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Prepositions
LANGUAGEUnderstand and use the most frequently occurring prepositions of location and direction (e.g. to, from, in, out, on, off, for, by, with)
Mastery Evidence
- Use prepositions correctly in sentences (e.g. 'on the table', 'under the bed')
- Follow instructions involving prepositions (e.g. 'Put the book on the shelf')
- Describe positions using prepositional phrases
Assessment Prompt
“If you ask [child] to describe where something is — like where the cup is on the table — can they use little words like "on", "under", "next to", or "by" correctly?”
Curriculum Standards2 alignments
L.1.1iCommon Core State Standards for English Language Arts & Literacy in History/Social Studies, Science, and Technical SubjectsL.1.1i
Use frequently occurring prepositions (e.g., during, beyond, toward).
English Language Arts
L.K.1eCommon Core State Standards for English Language Arts & Literacy in History/Social Studies, Science, and Technical SubjectsL.K.1e
Use the most frequently occurring prepositions (e.g., to, from, in, out, on, off, for, of, by, with).
English Language Arts
Unlocks4
- Expanded noun phrases (age 9+)hardAges 9—10
- Expanded noun phrases (age 8+)softAges 8—10
- Conjunctions, Prepositions and InterjectionshardAges 10—11
- Expressing Time, Place and CausehardAges 7—8