B1 English Language · Term 3 Week 11: Using Simple Prepositions

Lesson notes

Learning Objectives

Indicator: B1.5.7.1.1 - Identify and use prepositions in oral and written language to indicate position

By the end of the lesson, learners can:

State the position of at least five classroom objects using simple prepositions such as in, on, under, behind, and beside.
Identify prepositions that show position in given sentences on sentence cards.
Use simple prepositions in oral sentences to describe where objects or people are located.
Write two simple sentences of their own describing the position of objects in the classroom.
Work with a partner to create and share meaningful sentences using position prepositions.

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Curriculum details

Strand: Using Writing Convention/Grammar Usage (Strand 5)
Sub-strand: Using Simple Prepositions (5.7)
Content standard: B1.5.7.1 - Apply knowledge of prepositions in communication
Indicator: B1.5.7.1.1 - Identify and use prepositions in oral and written language to indicate position The last word of the indicator, "position", is typeset past the column rule and the extraction filed it with the competencies; it is restored here from the printed page.
Suggested placement: Term 3, Week 11 (Week 35 of the year)
Our suggestion, laid out in curriculum order across three terms of twelve weeks. NaCCA does not fix the week, so follow your school's scheme of learning.
Source document note: The official curriculum document has a fault in this entry, so the curriculum text above is transcribed exactly as printed:

indicator text - p.36
Curriculum reference: English Language Curriculum (Basic 1-3), 2019, p. 36
Transcribed from the official NaCCA publication. Check this page against the source.

Exemplars (from the NaCCA curriculum)

- State the position of various classroom objects using simple prepositions.
- Give sample sentences (on sentence cards) to learners.
e.g. Mary is in the room. Aba is sitting on the chair.
- Let learners identify the words in, on, etc. as words that show position.
- Pair up learners and have them use the prepositions identified in simple and meaningful sentences.
- Let each learner write two sentences describing the position of objects in the classroom.