Grade 3

What does horizontal mean in maths?

horizontal

Going straight across, like the horizon.

For example

The shelf must be horizontal so the bottles do not roll off.

In Grade 3

Children link horizontal to the horizon over the sea before using it about lines on paper.

Watch out for

Children often mix horizontal up with vertical. Horizontal lies flat, the way the sea meets the sky.

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Point out horizontal and vertical lines on a building and name each one.

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