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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 students 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.

Where is Fido?

Where is Fido?

Fido is ______ ______ doghouse.

Write the answer on your paper.

Did you say:

Fido is

in

the

doghouse.

You are correct!! Good Job!!

Where is the house?

Where is the house?

The house is ______ ______ hill.

Write the answer on your paper.

Did you say:

The house is on

the

hill.

Awesome Work!!

Where is the elephant?

Where is the elephant?

The elephant is _____ _____ question mark.

Write the answer on your paper.

Did you say:

The elephant is under question mark.

Keep up the good work!!

the__

Here comes the tricky part!!

Pay attention!!

You can do it!!

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.

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. 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.

Now it is your turn! Write a sentence to describe where the girls are standing. Remember to use a prepositional phrase!

Here is an example of what you could have written:

The girls are standing under the globe.

Did you write something different? Raise your hand to share it with the class.

Which of the following words are NOT prepositions?

across which how between round up whenever before

from
over

what
for

The GREEN words are NOT prepositions

across which how between round up whenever before

from
over

what
for

Here is a list of commonly used prepositions:

across after from in over round

among
at before

into
like near

since
through to

between
by during

off
on out

under
until up

for

opposite

with

Make up 3 sentences on your own using a prepositional phrase in each!

THE END!!!

GREAT JOB!!!