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Geography · Preschool

Here, There and Beside

Children meet the first words of geography: near and far, and on, under and beside. Olly the owl explores a park and a bedroom, and children point, sort and move real toys with a grown-up to show where things are.

  • 2 lessons
  • About 15 minutes
  • Where is it?: 4 questions
  • Ways to answer: choose an answer, match pairs and sort into groups
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What learners will discover

  • Use near and far to tell how close a thing is to a person or place.
  • Use on, under and beside to tell where a thing is.

Lessons

  1. Near and far 5 steps2 practiceabout 7 min
  2. On, under and beside 5 steps2 practiceabout 8 min
  3. Where is it? 4 questions at the end

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Guide for grown-ups