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Positioning Word Wall Vocabulary
Eighty-five location vocabulary words for a word wall.
Print out these Location Word Wall Vocabulary cards and cut them along the line. Stick them up around your room to immerse your students in the content specific vocabulary.
There is a blank sheet provided at the end for any extra words that your students may want to add.
Words include:
about, above, according to, across, after, against, along with, along, among, apart from, around, as for, as, at, because of, before, beginning, behind, below, beneath, beside, between, beyond, bottom, by means of, by, close to, concerning, despite, down, during, East, end, far, finish, for, from, in addition to, in front of, in front, in place of, in spite of, in, inside, instead of, into, left, like, middle, near, next to, next, North, of, off, on top of, on top, on, onto, out of, out, outside, over, past, right, round, since, South, start, through, throughout, till, to, top, toward, under, underneath, up to, up, upon, upside-down, West, with, within, without
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Positioning Vocabulary
| about | above | according to |
| across | after | against |
| along with | along | among |
| apart from | around | as for |
| as | at | because of |
| before | beginning | behind |
| below | beneath | beside |
| between | beyond | bottom |
| by means of | by | close to |
| concerning | despite | down |
| during | East | end |
| far | finish | for |
| from | in addition to | in front of |
| in front | in place of | in spite of |
| in | inside | instead of |
| into | left | like |
| middle | near | next to |
| next | North | of |
| off | on top of | on top |
| on | onto | out of |
| out | outside | over |
| past | right | round |
| since | South | start |
| through | throughout | till |
| to | top | toward |
| under | underneath | up to |
| up | upon | upside-down |
| West | with | within |
| without |
NSW Curriculum alignment
- MAe-16MG
Position - describes position and gives and follows simple directions using everyday language
- MA1-16MG
Position - represents and describes the positions of objects in everyday situations and on maps
- MA2-17MG
Position - uses simple maps and grids to represent position and follow routes, including using compass directions
Victorian Curriculum alignment
Australian Curriculum alignment
- ACMMG010
Describe position and movementElaborationsinterpreting the everyday language of location and direction, such as âbetweenâ, ânearâ, ânext toâ, âforwardâ, ât...
- ACMMG023
Give and follow directions to familiar locationsElaborationsunderstanding that people need to give and follow directions to and from a place, and that this involves turns, direction and distance (Skil...
- ACMMG044
Interpret simple maps of familiar locations and identify the relative positions of key featuresElaborationsunderstanding that we use representations of objects and their positions, such as on maps, to...
- ACMMG065
Create and interpret simple grid maps to show position and pathwaysElaborationscreating a map of the classroom or playground (Skills: Literacy, Numeracy, Critical and Creative Thinking)(View this topi...
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Love this resource – even better that I can add/delete key words & change to the font we use 🙂
Comment by Karyn Phillips on June 24, 2014 at 7:37 am
Thanks Karyn. It’s great to hear such positive feedback!
Comment by Teach Starter on June 25, 2014 at 11:26 am