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Preposterous Prepositions

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Well, they aren’t really preposterous, are they? But prepositions do seem utterly absurd sometimes. Here’s an easy way for kids to practice them. All you have to do is make this bed. Yes, a bed. This paper box bed is easier than it seems. Just draw a rectangle in the middle of a paper and cut 2 lines at the top (around 2 inches long) and then at the bottom. Fold all the sides of the bed and glue the ends together. Have the kids draw a character to sleep on the bed. They can decorate and glue anything they want on it, except the character. Make sure they color and decorate the beds before gluing them together.
You’ll need popsicle sticks for the bedposts too. When the beds are ready. Explain that they have to  place the character they made according to what you say. You can tell them to place the girl, boy or even a teddy bear on the bed, behind the bed, under or next to the bed, even between beds. Depending on how old your students are, they can even tell each other where to place the character they drew. They can also ask each other: Where is my teddy bear? And their partner would have to answer: It’s under or next to the bed.
My students really enjoyed making the beds and all of them wanted to take them home to show their parents.




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  1. KaréJuly 6, 2019 at 5:55 PM

    Great idea! It's simple and creative! Students get to produce and personalize the material they'll be using to practice the target language. It's task-based and it fosters interaction! Thanks for sharing!

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