On the Job Prepositions #1 

Objectives:

Duration:

    2 hours

Materials:

Activities:

1. Teacher introduces prepositions of time and place by telling learners, "You came to class tonight. Our class meets at the Literacy Volunteers office on Mondays and Wednesdays in the evening. Our office is on Williamson Road. We begin class at 7:00 p.m."  Teacher reveals introductory statement on sentence strip, tapes it to a wall or white board, and underlines the prepositions of time and place. Teacher asks learners, "How do we know when to say "at," "on," and "in?" Teacher comments on learner responses.

2. Teacher distributes Common Prepositions #1 reference sheet. Class starts with prepositions of time, completing a substitution drill followed by a response drill with "at" before progressing to "on" and "in." All students should have the opportunity to respond individually at least once to each drill. 

3. Learners complete first section of Practice with Prepositions #1 worksheet. Learners share answers for nos. 1-10 as a class; exchange papers with another learner to review nos. 1-6.

4. Teacher refers again to Common Prepositions #1 reference sheet, this time focusing on prepositions of place. Class follows same sequence as with prepositions of time. 

5. Learners complete second section of Practice with Prepositions worksheet. Learners share answers for nos. 1-10 as a class; exchange papers with another learner to review nos. 1-6

6. Learners share each other's sentences with class.

7. Learners complete Copy and Paste computer activity for prepositions of time.

Assessment:

Teacher monitors quality of verbal responses providing correction where necessary, evaluates written responses.