What are grid of square tiles?

A grid of square tiles is like a big puzzle made up of tiny squares that fit together perfectly.

Imagine you're playing with building blocks, the kind you stack to make towers or houses. Now, instead of stacking them on top of each other, you lay them out in rows and columns, just like when you draw lines on paper to create boxes. Each block is a square tile, and all the tiles together form a grid.

Think about your bedroom floor. If it was covered with tiny square stones or wooden pieces that fit perfectly next to each other, that would be a grid of square tiles. You could walk on them, jump on them, even draw on them with chalk, and they’d all stay in place because they're snug together.

A chessboard is also a grid of square tiles, but instead of being made of stone or wood, it’s just lines on a piece of paper. You can move your pieces from one square tile to another, that's how you play the game!

So whether it's on the floor, on a board, or even in a video game, a grid of square tiles helps us organize and understand space in fun and useful ways.