Idaho Social Studies K.SS.2.2
The Standard
Describe the relative location of people, places, and objects by using positional words, including but not limited to near/far, over/under, above/below, left/right, behind/in front, next to, and in between.
Idaho Content Standards: K-12 Social Studies
Teacher's field guide
What This Standard Means
What Students Need to Do
- Students use words like near, under, and behind to tell where people and things are. They also follow directions to place an object in a named position.
What Mastery Looks Like
- A student can put a bear between two blocks and say where it is. They can describe where a classmate is standing using words like in front of or behind.
Common Misconceptions
- Students may reverse left and right. They may say an object is between two things when it is beside only one, or use on when it is above but not touching.
How to Assess It
- Put a book on a desk. Ask each student to place a pencil under the book and a crayon next to it, then tell you where each item is compared with the book.
Lesson moves
Ways to Teach It
Give pairs two blocks and a toy bear; call out between, behind, and in front of for them to place the bear.
Show a toy beside a box and have partners explain the toy’s location without pointing.
Play Robot Directions: partners take turns telling each other to put a counter above, below, or next to a picture of a tree.
On the way to lunch, have students name one thing in front of them and one thing behind them.
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Describe the relative location of people, places, and objects by using positional words, including but not limited to cardinal directions and distance.
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