Open Middle®
Directions: Using the following picture, complete the following sentences (using the phrases: above, below, beside, in front of, behind, and next to)
The cube is ___________ the sphere and ___________ the triangle.
The hexagon is __________ the pentagon and __________ the circle.
Use the shape names to complete the following statements:
The ________ is next to the ________ and above the __________.
The ________ is beside the __________, above the ___________, and below the ___________.
Hint
Answer
Answers can vary, one possible solution is:
The cube is next to the sphere and below the triangle.
The cube is next to the sphere and below the triangle.
The hexagon is beside the pentagon and below the circle.
The rectangle is next to the square and above the pentagon.
The octagon is beside the hexagon, above the cylinder, and below the oval (ellipse).
Source: Bryan Anderson
1. Next to and below,
2. Beside and below
3. Circle and sphere pyramid
4 triangle, hexagon, cube, square
1 next to, below
2 next to, below
3 square, rectangle, triangle
4 pentagon, hexagon, , cube, rectangle
beside, below
beside, below
triangle, pentagon, cube
sphere, cylinder, cuboid
1. Next to, below
2. Beside, below
3. Circle, rectangle, hexagon
4. Cube, sphere, Cone, triangle
next to, below
beside, below
sphere, cylinder, rectangular prism
sphere, cube, rectangular prism, hexagon
The cube is ____next to______ the sphere and ___below________ the triangle.
The hexagon is ___next to_______ the pentagon and __below________ the circle.
Use the shape names to complete the following statements:
The ___sphere_____ is next to the __cube______ and above the ____rectangle______.
The ___cube_____ is beside the ___sphere_______, above the ___cone________, and below the ___triangle________.
1) next to, below
2) beside, below
3) cube, sphere, cone
4)cylinder, sphere, pyramid
1. Next to, below
2. beside, below
3. cube sphere, cone
4. cylinder, sphere, pyramid
next to / below
next to / below
triangle / pentagon / cube
octagon / hexagon / cylinder / oval
1.next to, below
2. Next to, below
3.cube sphere cone
4. Octagon, hexagon, cylinder,oval
1 next to below
2.beside below
3c.ube sphere cone’4.cylinder sphere, pyramid
1. Next to, below
2. Next to, below
3. Square, Rectangle, Triangle
4. Triangle, Pentagon, Cube, Square
1) next to, below
2) next to, below
3) circle, oval, hexagon
4) cube, sphere, cone, triangle
The cube is next to the square and below the triangle.
The hexagon is next to the pentagon and below the circle.
The sphere is next to the cube and above the rectangle.
The hexagon is beside the octagon above the cylinder and below the oval.
This is not only good for Kinder math but also covers Social Studies standards for Kinder.