What’s the Location Worksheet

Position words are how a child says exactly where something is, and this What’s the Location Worksheet gives first graders a clear, picture-first way to practice them. Words like above, below, behind, and next to sound simple, but they carry a lot of weight: they are the words a child needs to follow a direction, describe a picture, retell where something happened in a story, and later to talk about shapes and space in math. Because the same words live in both language arts and math, position practice pays off twice.

This kindergarten positions worksheet and 1st grade favorite keeps the thinking visual. In Part A, four picture cards each show a red ball placed somewhere around an everyday object — a table, a tree, a box, and a chair — and the student writes the word from the box that tells where the ball is. The four words are used once each and the answers are deliberately out of order, so nobody can solve the page by matching top to top. Part B flips the skill around: the student reads a sentence and draws the ball in the right spot, which proves they understand the word rather than just recognizing it. Use it as morning work, a center, a partner activity, or a quick check before a shapes unit.

What’s Included

• 1 print-ready PDF worksheet
• Answer key
• 4 write-the-position-word picture cards and 2 draw-the-ball activities

Three things make this What’s the Location Worksheet work well for young learners. First, every item is a picture, so a child who is still building reading stamina can succeed on the thinking without getting stuck on the text. Second, the word box holds only four clearly different words — no near-synonyms — so each card has exactly one right answer and the child gets clean feedback. Third, the drawing task at the end moves from recognizing a word to using it, which is the step that makes position vocabulary stick and gives a teacher a fast, honest read on who has it.

Teachers and parents can keep the practice going all day. Play “Simon Says” with position words — put your hand above your head, put your book below your chair. Hide a small toy and give position clues until a partner finds it. Ask children to describe where their backpack is using two position words. Build a tower and have a partner place a block behind, next to, or above it. On a walk, take turns naming where things are: the bird is above the roof, the dog is next to the gate.

Related Resources

• Draw the Positions Worksheet
• Position Words Activity
• Use the Prepositions Worksheet
• Around Song by Have Fun Teaching