CONTENT STATEMENT
- Terms related to direction and distance, as well as symbols and landmarks, can be used to talk about the relative location of familiar places.
CONTENT ELABORATION
A foundational concept for spatial thinking is relative location (the location of a place relative to other places).
Children can describe the relative location of familiar places such as where their home is relative to the location of the school, playground, hospital, grocery store. Children also should be able to use symbols to talk about relative location.
Terms related to direction and distance include: up/down, over/under, here/there, front/back, behind/in front of.
Symbols can include: letters, numbers, logos, street signs and addresses, as well as landmarks like hospitals, schools, and fire departments.
EXPECTATIONS FOR LEARNING
Describe the relative location of a familiar place using appropriate terms.