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The Seastar Harbor Map Room

Kindergarten students use near, far, above, below, in front of, behind, left, and right to describe objects in a seaside harbor map room.

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Format: Interactive · Printable
Grade: Kindergarten
Subject: Social Studies
Question types: Multiple choice, Circle the answer

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What students practice

Students use near, far, above, below, in front of, and behind to describe locations.
Students use left and right to describe where objects are.

How to use

Read the harbor passage aloud and point to each position word. Help students act out front, behind, left, and right before they answer.

Curriculum

C3 Framework standard covered

GEO.K.1

Use position and direction words such as near, far, above, below, in front of, behind, left and right.

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The Seastar Harbor Map Room

Use position words to explore a seaside harbor.

Listen to the harbor story

Listen as your teacher reads the passage. Then answer the questions.

A Visit to the Map Room

At Seastar Harbor, children visit a map room. A red buoy is near the door. A blue raincoat hangs behind the buoy. A shell shelf is above a bench, and a basket is below the shelf. The bench is in front of a round window. A boat picture is left of the window, and a fish picture is right of it. A bell is in front of the door. A ferry is far from the room, across the harbor.

Which sentence tells about the red buoy?

A. It is far from the room.
B. It is near the door.
C. It is behind the blue raincoat.
D. It is above the bench.

A child looks behind the red buoy. What does the child find?

A. The shell shelf
B. The fish picture
C. The blue raincoat
D. The ferry

Circle the two sentences that match the passage.

The shell shelf is above the bench.The basket is above the shelf.The boat picture is right of the window.The basket is below the shelf.

The bench is in front of which object?

A. The red buoy
B. The door
C. The ferry
D. The round window

Which sentence tells where the two pictures are?

A. The boat picture is left of the window, and the fish picture is right of it.
B. The boat picture is right of the window, and the fish picture is left of it.
C. Both pictures are in front of the window.
D. Both pictures are behind the window.

Use the position words

Think about where each thing is. Circle or choose the best answer.

The bell is in front of the door. Which object is behind the bell?

A. The fish picture
B. The ferry
C. The door
D. The shell shelf

Which thing is far from the map room?

A. The red buoy
B. The blue raincoat
C. The ferry
D. The shell shelf

The basket is below the shell shelf. Which sentence means the same thing?

A. The basket is above the shelf.
B. The shelf is behind the basket.
C. The basket is far from the shelf.
D. The shelf is above the basket.

Circle the two sentences that are true about the map room.

The bench is in front of the round window.The fish picture is in front of the boat picture.The bell is in front of the door.The raincoat is in front of the buoy.

10.

At a harbor boat shed, the life ring is left of the rope basket. Which item is on the right of the life ring?