1. Adventure Day
By Jessa Moody
CCSS.Math.Content.K.G.A.1 Describe objects in the environment using names of
shapes and describe the relative positions of these objects using terms such as
above, below, beside, in front of, behind, and next to.

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Partners talk about what shapes they might see on their adventure?
What shape is the pond?
It was a bright sunny
day, Sam and Jen
were going on an
adventure with their
dog Red. It all
started at the park
next to their house, it
had a big pond and a
path through the
forest.
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3. What shape is behind Red? What shape is in front of Red?
Jen threw a frisbee behind Red so he
could catch it and not run into the stump
that was in front of him.
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4. Which
shapes
are
below the
chocolate
scoop?
What
shape is
above
Sam’s
head?
Sam went to get an ice cream cone with
a scoop of vanilla below a scoop of
chocolate. He also got a Klondike bar
for Jen which he held above his head.
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5. Draw your own shape clouds! Have your partner describe which shape cloud is above, below,
behind, or in front of the other clouds in your drawing.
Sam and Jen decided to sit and watch
the clouds while eating their ice cream.
“What shapes do you see in the
clouds?” Jen asked.
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6. Can you give an example of next to and beside in the classroom?
Sam and Jen are off to play hide and
seek. Sam hid next to the trash can
and Jen hid beside the sign.
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Oh no! It’s starting to rain,
Sam and Jen need to get
home. The quickest way is
through the forest path. Will
you help them choose the
best way home?

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Using some things in the forest… Draw and label
with the words above, below, behind, in front of,
next to, beside; how Sam, Jen and Red should
get across the river in your journal.
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9. Phew, they made it home! Time to take a
rest and see what shapes will pop up in
their next adventure.
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10. Phew, they made it home! Time to take a
rest and see what shapes will pop up in
their next adventure.
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