Position and Location Foundation Unit
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About this unit
The Position and Location Foundation Unit gives teachers a coherent five-lesson sequence for early spatial learning. Students use familiar language to describe where objects are, identify left and right, match pictures to positional words, follow one-step and multi-step directions, and trace simple routes through classroom, playground, animal and park contexts.
The editable presentation supports explicit instruction and discussion, while the editable quiz provides 10 question-and-answer pairs for review. Two colourful displays reinforce vocabulary. Two multi-page games support oral language and collaborative practice. Six worksheet titles provide supported, core and independent practice, with eight matching worksheet answer pages. A two-page assessment, two assessment answer pages and an A4 landscape five-level rubric complete the unit.
What's included
Position and Location editable PowerPoint presentation — 18 slides
Position and Location editable PowerPoint quiz — 22 slides, including 10 question-and-answer pairs
Unit plan PDF — 35 pages: one clean Table of Contents page and 34 resource pages
Classroom Display: Position Words
Classroom Display: Left and Right
Game 1: Where Is Wombat? Picture Match — five pages of instructions, positional word cards and picture cards
Game 2: Follow the Clues Card Game — five pages of instructions, animal cards and differentiated clue cards
Worksheet 1: Position Picture Sort, with answer page
Worksheet 2: Where Is Kiki? — support and core pages, each with an answer page
Worksheet 3: Listen and Draw at the Park — support and core pages, each with an answer page
Worksheet 4: Path to the Playground — support and core pages, each with an answer page
Worksheet 5: Classroom Position Hunt
Worksheet 6: Left and Right, with answer page
Assessment: Position and Location Adventure — two student pages and two answer pages
Rubric: Position and Location — A4 landscape with five achievement levels
10 answer pages in total
Learning focus
Describe the position and location of people and objects in familiar spaces.
Use words such as in, on, under, above, below, beside, between, in front of, behind, near, far, inside and outside.
Identify and apply left and right.
Listen to, give and follow one-step and multi-step directions.
Interpret spatial clues and simple routes.
Classroom use
Use the presentation for daily explicit teaching and modelling, then select games for partner or small-group practice. The support and core worksheet pages allow teachers to adjust the amount of visual prompting and independence. The Classroom Position Hunt provides movement-based application. Finish with the editable quiz for whole-class review and the two-page assessment with rubric for evidence of learning. The sequence suits approximately one school week, with additional pages available for revision, centres or intervention.
Year, subject and topic
Year level: Foundation / Kindergarten
Subject: Mathematics
Topic: Geometry; position and location; spatial language; left and right; following directions
Curriculum alignment
Australian Curriculum v9.0
AC9MFSP02
Australian Curriculum v8.4
ACMMG010
Victorian Curriculum 2.0
VC2MFSP02
New South Wales
MAE-GM-01
Western Australian Curriculum
ACMMG010
United States Common Core
CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.K.G.A.1
England
UK-KS1-Y1-MATH-G-P
New Zealand
NZ-Y1-MATH-GEO-P-2; NZ-Y1-MATH-GEO-P-1; NZ-Y0-MATH-GEO-P-1
Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills
TEKS-MATH-GK-6D; TEKS-MATH-GK-6E; TEKS-MATH-GK-1D
Ontario / Canada
CAN-GK-MATH-OE17; CAN-G1-MATH-E1.4; CAN-G1-MATH-E1.5
Formats, page counts and answers
Editable PowerPoint files: 18-slide presentation and 22-slide quiz
Printable PDF: 35-page unit plan
Answer-key status: Included — eight worksheet answer pages and two assessment answer pages
Teacher benefits
A complete teaching, practice and assessment sequence in one coordinated unit.
Native editable presentation and quiz text for classroom adaptation.
Support and core versions for three worksheet topics.
Colour game materials and displays paired with printer-friendly black-and-white practice pages.
Matching red answer pages for efficient checking.
Assessment evidence aligned to the unit’s language, direction and route skills.
Digital product and licence
This is a digital product; no physical item is supplied. Purchase grants one teacher or one classroom a single-user licence. Files may be printed and displayed for that teacher’s own students. They may not be shared with other teachers, uploaded to shared drives or websites, resold, redistributed or used to create derivative products for sale.
