Prepositional Phrase Practice
Produce sentences containing prepositional phrases of location and manner.
Session summary (SOAP)
Stays on this screen. Nothing is saved or sent.
Mark a card Correct, Correct with cue or Incorrect and the summary writes itself here.
How to run it
Act out the ones that involve movement. Into, across, over and off describe a path rather than a position, and a student who has learned in, on and under as static locations often misreads them. Between is worth its own moment, since it needs two reference objects rather than one. Eight minutes covers the twelve with some acting out.
Cueing ladder
Start at the top. Add support one step at a time.
- IndependentPresent the item and wait 5 seconds of quiet before helping.Log as correct
- HintStress the part of the sentence that changes, or point to the word ending.Log as cued
- Sentence starterSay the first half of the sentence and let the student finish it.Log as cued
- ModelSay the correct form in the whole sentence; the student repeats it.Log as cued
Adjust it
Give a sentence starter every time, and do fewer cards.
Ask for a new sentence of the student's own with the same form, with no card to lean on.
Matching IEP goal
Given sentence cards, Student will produce prepositions in sentences in 8 of 10 opportunities across 3 consecutive sessions, given no more than an indirect cue.
Send it home through the parent portal →About this activity
Twelve sentences with prepositional phrases beyond the basic three: the cat is under the table; he walked into the room; the ball rolled behind the couch; they sat beside the fireplace; the bird flew over the house; the keys fell between the cushions; we waited in front of the store; she jumped off the step. Behind, between, beside, across and in front of are the second wave, and they arrive later.
What to listen for
Listen for in standing in for into. He walked in the room and he walked into the room mean slightly different things, and students who have only the static prepositions will use in for both. Watch in front of, which is three words doing one job and is often reduced to front of or dropped entirely.
Carrying it home
Giving directions with varied prepositions is free practice. It's behind the sofa, between the books, in front of the door — using the precise word rather than a vague there builds the vocabulary.
What's in this activity
- The cat is under the table.
- He walked into the room.
- He ran across the field.
- She jumped off the step.
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Questions
- What grades is this for?
- Kindergarten through third, after in, on and under are secure.
- Is it free?
- Yes, all twelve sentences play with no account.
- Why is 'between' harder than 'under'?
- Because it needs two reference points rather than one. Under relates an object to a single thing; between requires holding two and locating something relative to both.
Use this board with your caseload
With a free account, every correct, cued and incorrect mark is saved to the student and scored against their IEP goal, with the data written up for you. Assign it as home practice through the parent portal.
Track progress freeFree for SLPs. No card, no trial clock.