Fun activities to teach and practice "PREPOSTIONS" for children

Topic: Prepositions for Place

Subject: English

Grade: Primary.

Skills: Grammar and creative thinking.

Prepositions often involve complex language structures. Teaching these structures requires careful consideration of the age-appropriate language level and the ability to simplify concepts without losing their essence. Children, especially in the early primary years, may have a limited vocabulary. Teaching prepositions often involves introducing new words that describe spatial relationships, and this can be overwhelming for students who are still building their language skills. Despite these challenges, using creative and interactive teaching methods, incorporating games, stories, and hands-on activities, can significantly enhance the effectiveness of teaching prepositions to children. Providing multiple opportunities for practice and reinforcement can help solidify their understanding over time. Here are some hands-on activities to teach and practice prepositions of place for the children 

Activities for Prepositions:

1. Hands-on Prepositions Practice and Poster Making

In this activity for prepositions, each student is given the same worksheet, broomsticks, and black colored paper. 

Then ask the students to follow your directions using their material. 

Now tell the children to cut the broomsticks at the length of 6 to 7 cm.

Tell them to paste the broomsticks as shown in the picture.

Guide them to paste the broomsticks to be aware of the prepositions 'in, on, under, over, between, through, into, along, across..etc.

Now tell them to take the worksheet, clour the ducks, and cut them.

Tell them to paste the ducks between the broomsticks shown in the picture.

Explain the place of the duck and write the correct preposition.

Facilitate the children to do the activity with proper understanding.

You can ask to write or say a sentence using a preposition.

Download the worksheet.

Here are some creative and interactive activities to teach prepositions of place for primary school students:

1. Preposition Bingo:

• Create bingo cards with pictures representing different prepositions (e.g., beside, under, between).
• Call out sentences describing a location using prepositions, and students mark the corresponding picture on their cards.

2. Interactive Storytelling:

• Tell a story and involve students by placing objects in different positions around the classroom.
•  As you describe the story, ask students to demonstrate the prepositions by moving objects accordingly.

3. Treasure Hunt:

• Hide objects around the classroom or schoolyard.
• Provide students with clues that include prepositions to guide them to the hidden treasures.

4. Simon Says:

• Play a game of "Simon Says" where students follow instructions that include prepositions (e.g., Simon says, "Put your book under the desk").
• This game reinforces listening skills and understanding of prepositions.

5. Classroom Mapping:

•  Have a simple map of the classroom with labels for different areas (e.g., door, window, desk).
•  Ask students to place objects or toys in various locations on the map using prepositions.

6. Crafty Prepositions:

• Engage students in a craft activity where they create scenes using cut-out figures and construction paper.
• Instruct them to position the figures using prepositions (e.g., place the cat on the roof).

7. Preposition Song or Chant:

• Create a catchy song or chant that includes examples of prepositions of place.
• Have students sing or chant along and use gestures to reinforce the meaning of each preposition.

8. Puzzle Play:

• Design puzzles with images representing different prepositions.
•  Students can work in pairs to solve the puzzles and discuss the correct preposition for each image.

9. Preposition Charades:

• Have students act out different prepositions while their classmates guess the correct one.
• This activity promotes movement and understanding of spatial relationships.

10. Digital Interactive Games:

•  Explore educational apps or online games that focus on prepositions of place.
• There are various interactive tools available that make learning prepositions enjoyable for young students.

These activities should make the learning of prepositions of place engaging and memorable for your primary school students.