Lesson · Kindergarten · Mathematics
Position Words: On Top Of, Under, Beside, In Front Of
- Kindergarten
- Mathematics
- 48 s
- British Columbia
- BCK-MA-17
A teddy bear moves around a table one step at a time, going on top of it, under it, beside it and in front of it, with each position word said and shown as it gets there. A quick "Where is it now?" check and four small recap pictures end on the idea that position words tell us where things are.
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In one sentence
The question this lesson answers
Here is a table and a teddy bear.
Let's move the teddy. Where will it go?
Transcript
What the lesson says
Here is a table and a teddy bear.
Let's move the teddy. Where will it go?
The teddy is on top of the table.
Now the teddy is under the table.
Now the teddy is beside the table.
Beside means right next to the table.
Now the teddy is in front of the table.
The teddy is closer to you than the table.
Where is the teddy now? Can you say?
Yes! The teddy is beside the table.
On top of, under, beside, in front of.
Position words tell us where things are.
Curriculum
Where this fits
- British Columbia, Kindergarten
Mathematics, Geometry and measurement: single attributes of 2D shapes and 3D objectsBCK-MA-17
Previous: Sorting Shapes by One Thing: Corners, and Does It Roll?
The outcomes and strands follow the British Columbia curriculum.
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