Nursery Where’s Teddy? Positional Language Cards

Where’s Teddy?: positional language cards Six picture cards showing Teddy in, on, under, behind, next to and in front of. Use them alongside a real teddy and box so children hear, show and use positional words. What’s included • Teacher guide with Development Matters links • 6 cut-out positional language cards Ideas for using it • Teddy says: Say a position word with no pointing; children place a real teddy. • Card match: Turn over a card and copy the position with a teddy and box. • Hide Teddy: Hide Teddy and give clues using position words. • Body game: Children stand in, next to or behind a hoop. Linked to Development Matters (three and four-year-olds) • Understand position through words alone – for example, “The bag is under the table,” – with no pointing. • Discuss routes and locations, using words like ‘in front of’ and ‘behind’. • Understand a question or instruction that has two parts, such as: “Get your coat and wait at the door”. • Use a wider range of vocabulary. Supplied as an editable PowerPoint (A4 landscape) so you can adapt it for your setting, plus a ready-to-print PDF. Print, laminate and reuse all year.