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Behind
Where is the mouse? Young learners look at eight images featuring a mouse and another object, determining his relative location. Is he behind the object? If he is, they put a check mark in the box. If not, they leave it blank. Encourage...
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What's in Front?
Front and back are common prepositions. Early readers will practice understanding relative positions while using common prepositions by placing a check next to objects in front. Then they draw a cat in front of the house. Tip: Discuss...
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Label the Pictures (Above, Behind, Below, Beside, In Front of)
A cross-curricular approach to prepositions includes a geometry aspect as learners label eight pictures of shapes to indicate their positioning. Each picture has two shapes, some with arrows to show which shape's location scholars are...
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Guided Lesson on The Position of Objects
Do your kindergartners need practice describing the relative position of objects? Five prompts ask learners to determine which object is below, above, beside, behind, or in front of another object. Best used for guided practice.
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Lifeback Page Worksheet
In this in, on, behind, and under worksheet, students fill in the blanks to sentences with in, on, behind, and under. Students complete 9 problems.
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My Spelling Words #97
In this spelling worksheet, students practice reading and writing each of the spelling words listed. Then they write the correct word in the corresponding word shape shown for each.
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Preposition: Behind
In this prepositions worksheet, learners study the picture of the monkeys and print the preposition behind. Students write the 3 locations the monkeys are behind.
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Relative Positioning
In this relative positioning worksheet, learners solve 12 different problems that include various relative position terms. First, they define relative positioning. Then, students determine the difference between in front of, next to, and...
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Keep Your Caboose
Students identify the correct way to walk down the hallway, which means to walk without talking, no touching, no cutting, and hand to their sides. They line up to walk down the hallway and that the last student in line is the caboose,...
ClassFlow
Class Flow: Where on Earth Is It?
[Free Registration/Login Required] This flipchart is a preliminary pre-assessment on positional words, before beginning a unit on mapping skills.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Relative Position
Decide if objects are above, below, beside, in front of, or behind other objects. Students receive immediate feedback and have the opportunity to try questions repeatedly, watch a video or receive hints.
Education.com
Education.com: k.g.a.1 Worksheets
[Free Registration/Login Required] These worksheets help students practice describing objects in the environment using names of shapes and describing the relative positions of these objects using terms such as above, below, beside, in...
Washington State University
Washington State University: Formulas
This site from Washington State University explains the idea of a formula. It gives a definition and many examples of formulas.