Resources for Coordinate Graphing

For years I've been keeping track of the math worksheets I've used and liked from Teachers Pay Teachers, for when students request traditional math practice (sometimes Montessori children really crave a worksheet!!!) or are transitioning to a more traditional school.

If you're looking for summertime math practice, check out my suggestions!

The Algebra resources I have there include
- Order of Operations
- Integers
- Coordinate Graphing
- Distributive Property
- Equations (1-step and 2-step)

I've discovered that our public high school starts everyone at Algebra I, no matter how much Algebra you did in 8th grade. The only question is whether you'll be in traditional Algebra I or in Accelerated Algebra I. I recently spoke with an 8th grader who was frustrated because her school district required Algebra I in grade 8, but now she'll be bored in grade 9 as they go over the material again. So I wouldn't spend overlong on these skills. Just a taste!

Here are some of my very favorite coordinate graphing activities that would work well for a quick introduction or review.

One Quadrant

Coordinate Plane Graphing Picture - The Impossible Triangle
FREE at TpT

Four Quadrants

Coordinate Math Center Game
FREE at TpT
(level 2, card 2; level 4, card 2; level 4, card 3)

Coordinate Plane Riddle
FREE at TpT

Graphing Letters on the Coordinate Grid - Your Name In Coordinates
FREE at TpT

For a surprise birthday present this year, a student created this "Mystery Picture" for me to solve. What fun!

Update - 05/22/2025
There's an interesting new article out today at The New York Times:
The Algebra Problem: How Middle School Math Became a National Flashpoint