Directional & Positional Words
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How do identifying and describing attributes help you understand your world and organize ideas?
Objectives
Learning Experiences
 to model/use directional
and positional words
 to describe the positions of
objects
 We will act out directions and positions
 We will label directions and positions using a
common vocabulary
 We will locate and describe the direction and
position of objects in our environment
Support at Home
Play games like “I Spy” with
your children. “I spy something
green under the television”,
etc.
When asking your children to
put objects in places use the
vocabulary we are using at
school. Instead of saying, “Put
your toys away”, say “Put your
toys inside their box” or “Put
your books on the middle
shelf”.
Vocabulary
top – middle – bottom
above – below
in front – behind – next to
describe
inside – outside
over – under
in – out
up – down
before – between – after
compare
Quarter 1 Kindergarten Mathematics
Sequoyah Elementary Kindergarten Team