Problem:

 

Using the grid and pictures below, follow your teacher’s directions, and glue each shape on the grid.

 

 

 

 

 

  

 

Teacher’s Directions:

·         Place the dog above the bear.

·         Place the star above the circle.

·         Place the swing below the bear.

·         Place the car below the circle.

 

Answer:

 

 

  

Teacher Notes:

“The ability to describe spatial relationships helps us communicate locations and the relative position of two or more objects or persons. Positional words are used to describe one object in relationship to another. Following or giving directions using these words focuses students’ attention on positional relationships.” 3

 

3 National Council of Teachers of Mathematics (2001).  Navigating through geometry in prekindergarten–grade 2 (p.34).  Reston, VA