Thinking About Location

Students collect and develop language to describe the relative position of shapes.

By Amplify Classroom

Grades: Kindergarten

Subject: Math

Learning goals: Today’s Goals • Identify two-dimensional shapes. • Language Goal: Describe the location of shapes using positional words. (Speaking and Listening) Materials Lesson Resources: Visual Display PDF, Where Are the Shapes? (optional), Visual Display PDF, Where Are the Shapes? (sample); Manipulative Kit: pattern blocks; Classroom materials: chart paper, coloring tools, folders or dividers, markers, Shapes We Know chart (from prior lessons), Where Are the Shapes? chart (teacher made); Centers Resources: Work Mat