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Preposition Picture Show

Prepositional Phrase Power

Day 33of 180
Week 7of 36
30Minutes
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Learning Objectives

1

Identify and illustrate prepositional phrases

2

Create sentences using prepositional phrases

3

Understand how prepositional phrases describe location and movement

Psalm 23:2

He makes me lie down in green pastures. He leads me beside still waters.

Psalm 23:2 (WEB)

Demonstrates use of prepositional phrases to describe location and guidance

📦 Materials Needed

  • White drawing paper
  • Colored pencils or markers
  • Preposition list
  • Pencils

Lesson Plan

1Opening (5 min)

Review prepositions learned this week. Ask students to name prepositions they remember.

💭 Review Question: What is a preposition and what does it do?
2Teaching (10 min)

Explain how prepositional phrases help describe where things are or how they move.

📌 Key Talking Points:
  • Prepositions show relationships between words
  • A prepositional phrase includes a preposition and its object
  • Prepositional phrases help make writing more descriptive
💬 Discussion Questions:
  • Can you give an example of a prepositional phrase?
  • How do prepositional phrases help us understand a sentence better?
3Activity: Prepositional Phrase Picture Challenge (12 min)
hands-on

Students will draw pictures that illustrate prepositional phrases and write corresponding sentences.

📝 Instructions:
  1. Choose 3-4 prepositional phrases from the class list
  2. Draw a picture that shows each prepositional phrase
  3. Write a sentence underneath each picture using the prepositional phrase
  4. Be creative and colorful!
🔄 Variations:

Simpler: Use only 2 prepositional phrases

Challenge: Create a story using multiple prepositional phrases

4Closing (3 min)

Share drawings and sentences with the class

📝 Review Questions:
  • What prepositional phrases did you use?
  • How did your picture show the meaning of the phrase?
🙏 Prayer:

Dear God, thank you for giving us language to describe the beautiful world you created.

Coming up: Tomorrow we'll learn how to use prepositional phrases to make our sentences more interesting!

Psalm 23:2

He makes me lie down in green pastures. He leads me beside still waters.

Psalm 23:2 (WEB)

🎯 Activity: Draw a picture of the verse to help memorize

Teaching Notes

📚 Background:

Students are learning how prepositional phrases provide detail and description in language

💡 Teaching Tips:
  • Encourage creativity in drawings
  • Help child understand that prepositions show relationships
  • Praise effort in both artistic and linguistic expression
🤔 Common Struggles:

Some children might find it challenging to connect the visual representation with the grammatical concept

👀 Signs of Understanding:

Ability to create a picture that matches the prepositional phrase

Extension Activities

  • Create a prepositional phrase picture book
  • Play 'Guess the Prepositional Phrase' game at home
  • Find prepositional phrases in favorite storybooks

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