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Fun Activities for Teaching Prepositions to Children
What are Prepositions?
English grammar is incomplete without words like in, on, at, of, to, above, beneath, etc. But do
you know what are these? These words are used with a noun or pronoun to define their place,
position, time, or method and are called prepositions. Some additional examples of
prepositions are against, among, along, towards, under, upon, below, behind, before, beside,
inside, into, near, being, between, during, from, off, until, with, except, etc.
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Examples of Prepositions
Teaching prepositions or other such concepts of the English language to kids can become
‘tricky sometimes, which is why we are here to help you.Lear UNE Online
Here are some basic activities for prepositions to help children understand this important
concept easily and in a fun way. So, let's get started!
1. Hands-on Preposition Practice
In this activity for prepositions, each student is given the same small toy and a paper cup. Then
ask the students to follow your directions using their toys. Now tell the children to put their toy
“on’ top of the cup, “inside” the cup, “beside” the cup, beneath’ the cup, etc. You can continue
the game using different prepositions and can keep a scorecard to declare the winner. This
activity will teach students prepositions of direction.
Another similar activity is to make them draw a larger shape and a smaller shape. Then give
them instructions to move the smaller shape around, just like you did with the toy and paper
cup above.
2. Simon Says
This is another popular game that you can use to teach prepositions to kids. Begin by making
all your students stand and choose one thing in the class that everyone has and can use, for
example, a chair, book, or pencil. Now give simple instructions using a preposition to describe
what you need the player to do in relation to the object.
For example, if you choose a chait, you can say: Simon says stand beside your chair, Simon
says sit on your chair, Simon says put your hand under your chair, etc.
Now as per the game's rules, if a student follows a command without having a “Simon says” or
does the wrong motion, they are out.
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You can gather some things in front of the classroom and ask the students to have a look at
them. Now instruct the students to write a sentence about each item using prepositions. For
example, a student can write “a pencil is lying on the floor” or “the book is in the bag.”
Check their sentences and mark them accordingly,
Conclusion
Did you like these activities for prepositions? Aren't they fun and creative? We have similar
activities and worksheets for other important topics of English as well. Check them out on our
website!