Test your pupils' skills with indoor decorating while finding out how well they understand prepositions of place. After practicing living room vocabulary, pairs furnish a room by drawing in items. They then present their room to the class, using prepositions to describe the design.

Concepts

prepositions, prepositions of location, parts of speech

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Additional Tags

english language arts

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Instructional Ideas

• After presenting, have partners write a brief paragraph to turn in to demonstrate their writing skills and understanding of prepositions
• Have students write a sentence during each presentation that includes a preposition to show that they were listening actively
• Require pairs to briefly label their drawings with the prepositions (they already label the items)

Classroom Considerations

• Learners will need to already know the vocabulary words for living room items before beginning
• While the actual worksheets are fairly basic, the activity itself involves creative thinking, skills practice, collaboration, and presentation practice

Pros

• Rather than simply having kids write sentences or circle prepositions, this activity requires learners to use these words in a more relevant context and in creative ways
• Includes plenty of opportunities for students to use prepositions while speaking

Cons

• None

Common Core

SL.2.4 SL.3.4 SL.4.4 SL.5.4 L.2.1.a L.3.1.a L.4.1.a L.5.1.a