by Donna | Jan 28, 2011
Yesterday I introduced our PPP (“Preposition Practice Pal”) and how we teach elementary and middle school students to recognize “position” prepositions. Today, see for yourself all of the many prepositions that will work with the PPP!
Birdie flew _________________ the tube.
Aboard the tube, about the tube, above the tube, around the tube….etc.
Aboard
About
Above
Across
Across from
After
Against
Ahead of
Along
Alongside
Alongside of
Along with
Amid
Amidst
Among
Amongst
Around
Aside
Aside of
Aside from
Astride
Atop
Atop of
Away from
Before
Behind
Below
Beneath
Beside
Beside of
Between
Betwixt
Beyond
By
Down
Following
From
In
Inside of
In between
In place of
In front of
In addition to
In back of
Into
Like
Minus
Near
Next to
Off
Off of
Off the top of
On
Onto
On top
On top of
Opposite
Opposite of
Out
Out of
Outside
Outside of
Over
Past
Round
Through
Throughout
To
Towards
Under
Underneath
by Donna | Jan 27, 2011
When it comes to little kids (second through fifth grade) learning prepositions, I have found that it is helpful to teach them prepositions in a way that emphasizes what prepositions are for and how they are used. (Again, memorizing is fine, but if they can learn them and at the same time learn about using them, that’s even better!)
One way that we begin teaching kids prepositions is by teaching them how to “show position”—since that is what prepositions do.
We begin with the concept that “prepositions show position”! Once they learn that rhyme, we have them practice prepositions with a “Preposition Practice Pal” (PPP) and a bathroom tissue tube.
A PPP can be an army man, Polly Pocket, Lego guy, or any little toy animal or person. The student uses that little PPP and the bathroom tissue tube to show position of the PPP to the tube—and thus to practice prepositions.
Consider if my PPP were Birdie (though it could be Polly, Kitty, Joe, Superman, etc.), and I held it up in relation to my bathroom tissue tube. See how many prepositions fit in the sentence using the two objects:
Birdie flew _________________ the tube.
Practice prepositions with the PPP and bathroom tissue tube—and see how many prepositions you can name. Tomorrow I will give you a list of prepositions that fit with Birdie! J
Note: If you are stuck, think Birdie flew above the tube; Birdie flew around the tube…get creative with your PPP and tube! It helps to actually move your PPP in positions with your bathroom tissue tube.
