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.

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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