This prepositions positions worksheet asks 1st Grade students to look at five pictures and write on, in, under, beside, or between on the line. An answer key is included, so position words click fast.
This What's the Location Worksheet has 1st Grade students write the position word that tells where the ball is, then draw a ball above and below an object. Answer key included for quick, no-prep practice.
In this position words activity, preschool to 1st grade children match butterfly pictures to above, below, next to, in front of, and behind. Answer key included.
A picture-based prepositions in sentences worksheet that helps 1st graders choose and write position words like under, between, and above. Answer key included for fast, no-prep grammar practice.
This position words butterfly activity has 1st to 2nd Grade students study 10 picture cards and write where the butterfly is in each sentence. Answer key included.
This Draw the Positions Worksheet asks 1st Grade students to read four sentences and draw a shape above, under, next to and between the objects shown. An answer key is included.
Using Lucky Charms Before and After Activity, studentsplay this fun game to practice identifying before and after.
This Over and Under Reading Comprehension Worksheet gives 1st graders a short passage about opposites in a park, plus five multiple-choice questions and an answer key for quick, confident reading practice.
This frog and a log position words activity helps K-2nd Grade children match picture cards to on, under, above, next to, in front of and behind, with practice and an answer key included.
This Showing Relationships Prepositions activity has kindergarten and 1st grade students match ball and crate picture cards to on, under, above, next to, in front of and behind, with a practice page and answer key included.
This on the road to gold prepositions activity has 1st to 3rd grade students find prepositions on self-checking sports task cards and race to a gold medal. Answer key included.
Over, under, in and out
First graders learn that prepositions are words that tell where something is or when something happens. They start with position words like in, on, under, over, behind, between and next to, and time words like before and after. Kids use them to describe pictures and to write clearer sentences: The frog is on the log. The click moment comes when a child moves a toy around a box and narrates every spot: "Now it's under! Now it's beside!"
Prepositions are all about place, so we teach them by moving. These moves get kids up and showing.
Give each child a small toy and a cup. Call out "Put it beside the cup!" then "under the cup!" Kids move the toy and say the full sentence. Bodies first, then pencils.
Why it works: the U.S. Department of Education's guide for teaching elementary math recommends moving from hands-on objects to drawings to numbers.
Try it withPosition Words ActivityActivitiesOpen it →Read a sentence like "The bird is above the tree" and kids draw it. Comparing drawings shows right away who mixed up above and below, and it is great fun to share.
Why it works: children learn more from words and pictures together than from words alone (Mayer, 2009).
Try it withDraw the Positions WorksheetWorksheetsOpen it →Write a short sentence on the board and think aloud: "Where is the cat? On the mat. On is our position word!" Then kids hunt for prepositions in short sentences and underline them.
Why it works: showing first, practicing together, then letting kids try alone is the "gradual release" model teachers have relied on for decades (Pearson and Gallagher, 1983).
Try it withPrepositions in Sentences WorksheetWorksheetsOpen it →Wiggly games that teach where things are.
ActivitiesKids place a little frog in different spots around a log and read the matching position word.
Open A Frog and a Log Position Words Activity →
ActivitiesMove a paper butterfly around a flower and name each spot: above, below, beside, behind.
Open Position Words Butterfly Activity →
WorksheetsLook at a picture and choose the word that tells where each object is.
Open What's the Location Worksheet →Teacher favorites right now: Prepositions Positions Worksheet, What's the Location Worksheet and Position Words Activity.
Prepositions are words that show where something is or when it happens. Common first grade ones are in, on, under, over, behind, between, before and after.
Position words are prepositions that tell location, like under or beside. Teachers often call them position words in first grade to make the idea easier.
Play "Where is the teddy?" by hiding a toy and having your child describe its spot. Then switch roles and let them hide it for you.
They help kids describe details clearly. "The ball is under the bed" tells exactly where to look, which makes writing more precise.
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