This page provides a collection of hands-on activities and games designed to teach children core positional words. Using a butterfly and a flower, these engaging exercises help kids easily grasp spatial concepts like up/down, left/right, and over/under through play. Perfect for parents and teachers, these activities build foundational vocabulary and listening skills.

Activities for Positional Words Cards

1. Follow the Command

• Description: This is a simple, direct activity to teach and reinforce each positional word.
• Materials: Positional words cards, butterfly card, flower card.
• Instruction: Start with one positional word card, like “over.” Place the flower on a surface. Say the word “over” and place the butterfly over the flower. Then, have the child do the same. Repeat this process with each of the other positional word cards. This helps them physically and visually connect the word to the action.
• Skills Developed: Positional word recognition, listening skills, and fine motor skills.

2. Find the Match

• Description: A game to test if the child can match a verbal command to the correct card.
• Materials: Positional words cards, butterfly card, flower card.
• Instruction: Place the positional word cards in a line. Place the butterfly under the flower. Ask the child to find the card that shows what you did. The child should find the “under” card. Continue with different positional words and arrangements.
• Skills Developed: Positional word recognition, visual matching, and listening skills.

3. Positional Storytelling

• Description: A creative activity that helps children use positional words in a narrative context.
• Materials: Positional words cards, butterfly card, flower card.
• Instruction: Place the butterfly and flower in a certain position, like the butterfly up from the flower. Start a simple story: “Once upon a time, a butterfly flew up from a flower.” Then, have the child move the cards and continue the story, using a new positional word.
• Skills Developed: Creative expression, language development, and positional word application.

4. Pattern Building

• Description: This activity helps children practice sequencing and positional words at the same time.
• Materials: Positional words cards, butterfly card, flower card.
• Instruction: Start a pattern with two positional words. For example, place the butterfly over the flower, and then under the flower. Ask the child, “What comes next in our pattern?” The child should place the butterfly over the flower again. This can be done with various combinations.
• Skills Developed: Positional word recognition, sequencing, and logical reasoning.

5. “Where is the Butterfly?”

• Description: A memory game that encourages children to recall the location of the butterfly using a positional word.
• Materials: Positional words cards, butterfly card, flower card.
• Instruction: Hide the butterfly card somewhere in the room (e.g., under a book, in a box). Ask the child, “Where is the butterfly?” The child must use a positional word to describe its location.
• Skills Developed: Memory, positional word application, and verbal communication.