Prepositions x4 Reference Sheets

What’s included?

x4 pages, landscape orientation, pdf format.

What’s it for?

This resource provides x4 reference sheets which focus on x16 prepositions: - above - behind - below - beside - between - inside - in front of - left - next to - off - on - outside - over - right - through - under

Sheets 1 - 3 focus on prepositions a few at a time, introduced in order of challenge/difficulty. Sheet 4 includes all prepositions together on the same sheet.

Who’s it for?

This resource has been designed for children in the early years, years 1 and 2 as well as older learners needing to revisit/explore these prepositions further.

Preparation

Print and laminate the sheets needed. Sheets 1 - 3 may be more suitable for learners to have on/at their desk/work station and depending on which sheet/s fit their level of understanding. All sheets/sheet 4 may also be displayed on the wall in a 'maths'/construction area.

How to use this resource

Page 1

This is the first sheet to introduce to learners (labelled 1/3). This sheet focuses on the most common prepositions:

• in
• out
• on
• off
• under

Page 2

This is the next sheet to introduce to learners (labelled 2/3). This sheet focuses on the prepositions:

• above
• below
• in front of
• behind
• next to
• beside

Page 3

This is the next sheet to introduce to learners (labelled 3/3). This sheet focuses on the less common/more tricky prepositions:

• between
• over
• left
• right
• through

Page 4 - Answers

This sheet includes all x16 prepositions for quick, easy reference for all learners.

Suggestion

Giving learners access to a real box and tennis ball (to scale of images shown) where these sheets are displayed is recommended to enable learners to explore these prepositions in a meaningful 3D way.

Important message

Any issues with this resource please let us know, we are happy to make changes.