Spatial concepts activities

Spatial concepts are a common goal found in our caseloads! Sometimes we need fresh ideas to get the creative juices flowing on a goal we target so frequently! Here are some fun and practical ways to target them in therapy!

FREE printable preposition learning activity for preschoolers featuring the Elf on the Shelf. A cute holiday or Christmas activity to increase spatial awareness and positional word vocabulary.

Do your students have goals for working on positional or spatial concepts during speech therapy activities? Here are 7 hands-on activities to try!

Reinforce spatial reasoning skills with a simple Copy the Grid activity that will prepare students for more advanced geometric thinking!

With our preschool spatial awareness game "Where is the Bee?" children practice spatial orientation and learn to use positional words correctly. By searching and finding the bee in different areas of the room, such as above, below, behind, or next to, they develop a better understanding of spatial relationships.

These activities to teach directional concepts of over, under, around, and through are a powerful preschool directional developmental skill.

This quick and easy way to teach positional words is super engaging to students! All you need is a solo cup, a bear manipulative, and a permanent marker! To prep this activity, you will need to draw a “door” on the solo cups. We call the cup “Mr. Bear’s House,” so it has a playful ... Read More about Positional Words

Spatial awareness and spatial relations allow children to locate objects and navigate successfully in their environments. This Thanksgiving Boom Cards™ bundle addresses the spatial concepts of ABOVE, BELOW, FRONT, BEHIND, LEFT, RIGHT, NEAR, and FAR. You can use this to practice prepositions with your students in the classroom or in speech therapy. This is a no-print and no-prep interactive activity and a self-grading exercise that will help you save lots of time!

Occupational therapy game & toy reviews. Fine motor, visual perception, eye hand coordination, spatial relations, figure ground, executive function

I found this activity on Lakeshore Learning and got it as part of a donorschoose grant. It is an awesome, hands-on way to work on prepositions (which so many of my students struggle with). I also like the visual cards that come with it to help my students understand the directions. It comes with 4 different sets of props to use. Each set has 6 cards covering different prepositions. On the back is a picture of the correct answer. I like to use these to assess preposition skills as well as to…