Using Simple Preposition · B2 English Language

Lesson notes

Learning Objectives

Indicator: B2.5.7.1.1 - Identify prepositions in sentences to indicate days, dates and places

By the end of the lesson, learners can:

Identify the prepositions “in” and “on” in given sentences about days, dates and places.
Use “on” correctly before days of the week and specific dates.
Use “in” correctly before places such as classrooms, homes and towns.
Complete sentences by choosing the correct preposition, “in” or “on”, for days, dates and places.
Sort given words and phrases into two groups: those that go with “on” and those that go with “in”.

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Curriculum details

Strand: Using Writing Conventions/Grammar Usage (Strand 5)
Sub-strand: Using Simple Preposition (5.7)
Content standard: B2.5.7.1 - Understand and identify the use of prepositions
Indicator: B2.5.7.1.1 - Identify prepositions in sentences to indicate days, dates and places
Suggested placement: Term 3, Week 9 (Week 33 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 1-3), 2019, p. 66
Transcribed from the official NaCCA publication. Check this page against the source.

Exemplars (from the NaCCA curriculum)

- Let learners use the preposition in, on, in context.
e.g.
i. I saw a bird on Monday. ii. I have a test on 1 st May, 2018. iii. They are in the classroom.