness and descriptive language skills.
Enhance comprehension of map-reading and directional vocabulary.

How the Activity Works:

Students are presented with a map of "Lake City" featuring various landmarks. They complete fill-in-the-blank questions using cardinal and ordinal directions. For instance, they might answer, "The café is north of the bridge." This activity provides practical application of directional terms and is ideal for maths, geography or ESL lessons.

Browse more mapping and location activities.

Download

Related resources

Decimal Word Problems: Add & Sub, Hundredths (1)

Word problems involving the addition and subtraction of decimals.

Rounding to 100 Poster

A display showing how to round numbers to the nearest 100.

Time Match Cards, 15 Minute Intervals

Match the different representations of quarter past and quarter to times. Laminate for a long-lasting resource.

End Time Using Timelines, 1-Min Intervals (1)

Add on the elapsed times using the number lines. Write the end times (times to 1-minute intervals).

Order Objects by Weight

Order the weight of different objects.

Complete Symmetrical Pictures, Grids (2)

Complete each of the symmetrical shapes using the grids to help.

Counting Back with Dice

Use the ‘count back’ strategy to solve the subtraction sums.

Rounding to the Nearest…

Round numbers to the nearest 10, 100 and 1000 to complete the table.

Interpret Data: Books (Yrs 2,3)

Read and interpret the data from the pictograph to answer the questions (early and middle years)

Race to 3 O’clock Game, 30 mins

A game in which players work with elapsed time (to 30-minute intervals) to race around the board. Laminate for a long-lasting resource.

Read Analogue Scales: Mix of Scales (1)

Read each of the analogue scales and record the weight shown (kilograms and grams).

Supplementary Angles (2)

Use knowledge of supplementary angles to work out the missing angles.

EASYTEACHING.NET