Location & Movement Positional Words - Prepositions, Books, Games & Centers

This unit teaches positional words and movement concepts using clear visuals and simple, structured activities. Created for special education and early primary classrooms, it includes adapted books, task cards, worksheets, and center-based games to support spatial understanding and vocabulary development.

What’s Included

Posters and Visuals

• Positional word poster (above, beside, under, between) for classroom reference

Adapted Books and Interactive Readers

• Prepositions adapted books (Levels 1–4) using real images and varied sentence lengths
• “Where is the Cat?” interactive books (2 levels) focused on visual discrimination and location words

Task Cards and Worksheets

• Over 30 task cards for identifying prepositions using real-world photos
• Cut-and-paste and drawing worksheets to practice location and direction
• Scaffolded activities from tracing to using grids and writing paths

Whole Class and Small Group Activities

• Movement cards with prompts like “Stand behind a chair”
• Games for labeling, matching, and acting out prepositions
• Matching games with built-in visuals

Centers and File Folder Activities

• Build-a-Town map with a write-the-room movement task
• House and backyard scenes with velcro-based animal movement prompts

Assessments

• Pre- and post-tests to track understanding of positional language
• Answer keys included

Great For

• Practicing spatial words and simple direction concepts
• Supporting receptive and expressive language
• Reinforcing vocabulary through visual and movement-based tasks

Perfect For

• Kindergarten, Grade 1, and special education classrooms
• Daily language routines, OT sessions, and literacy centers
• Students working on functional communication and spatial understanding

Support location and movement skills with ready-to-use materials that fit into daily instruction. Just print and go.

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