Using Simple Prepositions · B4 English Language

Lesson notes

Learning Objectives

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

By the end of the lesson, learners can:

Identify the prepositions up, for, to, of, and than in given sentences and state what each one shows (direction, time, purpose, possession, or comparison).
Complete sentences with the correct preposition from a word bank to make the sentence meaningful.
Describe the position or movement of classroom objects using the preposition up and other simple prepositions like on, in, and under.
Write five original sentences, each using one of the target prepositions to show its specific meaning.
Work in pairs or groups to correct sentences that are missing prepositions and explain why the missing word is needed.

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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.