Five pages about the words that say where things are. Pages 1, 2 and 4 each show six pictures and two words to choose from: above or below (a cat on a table, a puppy under one, a car on a bridge and a turtle swimming under it), in front of or behind (animals by a box, a fence, a rock and a bush), and inside or outside (a cat in a box, a puppy in its doghouse, a frog by a bucket). Students circle the word that tells where the animal is; the first picture on each page is done as an example. Page 3 lines up toys and animals on a shelf: students circle the one between two pictures, or the 2 beside one. On page 5 the same animal is in three places around a table, a box, a bush, two trees, a doghouse and an umbrella, and students read the sentence and circle the one it tells about.
Play it first: put a teddy bear above, below, beside, in front of and behind a chair, and inside and outside a box, and let the class call out where it is. Then hide the bear and give clues with position words. Read the two words aloud for each picture on pages 1, 2 and 4, and read the sentences on pages 3 and 5 together before students circle.
Use position words through the day: the cup is on the table, the cat is under the bed, your shoes are beside the door. Play hide and seek with a small toy and give clues like "It is behind something soft." Let your child hide it next and give you the clues.
This pack supports the following Common Core State Standards for Mathematics:
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A 5-page position words pack for Pre-K and kindergarten. Circle above or below for a cat on a table, a duck under an umbrella and a car on a bridge, then in front of or behind for animals by a box, a fence, a rock and a bush. Find the toy between two others and the 2 beside one on a shelf, circle inside or outside for a puppy in its doghouse and a duck in a pool, and read short sentences to circle the right animal. Every page comes in color and in black and white. Answer keys included.
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