Prepositions for first graders

What Are Prepositions? | 1st Grade Grammar

Sometimes we want to describe where a noun is.

Take a look.

The pillow is on the bed.

To tell where a noun is, or when it is happening, we use prepositions!

On is a preposition. Here are some other prepositions:

In, around, above, below, at, by

Prepositions are words used before nouns to tell you when something will happen or the location of something. 😃

Use these prepositions to describe where a noun is:

under, on, in, inside, over, next to, by, at, under

For example:

The cat is on the pillow.

Use these prepositions to describe when something is:

at, on, in, for, ago, to, by

For example

The game is at 2 o’clock.

To describe where something is moving, use these prepositions:

to, into, towards, through

For example:

The frog jumped into the pond.

Other Prepositions

To describe how something is done, use these propositions:

on, in, by, with, like

For example:

We traveled by car.

To describe a measure of something, use these prepositions:

by, of

For example:

He is taller than me by 2 inches.

I ate a pound of candy today.

To tell where something is from, use one of these propositions:

from, by

For example:

My rash was from the soap.

To describe owning, or possession, use one of these prepositions:

to, of, with

For example:

The teacher spoke to the girl with blonde hair.

What is the preposition in this sentence? 👇

My backpack is hanging between the jackets.

Yes! Between is the preposition, showing where the backpack was hanging.

Remember: prepositions describe where or when something is.

Let’s try another example. 💪

What is a preposition in the sentence?

The phone rang during breakfast.

Great! During is the preposition that is telling the time that the phone rang.

Let’s try one more! 👍

What is a preposition in the sentence?

They were standing by the door.

That’s right! By is the preposition, showing the location where they were standing. 🌟

Great job learning about prepositions in a sentence. 🎉

Tip: about and in are prepositions! 😺

Now, complete the practice to help you understand more and remember for longer.

Five Fun Activities for Teaching Prepositions in the Primary Grades

Do you teach preposition words like above, around, beneath, etc. to your students?

There is SO much to cover in English / language arts, so sometimes we forget concepts like these!

But they’re still important! So in this post, I’ve got some low-prep and no-prep activities to help you squeeze in this important instruction! 🙂

This hands-on activity from my First Grade Grammar Alive program introduces students to prepositions.

Each student needs a counting bear (or other small toy) and a paper cup. Once each student has their bear and cup, give them directions to follow with their bears. 

Tell your students to put their bears on top of the cup, inside the cup, beneath the cup, etc.

Continue with other phrases you want to focus on, like: under, next to, beside, above, below, around. 

After a few rounds of giving directions yourself, let your students take over and practice giving the class directions with prepositions.

I really like modeled writing because I get to show my students how to do something new, instead of just telling them! 

Once my students know about prepositions, this activity is a perfect way to show them how to use prepositions in their writing.

You’ll need a stuffed animal or other object to hide and a list of prepositions that tell when and where. My Second Grade Grammar Alive program has a great list to use, or you can use your own list for the activity.

After reviewing the list of prepositions, have one student step out of the classroom. The rest of the class should decide where to hide the stuffed animal. 

Model how to use prepositions in a sentence to describe the general location of the hidden object without giving it away. (Example: The teddy bear is across from our coat hooks.) Write two clues using prepositions from the list.

Now, have the student waiting in the hall return and use the clues to find the hidden object.

My kids love making class books – what about yours?

You can create a class book to practice prepositions!

Students choose one object in the classroom and draw it with at least one other item near it to show its position.

After drawing, the students can write a sentence using the following format: The _____ is _____ the _____.   

For example, “The ball is in the basket.”

or “The pencil is next to the paper.”

Collect everyone’s finished work and make it into a book. Read the book aloud to the class, and then put it in the classroom library!

This book cover and templates for student pages are included in my First Grade Grammar Alive program.

I’m a big fan of having kids connect grammar concepts to real books!

It anchors their learning in the authentic texts they’re already reading each day.

During your regular reading lessons, keep an eye out for prepositions in the books you’re reading to and with students. When you come across a great example, rewrite the sentence on the board. 

Then, take out the preposition and ask students, “What is this sentence like without the word/phrase ________?

“Why do you think the author included the word/phrase _____?”

The Expand a Sentence game is a perfect small group activity for students to practice using prepositions – AND adjectives and adverbs, if you’ve already taught those concepts!

To play, students read sentences (which are written on small cards), and then expand those sentences by adding adjectives, adverbs or prepositions.

All the materials to make this game are included in my Second Grade Grammar Alive program.  

I hope these activities help make teaching prepositions fun and stress-free!

For complete grammar lesson plans and many more grammar activities (including the ones featured in this blog post), check out my Grammar Alive! bundles for Kindergarten, first grade, and second grade.

Happy teaching!

Russian language lesson in the 1st grade on the topic: "Preposition"

Targets:

• introduce the preposition as an official part speech;
• to teach the correct use of prepositions in oral and written speech.

Lesson progress:

1. On the board: Glittered on the green grass dewdrop .

1. Read the entry on the board. Prove that proposal is written. Name it all "erroneous" places in the sentence. Write off.

