What Is a Preposition?
OK, maybe it's been a while since you were teaching students how to use prepositions. Our ELA teaching experts have put together this quick review to get you back in the mindset! A preposition is the first part of a prepositional phrase that indicates the location of the object that is the subject of a sentence. Children begin to learn preposition/positional words in school as early as kindergarten, although they have likely used these location indicators even earlier without knowing it. Check out the collection for some examples of prepositions and exciting preposition activities for kids!How to Teach Prepositions of Place
While some knowledge of prepositions comes along with daily conversation, it takes a bit of practice to master them. This is especially true for ESL learners. There are hundreds of ways to teach prepositions, all of them being effective in their own ways. Try out a few of these ideas for teaching your students about prepositions of place and positional words.- Teach prepositions during group activities using resources like preposition worksheets, Google Interactive positional word activities, and clip cards.
- Play preposition games for kids. You can play Preposition Bingo, dominoes, or go Bowling for Prepositions!
- Try using positional language to teach prepositions with "I Spy" or "Search and Find" activities.
- Print or make a Prepositions Anchor Chart and use it as a classroom reference or instructional tool while your students complete a set of task cards or put together a preposition puzzle.
- Provide your students with the positional words they need to communicate by printing them a list of prepositions or a list of prepositional phrases.