Kindergarten Fall Math — Counting to 100, Subitizing, Cardinality, Shapes, and Pattern
Math · GM K math.gK.f.gm.position_words

Describe positions in space (above, below, beside, in front of, behind, between, next to)

Use position words to describe where one object is relative to another. Follow oral directions using position words. Place objects according to position descriptions.

Mastery threshold
90%
Min instances
10
Typical minutes
15
Spaced intervals (days)
1, 3, 7, 14, 30, 60
Prereqs

No prereqs — this is an entry skill.

Successors
  • math.g1.f.gm.position_on_grid
    (not yet loaded)
Common misconceptions
  • Confuses 'in front of' and 'behind' (depends on observer's perspective — frame-of-reference confusion).
  • Uses 'beside' for any horizontal adjacency including 'in front of' from a different angle.
  • Confuses 'above' (no contact) with 'on top of' (contact).

Exercise pool (2)

Diff Stem Type
2 Follow these directions: 1) Put the bear ABOVE the box. 2) Put the bear BESIDE the box. 3) Put the bear BEHIND the box. follow position direction
2 Look at each picture. Choose the position word that describes where the bear is. label position in picture