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2. Product title: Prepositions
Age-range of intended audience: 3rd-5th grade
Product goals/objectives: To reinforce the proper use/ identification/
original construction of prepositional phrases in a sentence. To
make students aware of how prepositional phrases can easily
add detail to a sentence.
Abstract: This presentation was created as a way to reinforce the use
of prepositions in a student’s writing. Especially concentrating
on the use of the preposition followed by a definite article (i.e.
under the box). Students are to first fill in the correct
preposition and article into a sentence. Then they are to
recognize them in complete sentences. Finally they are to write
sentences containing prepositional phrases on their own.
10. Where is the elephant?
The elephant is _____ _____
question mark.
Write the answer on your paper.
11. Did you say:
The elephant is under the__
question mark.
Keep up the good work!!
12. Here comes the tricky part!!
Pay attention!!
You can do it!!
13. Find the prepositions in the following sentences:
Write your answers on your paper.
1) Do you like to play hide-and-go-seek?
2) My favorite place to hide is under the kitchen table.
3) If someone is already there, I usually try in the
bathroom closet.
4) If there is not enough room in the closet, I will crawl
under my bed.
14. Did you find all 4?
1) Do you like to play hide-and-go-seek?
2) My favorite place to hide is under the kitchen table.
table
3) If someone is already there, I usually try in the
bathroom closet.
4) If there is not enough room in the closet, I will crawl
closet
under my bed.
bed
15. Now it is your turn!
Write a sentence to describe where the
girls are standing.
Remember to use a prepositional phrase!
16. Here is an example of what you could have written:
The girls are standing under the globe.
globe
Did you write something different?
Raise your hand to share it with the class.
17. Which of the following words
are NOT prepositions?
across how
which between
from round
over up
what whenever
for before
18. The GREEN words are NOT
prepositions
across how
which between
from round
over up
what whenever
for before
19. Here is a list of commonly used prepositions:
across from over
after in round
among into since
at like through
before near to
between off under
by on until
during out up
for opposite with
Make up 3 sentences on your own
using a prepositional phrase in each!
