Are your students learning to use positional language? You need our Locate, Draw & Write: Positional Language Worksheets! This resource is a simple yet powerful tool to help students practise identifying and describing the position of objects using visual cues and scaffolded drawing and writing tasks.

Each worksheet features a familiar scene and structured prompts to guide students in drawing specific objects in given positions. After completing the image, students write a short sentence or phrase describing where the object is located, using language like next to, under, above, and between. This combined visual and written task supports oral language, spatial awareness and foundational literacy development.

These worksheets are ideal for individual assessment, small group work or whole-class instruction. With simple instructions and supportive imagery, they offer an effective way to check student understanding of positional terms. Early years and Foundation students may benefit from enlarging the worksheets to A3 for clearer visibility and more drawing space. Whether used during a lesson, in rotations or as a quick skill check, this resource is flexible, purposeful and easy to implement.

Key Learning Outcomes:

• ✅ Use positional language to describe the location of objects
• ✅ Follow oral or written instructions to place and draw items accurately
• ✅ Develop fine motor skills and early drawing confidence
• ✅ Build vocabulary through meaningful use of directional terms
• ✅ Construct simple sentences to describe spatial relationships

What’s Included:

• Picture-based worksheets with scaffolded prompts
• Draw and write spaces to support visual and written responses
• Multiple scenes to allow for repeated practise

Materials Needed:

• Printed worksheets (A4 or A3 size depending on student needs)
• Pencils, coloured pencils or crayons
• Optional: laminated sheets and whiteboard markers for reuse

How to Use:

1. Choose a worksheet scene appropriate to your students’ level.
2. Read the directions aloud or have students read them independently.
3. Students draw the specified objects in the correct location within the scene.
4. After drawing, students write a sentence describing one or more of the positional relationships they’ve created.
5. Use responses to assess understanding of both language and spatial awareness.

Ideas for Classroom Use:

• 💡 Use as a pre- or post-assessment during your location and direction unit
• 💡 Incorporate into literacy rotations for combined writing and spatial reasoning practise
• 💡 Use with EAL or speech groups to support oral language development
• 💡 Pair students to describe their scenes to a partner before writing
• 💡 Add to portfolios as visual evidence of understanding positional terms

Top Teacher Tips:

• 💛 Enlarge worksheets to A3 for early learners or students who benefit from more drawing space
• 💛 Create a classroom positional language word wall to support vocabulary recall
• 💛 Model one full example together before assigning independent completion
• 💛 Encourage students to speak their sentences aloud before writing to support sentence fluency

Locate, Draw & Write: Positional Language Worksheets is a practical and effective tool for building directional language, writing skills and confidence with early spatial concepts. A great choice for both assessment and everyday learning!