Lesson · Grade 1 · Mathematics
Position Words: Above, Below, Beside, In and Out
- Grade 1
- Mathematics
- 52 s
- British Columbia
- BC1-MA-16
A red ball moves around an open box on a table, one place at a time: above the box, below it, beside it, in it and out of it, with each word said and shown as it happens. Five small pictures, one for each word, then recap that position words tell us where something is.
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In one sentence
The question this lesson answers
Position words tell us where things are.
Here is a box and a red ball.
Transcript
What the lesson says
Position words tell us where things are.
Here is a box and a red ball.
Where will the ball go? Let us watch.
The ball is above the box.
It is higher than the box.
Now the ball is below the box.
It is lower than the box.
Now the ball is beside the box.
It sits at the side of the box.
Now the ball is in the box.
Now the ball is out of the box.
We learned above, below, beside, in and out.
Position words tell us where something is.
Curriculum
Where this fits
- British Columbia, Grade 1
Mathematics, Geometry and measurement: comparison of 2D shapes and 3D objectsBC1-MA-16
Previous: Flat Shapes and Solid Objects: A Square and a BlockNext: Two Triangles Make a Square
The outcomes and strands follow the British Columbia curriculum.
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