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Geography · Pre-K

Position Words in Action

Children grow their position words beyond near, on and under: above and below, in front of and behind, between, inside and outside. They spot positions in pictures, sort things that belong inside or outside a home, and act the words out with their own bodies in an 'Olly says' movement game.

  • 2 lessons
  • About 18 minutes
  • Position check: 4 questions
  • Ways to answer: choose an answer, match pairs and sort into groups
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What learners will discover

  • Use above, below, in front of and behind to tell where something is.
  • Use between, inside and outside to tell where something is.

Lessons

  1. Above, below, in front, behind 6 steps3 practiceabout 9 min
  2. Between, inside and outside 7 steps2 practiceabout 9 min
  3. Position check 4 questions at the end

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