Alabama Social Studies SS24.K.9

Social StudiesKindergartenGeography

The Standard

Give and follow directions, using terminology that indicates position and direction.

2024 Alabama Course of Study: Social Studies

Teacher's field guide

What Students Need to Do: Students use words like beside, behind, forward, and left to say where things are and where to go. They follow spoken directions and give directions someone else can follow.
What Mastery Looks Like: A student can put a toy behind a box when asked. The student can tell a partner how to move it beside the box, and the partner can follow those directions.
Common Misconceptions: Students may mix up left and right, especially when facing a partner. They may also say “over there” instead of naming a direction or position.
How to Assess It: Place a toy behind a cup. Ask each child to tell a partner how to move it in front of the cup, then switch roles and repeat with “beside the cup.”

Lesson moves

Make a path with masking tape, then have partners guide a toy car around a box using “forward,” “left,” and “behind.”
Ask, “How would you tell a new student where the reading corner is from our door?” Have partners describe and trace the route.
Play “Teacher Says” with commands like “step forward” and “stand behind your chair,” then let children take turns calling commands.
At the classroom door, have children give a partner directions to the coat hooks, then walk the route to test them.

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