Using Simple Prepositions

Curriculum details

Strand

Using Writing Conventions/ Grammar Usage (Strand 5)

Sub-strand

Using Simple Prepositions (5.7)

Content standard

B4.5.7.1 - Apply the knowledge of prepositions in oral and written communication

Indicator

B4.5.7.1.1 - Use prepositions to convey a variety of meanings:

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.

Curriculum reference

English Language Curriculum (Basic 4-6), 2019, p. 64

Transcribed from the official NaCCA publication. Check this page against the source.

Exemplars (from the NaCCA curriculum)

- Direction, e.g. up
- Period of Time, e.g. for
- Purpose, e.g. to
- Possession, of
- Comparison e.g. taller than
- Have learners describe the positions of classroom objects using such sentences.
- Write sentences that are missing propositions on the board
e.g. i. The boy is walking the road. ii. My auntie has stayed with us one week. iii. I am happy see you. iv. Show me a picture your pet. v. Kwaku is taller Ama.
- Have learners tell what is wrong with the sentences. (They don't make sense. There are missing words, etc.) Write examples of the target prepositions on the board: up, for, to, of, than. Put learners into groups and have them re-write the
sentences correctly, using the given prepositions. Groups write their answers on the board and underline the words
- Guide learners to discover the functions of these prepositions.
- Have learners work in pairs to use the prepositions in sentences.
- Direction= towards the mountain.
- Time = at six o'clock.
- Purpose = for, in order to.
- Possession= for, to
- Comparison= than.
- Support or opposition = for you, against me.