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Y5 Autumn Term Part 2. CW Lesson 10

PREPOSITIONAL PHRASES

Truth to Teach (Source)

¾ Review Y4 teaching on prepositions

¾ Prepositions are small words but are very important

¾ Prepositions tell the relationship of one thing to another

¾ Some prepositions tell about the position of something or someone – ‘where’

prepositions

¾ Some prepositions tell when something happens

¾ Changing a preposition can change the meaning of the sentence

¾ Prepositions often form part of a prepositional phrase

Way to Work (Means)

1. Review previous lessons.

2. Remind the children that, though prepositions are small words, they are very

important in adding information to a sentence. Talk about ‘where’ and ‘when’
prepositions, e.g.

Where - down, across, around, by, up, into, over, under, through, on

When – after, before, until, while, during, on, at

3. Give examples of how changing a preposition can change the meaning of a
sentence.

E.g. The cat ran behind the tree.
The cat ran up the tree.
The cat ran around the tree.

4. Explain that prepositions are often part of a prepositional phrase (a group of
words without a verb).

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