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Investigation--Can You Build This?
Early learners explore shapes using colored blocks. They first get some hands-on time with the blocks and then look at beginning math concepts regarding spatial relationships. They work with a partner to build a 6-8 block tower...
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Sightseeing in New York City
Students practice locating tourist attractions in New York City, and ask for location and directions in their own hometown.
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Job Interview Dialogue and Final Evaluation
Young scholars create a sample interview between an employer and employee. They practice using prepositions and gerunds. They complete a final evaluation activity.
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Happy Birthday Dr. Seuss!
Students read "Green Eggs and Ham" in celebration of Dr. Seuss's birthday and visit a storymaker website. Students create and type a three scene story using characters from Dr. Seuss's books and share their story with the class.
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Rules For the Home Game
Students practice naming furniture in this Home Game. Students also use prepositions of place to describe where the furniture is.
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Cartoon Stories
Students write a cartoon story as a whole class, then in small groups and for homework as individuals. They practice asking and answering questions about location and time sequences.
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Preposition After the Verb
In this verbs with prepositions learning exercise, students write the correct preposition in 16 fill-in the blank sentences, write the correct verb in a chart with 3 prepositions given, and create 4 original sentences with...
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Describing Environments
Fifth graders describe environments using position words. In this description lesson, 5th graders practice using adjective, comparatives and superlatives in partners and on worksheets.
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Where's the Bear?
Empower your kids to understand relative location through these practice images. They examine where the bear is relative to other objects in 10 images, checking off one of two prepositions. Once this has been completed, consider having...
San José State University
Capitalization
Do you need a clear and concise learning exercise on capitalization for your students? This learning exercise would be an excellent choice. The first page is packed full of good examples of when capitalization is necessary, and the...
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Letter from the Chateau
Students write a friendly letter based on their observations of a painting by Poussin.
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In, On, At
In this in, on, and at worksheet, students complete the travel sentences with either the word in, on, or at. Students complete 18 sentences.
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Countryside Protest in London
Pupils, in groups, discuss questions about a protest in London, England. They examine the differences between living in the city and the country.
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Find the Frog
Students, the advanced beginner to intermediate ESL level, use English in a science activity.
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Preposition Worksheet
In this preposition learning exercise, students circle the preposition in each sentence that tells where the subject or noun is located. Students complete 7 sentences.
Grammarly
Grammarly Blog: Prepositions of Time and Place
An explanation with examples of prepositions that describe time and place.
Capital Community College Foundation
Guide to Grammar and Writing: Prepositions Locators in Time and Place
This site is prepared by Professor Charles Darling of Capital Community College and breaks down prepositions by time, place, and movement.
English Club
English Club: Learn English: Grammar: Preposition
Links to information about prepositions including: What is a preposition, preposition list, a simple rule for prepositions, prepositions of place, and propositions of time.