Special Education Services
Plano Independent School District

Over, Under, Inside and Out

Description of Activity: Using a variety of activities such as blocks, boxes, toy vehicles and books, you will be identifying and labeling prepositions.

Materials:
Enlarge overlay and icons
Pictures depicting prepositions
Blocks
Boxes
Toy vehicles
Toy bear, doll
Variety of children's books describing prepositions such as:
• "Let's Go On a Bear Hunt" (Colgin, 1982)
• "Inside, Outside, Upside Down (Berenstain, 1968)
• "London Bridge" (Simon, 1985)
• "Noble of New York" (Beall & Nipp, 1979)
• Mercer Meyer Books

Objective: Using an augmentative device, the student will demonstrate the understanding and use the targeted prepositions with others independently and effectively.

Target Vocabulary: Prepositions: in/on, under/above, over/under/ in back of/in front of, off/ on, upside down, inside/outside, through, to

Using a toy, animal, or vehicle, prompt the student to put it in, out, on off, under, etc. You can also ask the student questions:

Sample Words and Phrases:

Where is the car now?
Where is the plane going?
Is it over or under the cloud?
Tell me where to put the car.
Tell me where to put the plane.
Show me up, down, on, over, under, through, in
Where is he going?
Tell me where to put the bear.

Source: Darci L. Truax, M.S., CCC/SLP
Age: Preschool, early elementary
Device: Vanguard, Vantage, Pathfinder
Content:

For additional ideas: Prentke Romich Company

Permission granted 2-19-03

 

 

 

Plano Independent School District
Department of Special Education Services
2700 W. 15th Street
Plano, Texas 75075-7543
469-752-8240