Position Song

When I took high school French, I was taught a position song in order to learn the location of certain objects (specifically, below, above, in front of, behind, next to, and in).

I taught this song to my 1st and 2nd grade students - in English, of course.  Not in French.  The kids loved singing it and using the hand motions. 

We used our face as the object, and our hand showed position.  Here's the song, sung to the tune of "Here We Go Round the Mulberry Bush" (description of hand motions in parentheses):

(hand under chin) Below

(hand above head) Above

(hand in front of mouth) In front of

(hand behind head) Behind

(hand in front of mouth) In front of

(hand behind head) Behind

(hand in front of mouth) In front of

(hand behind head) Behind.


(hand under chin) Below

(hand above head) Above

(hand in front of mouth) In front of

(hand behind head) Behind.


(hands on either side of face) Next to
 
(finger pointing toward the inside of the mouth) And in
 
If you try it with your children, let me know how it goes.