Indiana Social Studies 1.G.3
The Standard
Identify and describe the relative locations of places in the school setting.
2026 Indiana Academic Standards: K-12 Social Studies
Teacher's field guide
What This Standard Means
What Students Need to Do
- Students tell where places in their school are using words like next to, across from, and between. They name the place they are comparing it with, such as their classroom.
What Mastery Looks Like
- A student can point to two rooms on a school map and describe where one is compared with the other. Their description matches the map and names both rooms.
Common Misconceptions
- Students may say 'over there' without naming another place. They may mix up next to and across from, or use left and right without thinking about which way they face.
How to Assess It
- Sketch a hallway with the library across from the classroom and the office next to the library. Ask students to finish: 'The library is ___ the classroom, and the office is ___ the library.'
Lesson moves
Ways to Teach It
On a hallway walk, have pairs sketch two rooms and label one 'next to' or 'across from' the other.
Ask partners to finish 'The library is ___ our classroom,' then explain which place they used as their starting point.
Sketch the school hallway on the board, mark one room, and have partners take turns describing it while the other points.
Role-play helping a new student find the restroom; each child names its location compared with the classroom before pointing it out.
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Related Standards
- K.G.3
Identify and describe the location of the school and explain why addresses help us find places.
- 1.G.1
Identify the cardinal directions (i.e., north, south, east, and west) on maps and globes and at the classroom or school.
- 1.G.4
Identify and describe physical features and man-made features of the local community, including home, school, and neighborhood.
- K.G.2
Locate and describe places in the school and community using words such as here/there, over/under, left/right, above/below, forward/backward, and between.
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