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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Bears: Position Words

For Teachers All
Students read Goldilocks and the Three Bears and discuss position words, such as, under, on, in, behind, etc. They use stuffed bears to demonstrate these words.
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Lesson Plan
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Describing Environments

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders describe environments using position words. In this description lesson, 5th graders practice using adjective, comparatives and superlatives in partners and on worksheets. 
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Where Am I? Determining Relative Location

For Teachers K
Students use position words to describe where their teacher is sitting and read a story that makes use of position words. In this spatial instructional activity, students make a stick puppet and play Simon Says focusing on using position...
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Identifying Shapes: Top, Middle, Bottom

For Students K
In this identifying shapes:  top, bottom, middle activity, students circle the correct word to indicate the position of the colored shape, either top, bottom or middle.
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Worksheet
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Before, Between, After

For Students 1st - 2nd
In this spatial terms worksheet, students look at the pictures, listen to the teacher read the questions, and draw a ring around the picture that correctly shows the spatial relationship for each question. Students complete 9 exercises.
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Worksheet
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Animal Totem Pole

For Students K - 1st
In this preposition "on" worksheet, students analyze a whimsical picture of animals stacked on top of one another. Students complete 6 sentences about the position of the animals by writing the word "on" in each sentence.
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Worksheet
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Left and Right Worksheet - Animals

For Students 1st - 2nd
In this positions of objects worksheet, students circle the words "left" or "right" according to the direction the animal is facing. Students complete 6 exercises.
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Worksheet
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Left and Right Worksheet - Animals

For Students 1st - 2nd
In this positions of objects worksheet, students practice recognizing left and right by circling the animals according to the directions for 5 exercises.
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Worksheet
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Circle the Animals Facing Right

For Students K - 1st
In this positions of objects activity, students look at the animals and circle the ones facing right. Students improve their understanding of left and right.
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Worksheet
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Left and Right Worksheet - Vehicles

For Students 1st
In this positions of objects worksheet, 1st graders practice recognizing left and right by following the circling directions in each of the 6 boxes of pictures.
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Worksheet
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Above

For Students K - 1st
In this spatial terms worksheet, students look at the pictures and color the ones that are above the children. Students' objective is to enhance their understanding of spatial terms.
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Worksheet
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Positions - Understanding the Positions of Objects

For Students Pre-K
In this positions worksheet, students tick off the positions of each of three pictures. They tell if each picture is in the middle, at the bottom, or at the top. They work with the picture of a woman, a dog, or a man.
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Worksheet
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Before, After, Between

For Students 1st - 2nd
In this position words worksheet, learners complete three activities where they learn how to identify spatial relationships that occur before, after, and between.
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Worksheet
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More Position Words

For Students K - 1st
In this position words worksheet, students learn spatial terms by drawing a red squirrel traveling up the tree, a gray squirrel going down, a blue bird flying down from the left branch, and a yellow bird flying up from the right branch.
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Worksheet
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ESL Matching- Prepositions- The Basics

For Students 2nd - 4th
In this ESL prepositions matching worksheet, students match a clip art picture of a soccer ball in different positions in relation to a box. They match the picture to the word that best describes the ball's position such as over, under,...
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Where's the cat?

For Teachers Pre-K - K
For this position words worksheet, students demonstrate knowledge of words through a cut and paste activity. Students put a picture of a cat in the appropriate place based on the word on the card.
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Lesson Plan
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West Virginia Quarter Reverse: Over, Under, In, and Out

For Teachers K - 1st
Students examine the images on the West Virginia quarter reverse. Using the quarter design as a model, the discover the meaning of directional terms. They play a game where they have to listen to and follow directions and complete a...
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Interactive
PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Oscar's Rotten Ride

For Students Pre-K - 1st Standards
Learn spatial relations with Oscar the Grouch as you collect trash that is over, under, or between different objects!
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Activity
PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Fresh Pick Challenge: Pantry Search

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Put children in charge of building a pantry that Corporal Cup would be proud of. This activity will help them use direction, distance, and location, visualize placement and positioning, and describe relative positions, such as "next to,"...
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Lesson Plan
PBS

Pbs Kids Afterschool Adventure!: Operation: Animal Assistants Activity Plan

For Teachers Pre-K - K
The animals need help! In this week's Afterschool Adventure, children will take the role of Animal Assistants and use their spatial skills to help save the day. Each section of this weeklong adventure is introduced by a video clip or...
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Graphic
PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Classroom Posters: Pbs Kids

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Print and post a set of 13 early childhood posters to support your young learners. From counting 1-10, to identifying feelings, to naming the days of the week, you can leverage these PBS KIDS posters at Circle Time in Centers, and to...
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Professional Doc
Louisiana Department of Education

Louisiana Doe: Louisiana Believes: Eureka Math Parent Guide: Two Dimensional and Three Dimensional Shapes

For Students K Standards
A guide to support parents as they work with their students with two-dimensional and three-dimensional shapes.
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Whiteboard
ClassFlow

Class Flow: Positional Words

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st Standards
[Free Registration/Login Required] This lesson uses positional words to place objects on a background.
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Whiteboard
ClassFlow

Class Flow: Where on Earth Is It?

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st Standards
[Free Registration/Login Required] This flipchart is a preliminary pre-assessment on positional words, before beginning a unit on mapping skills.