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Coordinate Grid (Quadrant 1)

The first quadrant alone: the origin in the corner, ten large squares each way, and both axes numbered in ones.

8.5 × 11.0 in · 215.9 × 279.4 mm
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What Coordinate Grid (Quadrant 1) looks like

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    Coordinate Grid (Quadrant 1) on US Letter, exactly as it prints.

    Coordinate Grid (Quadrant 1) on US Letter, printable example sheet

Where coordinates start

Plotting is taught in the first quadrant before negative numbers arrive; in the US it is a fifth-grade standard, with both coordinates positive and the origin in the corner. Ten squares across keeps the numbers small enough that the lesson is about the ordered pair, not the arithmetic.

Every whole number is labelled on both axes, so a student finds (7, 3) by reading rather than counting, and the y axis runs 0 to 10 as well, so the plane is a true square. Turn the numbers off for a test in which students label the axes themselves.

Every sheet here is free, adjustable and prints at exact scale.

Questions

What is quadrant 1?

The top right quarter of the coordinate plane, where both x and y are positive. It is the only quadrant on this sheet.

Can I extend it past 10?

Yes. Raise the axis range to 20 or more and the squares shrink to fit, or turn on Fill page to carry the grid on up the sheet. Numbering every 2 or every 5 keeps the axes readable.

Can I get all four quadrants?

Switch Quadrants to four, or open the 20x20 coordinate plane, whose axes both run from −20 to 20.