Coordinate Plane 3D House Craft Activity

Geometry Plotting points on Coordinate Plane - 3D House Craft Activity - Printable for KS2 & 3: Your students will love this! A fun and engaging activity plotting ordered pairs on a coordinate plane to create a net of a 3D house.

This printable download combines maths with 3D paper craft. Easy prep, print-and-go activity. Teacher instructions and step-by-step student instructions are included as well as answer keys for students to self-check work promoting independence.

I have also included teacher demonstration models for decoration ideas to save you time although I don’t tell my students what they are making until they have plotted the net to add to the excitement!

Ideas

• Christmas activity to make a gingerbread house,
• Halloween activity to make a haunted house,
• Easter activity to make Easter Bunny’s cottage,
• Link to history topics to make a house from a specific period.

This engaging activity is differentiated:

• * Single Quadrant including translation,
• ** Single quadrant including reflection about a line and translation
• *** 4-quadrant including reflection about line and translation.

Printing: Each student needs:

• 2 instruction pages (paper)
• 1 coordinate plane (card)

I have also included 4 nets for you to use as demonstration models without the need to plot the points yourself - time saving!

These demonstration designs are:

• Easter Bunny Cottage
• Haunted Halloween House
• Christmas Gingerbread Cottage
• Blank - you could decorate it to match your theme.

Usage Suggestions:

• Coordinate Lesson: Perfect for reinforcing coordinate lessons.
• Building Topics: Complement topics related to buildings and architecture.
• Festive Fun: Create Christmas gingerbread house activities to add a seasonal touch.
• Halloween: Create spooky haunted houses to create a Halloween scene.
• Easter: Create the Easter Bunny’s cottage and fill with chocolate eggs as a Spring Break Easter Gift.

Others Materials Needed:

• Pencil
• Ruler
• Pair of Compasses (or trace the circle template)
• Scissors
• Colouring Pens/Pencils
• Clear Plastic (ideal from a used envelope)
• Glue (suitable for paper and cardboard)

Additional Tip:
I have found that not revealing what your students will be making can add an air of excitement and anticipation which motivates students to complete the task! I have been deliberately vague about the outcome in the instructions in case you choose to do the same.

UPDATES:
14th December 2023

• Updated this resource to new format. Same activity but with clearer instructions. I have removed my logo and replaced it with a smaller copyright line in the footer.

5th June

• Updated to new branding.