Indiana Social Studies K.G.1

Social StudiesKindergartenGeography

The Standard

Use words related to location, direction, and distance, including here/there, over/under, left/right, above/below, forward/backward, and between.

2026 Indiana Academic Standards: K-12 Social Studies

Teacher's field guide

What Students Need to Do: Students use words like above, below, left, and right to tell where things are. They follow simple directions and say whether something is near or far.
What Mastery Looks Like: A student can put a toy under a table or between two blocks when asked. They can tell a partner how to move it left, right, forward, or backward.
Common Misconceptions: Children often switch left and right when facing a partner. They may say a toy is between two blocks when it is beside the pair, not in the gap.
How to Assess It: Place a red block and a blue block in a row, with red on the left. Ask, “Put the toy between the blocks, then move it left of the red block. Where is it now?”

Lesson moves

Give pairs a toy and two blocks; call out “between,” “left of,” and “right of” for children to place it.
Show a drawing of a cat under a chair and a bird above the chair; ask children to describe both positions.
Play Simon Says with “step forward,” “step backward,” “point left,” and “point right.”
At the classroom door, have children point to their seats and tell whether each seat is near or far from the door.

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