Prepositions are words that tell us where things are. Many of your students are working on learning this skill. In the video below, Chester the cat will help us learn the following prepositions: in, on, under, next to, in front of, between. To help your student learn these terms, pause the video while you are watching and ask your student to repeat where Chester is. For example, pause the video when you see that Chester is in the box and ask, “Where is Chester?” Give your student some wait time, and if they don’t answer correctly, model the answer by saying “Chester is in the box.”
Additional ways to practice would be playing a hide and seek game, where you hide items throughout the house. Have your child find the items and tell you where the item is using a preposition term. If your child is just beginning to learn these terms, only start with a few items.
You can also practice this skill using play dough or any other object you have at home. Put the play-dough behind you, in front of you, under a table, on the table, in a box, etc. While you do so, tell your child where the play dough/toy is (e.g., “The play dough is in front of me, you try!”). Have your child repeat the action that you are modeling and tell you where the play dough is. When your child becomes more familiar with these terms, you can model only the action and your child can tell you where the toy/play dough is.
Please feel free to contact me if you have any questions! Thank you all for all of the work that you are doing with your students during this time!
