Help build your child's positional language skills with these hands on activities:

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Understanding positional language helps children describe where objects are in relation to themselves and others. Here are 10 hands-on activities parents can do at home to support their child’s positional language development.

1. Stuffed Animal Hide-and-Seek

Hide a stuffed animal and give your child clues using positional words like “under the chair” or “behind the couch.”

2. Obstacle Course Directions

Set up an obstacle course and guide your child using positional language, such as “crawl under the table” or “step over the pillow.”

3. Simon Says with Positions

Play Simon Says using positional commands like “Put your hands above your head” or “Stand beside the couch.”

4. Treasure Hunt

Give your child a treasure map with clues using positional terms like “next to the bookshelf” or “inside the toy box.”

5. Building Block Challenges

Use blocks to create structures while giving directions, such as “Place the red block on top of the blue block.”

6. Puzzle Piece Positioning

As your child assembles a puzzle, discuss where pieces go using words like “between,” “next to,” and “above.”

7. Follow the Leader

Have your child follow you while using positional words in movement, such as “Walk behind me” or “Sit in front of me.”

8. Draw and Describe

Ask your child to draw a picture based on your positional language instructions, like “Draw a sun above the house.”

9. Toy Train Adventure

Use a toy train set and have your child move the train “through the tunnel,” “around the track,” or “beside the station.”

10. Story Time with Positions

Read a picture book and ask questions about where objects are located, using positional language to describe them.

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These fun activities make learning positional language engaging and interactive. By incorporating positional words into daily play, children develop a strong understanding of spatial relationships and directional concepts!