Use position words
Draw two simple objects and place one according to the stated word. Check that the drawing matches rather than reverses the relationship.
About 10 minutes, plus any extended practice
Supplied materials
- Paper and pencil, or a browser text area. All named people/events/records are fictional learning inputs.
- Worked case: I roll the red ball beside the box.
- Primary check: I lift the blue hat on the hook.
- An adult may read every direction and answer choice aloud; learners may respond by speaking, pointing or drawing.
Learn the idea
Position words tell where one thing is compared with another. Under means below, on means resting at the top, beside means next to and inside means within.
Draw two simple objects and place one according to the stated word. Check that the drawing matches rather than reverses the relationship.
Example to read or listen to: I roll the red ball beside the box. The answer is beside. Beside places it next to the box. Beside does not mean inside.
- Read or listen to the worked example. Say what the reading or writing task asks you to find. An adult can help with unfamiliar words.
- Draw two simple objects and place one according to the stated word. Check that the drawing matches rather than reverses the relationship.
- Check the worked solution: beside. Beside places it next to the box. Beside does not mean inside.
- Try the question and the practice questions. Point to the words that helped you choose before checking the feedback.
See the method in action
I roll the red ball beside the box. Solved: beside. Beside places it next to the box. Beside does not mean inside. Draw two simple objects and place one according to the stated word. Check that the drawing matches rather than reverses the relationship.
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Helpful tips
- Under is below, not above.
- Beside does not mean inside.
See the answer and explanation
on
On is the stated position word. Beside does not mean inside.
Take it further
Optional extra practice: Draw a green hat inside a box. Dictate: I lift the green hat inside the box. Identify hat as the noun, lift as the action, green as the description and inside as the position. Practice this lesson’s skill as you complete the task. Use this idea to check your work: Position words tell where one thing is compared with another. Under means below, on means resting at the top, beside means next to and inside means within.
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