2. On the board: The sun quietly rises _____ fields.

- Read what is written in the second line. Can this post be called offer? What needs to be changed in order to group of words got a sentence? (Can change the ending and add the word over : Sunny quietly rises above field . And you can add the word because of : The sun quietly rises from behind the field. Children can give other options - all of them are needed consider).

- So far the word is over , just like the words are in , to , to , to ..., we called it like this: small single word . From today's lesson we will call such words prepositions .

3. Lesson topic: Prepositions . We will learn determine the place of the preposition, write correctly prepositions with other words. The word "preposition" Latin meaning "standing in front of word": "before" - before; "logos" - word.

- Find the preposition in the first sentence ( by ). How is the preposition written with the following word? And in second sentence? (Also separate). Compare your observations with the rule textbook. Formulation of the rule.

4. The preposition itself does not mean anything, you can't even ask him a question. But how as soon as he stands next to the word, then we will see that each preposition has its own meaning. But he necessary to connect words with each other friend. (Scheme work: ? - word, O- pretext).

Arrange the preposition so that it is clear meaning.

The result of children's work can be like this:

- Think of phrases with these prepositions.

Recording the most interesting phrases, fixing the rule.

5. Word combinations on the board:

Birds in cage;
Leaves on branch ;
Cat under table;
Kindergarten around corner;
Book from girlfriends;
Song about friend;
Hare without tail;
Oral account to hundred;
Visit to Uncle Kolya;
Tell about school.

- Write down only prepositions.

(Check operation).

6. Use the prepositions correctly. Work in groups (2-3 people each).

Task for each group: insert prepositions.

1 group

I'm walking in the forest in the morning,
I'm all dew got wet.
But now I know
birch and moss,
raspberry, blackberry,
hedgehog and hedgehog,
which hedgehog
All needles are trembling.

Group 2

This is our yard
Champions, masters.
They wear jump ropes pocket,
Jumping the most morning.
courtyard and boulevard,
lane and garden,
And to everyone sidewalk
passers-by mind.

Group 3

Alyosha is glad: spring has come,
the garden is warm and dry
And window class
A fly is buzzing today.
He became a fly observe.
she flew in the window,
She will sit down notebook,
It's a piece of chalk.

7. Physical education.

We worked together,
And now we need to sleep.
Quiet! Quiet! Silence entered our room.
Children have a sweet dream,
The guys like him:
About marshmallow, about marmalade,
And about delicious chocolate,
About sweets, about jam,
And about cakes, about cookies.
Kind Gena - a crocodile of all for the holiday invited.
He treats the kids and invites them to dance.

- What pretexts did you hear?

8. On the board : Ants, in, nests, to, storm, hiding.

- Find the place of the preposition (live diagram).

- Which of the children depicts prepositions, which ones?

9. Independent work. Entry under dictation followed by mutual verification:

above the garage, no pencil, cherry, warm weather, behind the gray elephant.

10. Lesson summary.

- What did you learn about prepositions? Is it possible to do without them in Russian? Check at home.

from, from, at, behind, over. Educational lotto game for children 5-8 years old.

Dear speech therapists, educators and parents. Before you is an educational game for preschoolers "Prepositions", the tasks of which:

• to help children understand the meaning and rules for using the most common prepositions in the Russian language.
• to develop the child's speech.
• prepare for school.

With the help of this manual, the child will learn the meaning of prepositions

C - movement of the object outward

FROM - movement of an object from the boundaries of something

Y - finding an object next to something

FOR - finding an object behind another object

OVER - finding an object above something

Equipment

5 90 the set consists of 8 sheets. Sheet with preposition schemes, 5 lotto cards, 2 split sheets with cards for each preposition (40 cards).

Game Setup

Cut out sheets 7-8 of the cards along the dotted lines. The sheet with schemes of prepositions should not be cut - use it to teach and systematize the child's knowledge. Look at the diagrams and related pictures with the children, explain their meaning. To make it easier for the child to understand it, let's play the material: take a cube and any toy and invite the child to put the toy and the cube by the cube, hold the toy over the cube, throw the toy off the cube, remove the cube from your clenched hand. Ask the child to explain what he is doing. After that, proceed to work with cards. When the child remembers the meanings of prepositions, the diagrams on the cards can be sealed.
Option I

Look at the pictures on the cards together and ask your child to arrange the cards on the lotto sheets according to the diagrams. If the child made a mistake, draw his attention to the inconsistency of the scheme on the sheet with the content of the card.

Option 2

Players have big lotto cards. At the leading card. The facilitator asks a question, for example: “Where is the bee sitting?” or “What is the bee flying over?” The player responds. If the answer is correct, the player takes the card and puts it on the loto sheet.

Option 3. “The fourth extra”

Lay out 4 small cards in front of the child, 3 of which will fit the scheme of one preposition, and the fourth - another. The child must explain which card is superfluous and why.

Option 4. “Find according to the scheme”

Put 3 cards with pictures on different prepositions in front of the child and ask him to find the necessary card according to the scheme.

Option 5. "Who is faster"

No more than 2-3 people take part in the game. Give each player 1 lotto card. Lay out different cards in front of the players. The one who fills his lotto card faster will win.

Option 6

Select several cards with the same (or different) prepositions and invite the child to describe the pictures using the correct preposition.

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