If the child straddling the other remains standing you don't need to worry about heavy children squishing lighter ones! Place a piece of material on the floor or designate a pretend swimming pool or pond and tell the children to jump in and out of it. I knew it. Most of the games and activities on this page are geared towards elementary kids. The list: prepositions of time and place. Hoops are fun to jump in and out of. The Easter bunny is out and about hiding eggs for all children who have been good. For 'under' or 'on' one child can be on all fours while the other lies underneath or straddles him or her. Teaching prepositions to ESL students can be incredibly fun with the right games, activities, and lesson materials. On your command children jump into a position that illustrates the preposition that you name. Inge Williams from Inglés Brincando in Brazil says: "This morning even the 7-8 year olds were hopping round like bunnies to the easter bunny song. Prepositions vocabulary flashcards Included for the ESL lesson: Across In On, Behind In between Out, Down Into Under, In front of Next to Up, Plus these flashcards for extra vocabulary in the story: Bunny, bush, egg, flowers, pond, pot, tree. Attention: There is no need for it to be Easter to use this story! Introduce four contrasting prepositions by demonstrating them with your body or objects. Equally these prepositions could be demonstrated by holding a pen over a chair and then holding it underneath, this is slightly more abstract than using the whole body to get underneath something. Run for your precious and irreplaceable life! If you have limited space demonstrate these in pairs with more contained postures like holding hands underneath or over the other child's outstretched arms. A story and lesson plan dedicated to teaching prepositions! © 2006-2020. Use as many different recipients as possible to give variety while you present those two words. ‘In front’ or ‘behind’ may also be done with a piece of furniture. For example one child could be static while the other demonstrates the preposition in relation to the static child. Simply don't read out the word "Easter" and the story works just as well, so you may use it to teach prepositions at any time of the year. He is not sure where to hide them, which is a good excuse to use twelve prepositions! Here is an extract on how to teach prepositions, taken from the prepositions lesson plan: Introducing the prepositions with objects and the body. This story shows you how to teach prepositions step by step in a way your children will enjoy and remember them. Now the first batch of prepositions have been introduced proceed to a listening game with the children in pairs. Words describe the ball in relation to other things. Picture Books to Teach Prepositions. Here is another engaging team game to bring a bit of competition to the classroom. Work these out with the children first as described above before you play together. Simply don't read out the word "Easter" and the story works just as well, so you may use it to teach prepositions at any … Many of these activities could, however, be modified to teacher older beginner learners. It would be better to use a teddy bear or doll than a pen. Attention: There is no need for it to be Easter to use this story! Teaching English Games All Rights Reserved by Shelley Ann Vernon. The Bear Went Over the Mountain by Iza Trapani A book of the traditional song with a senses twist. Children will enjoy feeling a part of the activity if you use pockets in their clothing for in and out, or even putting something inside a sock while they are wearing it. I knew it as soon as I stepped onto that filthy floor that I would not stay a minute longer in that place. With 'in' and 'out' use a bag, basket or any kind of container, even an envelope. A week or so ago I thought it was going to be impossible to teach them ALL the prepositions from the Easter story, but they really know most of them already.". Tell students you will give them a list of ten prepositions. The lesson plan on how to teach prepositions continues with more games, gradually bringing the children along until they know them all by heart and can use them in sentences. If you ever go to a double-decker hospital and the medical personnel ask you to sleep under a bed, don’t do it. Yellow Ball by Molly Bang Simple text with large simple pictures tell the story of a ball that floats away from shore but eventually ends up home again. Run. Each team must discuss how many accurate sentences they can create using the ten prepositions. 4. Assign students into small teams, at a maximum of four per team. Run to wherever you came from. by Jonathan Bentley. A story and lesson plan dedicated to teaching prepositions! This page includes a complete ESL lesson plan to teach prepositions of place to kids / beginner learners. He is not sure where to hide them, which is a good excuse to use twelve prepositions! UNDER?, a Short Story, Level B1-B2, With Prepositions. In front or behind can be done with two people, one standing behind or in front of the other. Where is Bear? In and out might be shown with one child making a circle on the floor with his or her body, or at the desk using both arms, while the other child stands in the circle or out of it. The best way to teach prepositions is by using the body to demonstrate them. Go to the ESL Prepositions / Bunny Story page for ordering options. The Easter bunny is out and about hiding eggs for all children who have been good. For example for 'under' and 'on' you might get underneath your desk or chair and contrast that with sitting on it. Here are some ideas to do that which appeal to all four main learning styles due to seeing the objects or body in a given position, hearing the words repeated, moving the body and touching. Here's proof!