Above and Below Worksheet: Following Instructions for Preschoolers

How to use this worksheet

Look at the first picture together and read the instruction in the box aloud. Have your child point to the correct object before circling it with a pencil or crayon. Move through each box the same way, always rereading the instruction and asking your child to point first, repeating the process for 'below' examples until the page is complete.

Materials needed

• Pencil
• Crayons

Extension activities

• 1Hide a toy above and below different pieces of furniture and have your child find it using only positional clues.
• 2Stack household objects and ask your child to name what is above or below a chosen item.
• 3Play 'Simon Says' using only above and below instructions.
• 4Draw a simple picture together and add something above and something below a chosen object.