Dog's Above and Below – Position and Direction Worksheet (IB PYP Grade 1)

About This Worksheet

Where is the bone? Use above, below, next to, inside and outside to describe positions. This colourful, printable IB PYP Grade 1 Mathematics worksheet gives young learners focused practice with position and direction, with a friendly dog to guide them. It has a name, class and date box for students, the mindtested.com header and footer, and a teacher answer key on page 2.

What Questions Are in This Worksheet?

There are 3 activities worth 12 marks in total:

• Activity A: Using position words to describe pictures.
• Activity B: Finding pictures by position.
• Activity C: Completing position sentences.

What Your Child Will Practise

• Using inside and outside
• Finding things on the left and right
• Naming first, last and between in a row
• Following moves on a grid

How to Use This Worksheet

1. Print the PDF on A4 paper (colour is best, but black and white works too).
2. Read each instruction aloud together before your child starts.
3. Let your child try every activity independently first.
4. Mark with the answer key on page 2 and talk through any mistakes.

Tip: five to ten minutes of regular practice works better for Grade 1 learners than one long session. Colour in the dog when the worksheet is finished as a small reward.

Ideal for classroom use, homework, tutoring or home learning in the IB PYP Shape and Space strand, where learners use above, below, next to, left and right and follow simple moves on a grid. Answer key included.