Find Columbus’s Treasure

This worksheet is designed for students in Grades 4, 5, and 6 to strengthen coordinate graphing, spatial reasoning, and geographic understanding through an engaging exploration-themed math activity. Learners plot ordered pairs on a 10×10 coordinate plane to trace Columbus’s voyage, connect points to reveal a route, and uncover the final “X” marking the treasure, combining math precision with historical context.

Skills Reinforced

• Coordinate Plane Graphing (Grades 4-6) – Students accurately plot and label ordered pairs on a grid.
• Pattern & Path Analysis – Learners interpret the shape of the plotted route and analyze movement across the graph.
• Geography & Mapping Skills – Reinforces understanding of routes, direction, and travel during early exploration.
• Critical Thinking & Application – Includes reverse-coordinate challenges that require deeper reasoning.

Instructional Benefits

• Teacher-Created Resource – Designed by educators to integrate math and social studies standards.
• Hands-On & Engaging Format – Treasure-map theme increases motivation and focus.
• Multi-Step Thinking – Combines plotting, connecting, interpreting, and creating coordinates.
• Low-Prep & Printable – Easy to use for math lessons, centers, enrichment, or homeschool instruction.

This printable coordinate graphing worksheet helps students build confidence in math accuracy and spatial reasoning while exploring historical travel routes. By mapping Columbus’s voyage and analyzing the resulting path, learners practice graphing skills, pattern recognition, and geographic thinking in a fun, meaningful way. Suitable for both classroom and homeschool use, this activity offers an effective crossover between mathematics and social studies learning.

This worksheet is part of our Columbus Day Worksheets collection.