Looking for a fun and engaging way to teach positional words to your little learners? You’re in luck! Here are some great activities that perfectly align with the theme of the season and will definitely make learning fun for both you and your students. Check out these Positional Word Activities for Little Learners.
What Are Positional Words?
Positional words are terms used to describe the relationship between objects in space. Examples of positional words include above, below, beside, behind, in front of, between, among, inside, outside, and around. Teaching positional words to kindergarteners is an important step in helping them develop spatial awareness and language skills.
Tips and Activities for Positional Words
Visual Aids
Students at this age learn best through visual aids. Use pictures, toys, or other objects to demonstrate the different positional words.
Hands-on Activities
Classroom hands on activities will help your students practice positional words.
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Play Games
Incorporate games into your teaching approach. For example, you could ask your little learners to stand in different positions in the classroom (e.g. behind the chair, in front of the door) or use a toy car to demonstrate different positions (e.g. on top of the table, under the desk).
Play a game of Simon Says where you gives instructions using positional words such as “Simon says touch your toes” or “Simon says put your hands over your head”.
Play “Follow the Leader”. Choose a leader and have them move around the room or playground using different positional words such as “walk beside me” or “skip behind me”. The other children must follow the leader and mimic their movements.
Treasure Hunt: Hide objects around the room or playground and give positional clues for your students to follow. For example, “the treasure is under the table” or “look behind the tree”.
Play musical chairs using positional language such as “move to the left chair” or “sit in the chair to the right of me”.
Read Books
Children’s books that use positional words can be a great resource for teaching. Look for books that have simple, clear illustrations and use positional words throughout.
Use Songs and Rhymes
Kindergarteners love songs and rhymes! Use catchy tunes or silly rhymes to help them learn the different positional words. (Here We Go | Directions Song for Kids | Jack Hartmann Positional Words |Spatial Awareness)
Sensory Bin
Fill a sensory bin with objects of different shapes and sizes and ask your little learners to sort them using positional words such as “put the small object on top of the big one” or “put the round object next to the square one”. (SOR Sensory Bin Activities For Little Learners)
Remember to keep it fun and engaging for your little learners. By incorporating different teaching methods, you can help them develop a strong understanding of positional words while having fun at the same time.
