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Play with prepositions
May 03, 2016
Most prepositions tell the reader where something is positioned. Adding prepositional phrases to sentences provides additional information for the reader and helps to add to the writing.
Supersize sentences with prepositions. Demonstrate with the Giant Magic Straw.
Have students revise their writing to add prepositional phrases using Spider Legs.
Reveal Emily Dunbar’s “Preposition Song” about the position of the kids and the box.
“Prepositional Phrase Scavenger Hunt” allows students to practice generating prepositions. (TIP: Use a busy scene like these images from archived Highlights magazines. Download four scenes to print out and use in class. Or, download each image as a JPEG. To access JPEG, open image link(s) below, right click on graphic, and “Save image as…”).