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Use prepositions in short sentences 
Description:
The child uses prepositions 'in, on, under, to, behind, next to, in front' in short sentences.
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| Early years skill: | Speaking |
| Early years typical range: | 40-60+m |
| P-scales/Curriculum skill: | English Speaking |
| P-scales/Curriculum level: | P8 |
| TAP skill: | Expressive Language |
| TAP level: | TAP48 |
| Pre/Nat. Curriculum Area: | not specified |
| Pre/Nat. Curiculum Standard: | not specified |
| Section: | Early Years (0-5yrs) info; Primary (5-11yrs) info |
See also:
| Activity/strategy name and materials required | How to do the activity | Key principles for doing the activity and comments |
|---|---|---|
| In Pictures of a fridge, washing machine, cupboard, suitcase Pictures of food, clothes. | Take it in turns to instruct each other to put e.g. 'socks in the washing machine', 'put the pasta in the cupboard' | When the children are confident with this, move on to use two prepositions, e.g. 'in' and 'on'. |
| On A clothesline - either a picture or a real line and pegs Pictures of clothes A TV guide Outline of a pizza base Pictures of pizza toppings. Or - draw a base and draw the toppings onto it. | 1. Take it in turns to instruct each other to put clothes on the line, e.g. 'Put the jumper on the clothesline.' 2. Go through the TV guide and find favourite shows. Say what you are watching on TV'. e.g. 'I'm watching cartoons on TV 3. Put toppings on the pizza base e.g. 'I'm putting chicken on my pizza'. | When the children are confident with this, move on to use two prepositions, e.g. 'in' and 'on'. |
| To Action pictures Place pictures | When the children are confident with this, move on to use two prepositions, e.g. 'in' and 'to'. | |
| Under Pictures of furniture and objects | You can use real objects for this. When the children are confident with this, move on to use two prepositions, e.g. 'on' and 'under'. | |
| Behind, Next To, In Front Pictures of people Outline of a bus / train / classroom Pictures of different vehicles | ||
| All Together An interesting object to use as 'treasure' |
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