{"id":742,"date":"2011-01-27T00:56:00","date_gmt":"2011-01-27T00:56:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/characterinkblog.com\/day-25-preposition-practice-pal\/"},"modified":"2015-09-11T15:05:00","modified_gmt":"2015-09-11T19:05:00","slug":"day-25-preposition-practice-pal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/characterinkblog.com\/day-25-preposition-practice-pal\/","title":{"rendered":"day 25: \u201cpreposition practice pal\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"line-height: 140%; margin: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"line-height: 140%; margin: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;\">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\u2019s even better!)<\/div>\n<div style=\"line-height: 140%; margin: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"line-height: 140%; margin: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;\">One way that we begin teaching kids prepositions is by teaching them how to \u201cshow position\u201d\u2014since that is what prepositions do.<\/div>\n<div style=\"line-height: 140%; margin: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"line-height: 140%; margin: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;\">We begin with the concept that \u201cprepositions show position\u201d! Once they learn that rhyme, we have them practice prepositions with a \u201cPreposition Practice Pal\u201d (<stockticker>PPP<\/stockticker>) and a bathroom tissue tube.<\/div>\n<div style=\"line-height: 140%; margin: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"line-height: 140%; margin: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;\">A <stockticker>PPP<\/stockticker> can be an army man, Polly Pocket, Lego guy, or any little toy animal or person. The student uses that little <stockticker>PPP<\/stockticker> and the bathroom tissue tube to show position of the <stockticker>PPP<\/stockticker> to the tube\u2014and thus to practice prepositions.<\/div>\n<div style=\"line-height: 140%; margin: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"line-height: 140%; margin: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;\">Consider if my <stockticker>PPP<\/stockticker> 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:<\/div>\n<div style=\"line-height: 140%; margin: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"line-height: 140%; margin: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;\"><b style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;\">Birdie flew _________________ the tube.<\/b><\/div>\n<div style=\"line-height: 140%; margin: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"line-height: 140%; margin: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;\">Practice prepositions with the <stockticker>PPP<\/stockticker> and bathroom tissue tube\u2014and see how many prepositions you can name. Tomorrow I will give you a list of prepositions that fit with Birdie! <span style=\"font-family: Wingdings; mso-ascii-font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;; mso-char-type: symbol; mso-hansi-font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;; mso-symbol-font-family: Wingdings;\"><span style=\"mso-char-type: symbol; mso-symbol-font-family: Wingdings;\">J<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"line-height: 140%; margin: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"line-height: 140%; margin: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: x-small;\">Note: If you are stuck, think Birdie flew above the tube; Birdie flew around the tube\u2026get creative with your <stockticker>PPP<\/stockticker> and tube! It helps to actually move your <stockticker>PPP<\/stockticker> in positions with your bathroom tissue tube. <\/span><\/strong><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>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. 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