Using Simple Prepositions · B6 English Language

Lesson notes

Learning Objectives

Indicator: B6.5.7.1.1

By the end of the lesson, learners can:

Identify prepositions that convey meanings of time, purpose, possession, comparison, and support or opposition in given sentences.
Explain the meaning that each preposition adds to a sentence (for example, when a preposition shows time, direction, or comparison).
Use prepositions correctly in their own sentences to express time, purpose, possession, comparison, and support or opposition.
Recognise prepositions showing support or opposition (for you, against you) in reading passages and stories.
Write a short paragraph of at least five sentences that correctly uses a variety of prepositions for different meanings.

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Curriculum details

Strand: Using Writing Conventions/ Grammar Usage (Strand 5)
Sub-strand: Using Simple Prepositions (5.7)
Content standard: B6.5.7.1 - Apply the knowledge of prepositions in oral and written communication
Indicator: B6.5.7.1.1 - 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. 217
Transcribed from the official NaCCA publication. Check this page against the source.

Exemplars (from the NaCCA curriculum)

- Time
- Purpose
- Possession
- Comparison e.g. taller than
- Support or opposition for you, against you
- Revise prepositions such as those that convey meanings of position, time, direction, possession and comparison. Write examples of sentences to illustrate this.
- Have learners identify common prepositions (on, in, near, under) in sentences. Let them use these prepositions in sentences.
- Introduce prepositions that show support or opposition in context. E.g. for you, against you. Let them identify these prepositions in texts they have read e.g. reading passages, stories, etc.
- Learners now write their own sentences with the prepositions.