Prepositions games and activities
for ESL kids lessons
Games and activities for teaching “Prepositions” to ESL kids
Blindfold course
Make an obstacle course in your classroom (use desks, chairs, etc.), put a blindfold on a student and help guide him/her through the course by giving instructions (e.g. walk forward 2 steps, turn left, take on small step, etc.). This is a good pair game.
Preposition treasure hunt
Great game for prepositions of location and yes/no question practice. You need something sticky, like ‘Blu-Tack’ (used for sticking posters to the wall) that you can roll into a ball and stick on anything.
Model first: give the Blu-Tack to a student and indicate that they should put it in a difficult-to-find place. Leave the room and give them a few moments to hide the Blu-Tack (e.g. on the underside of a desk, on the wall behind a curtain, etc.). Then come back in and ask yes/no questions to locate it (Is it on the desk?, Is it near the desk? Is it in the front half of the classroom? Is it under the chair? etc.).
When you finally find it have a student take the questioner’s role. In a large class try having students play in pairs.
Town directions
Build a model of a town, including some streets and buildings (use Lego and toys). Use a radio controlled car and give the controller to different students (they can take it in turns). Practice directions, e.g. drive two blocks and turn right, go forward and back, and so on. (Submitted by Francisco Amador)
Prepositions of location lesson plan
We also have a FREE lesson plan on using prepositions of location which includes games and activities as well as other lesson materials.
Click to download our Prepositions of location lesson plan.
Prepositions of location song
We have a song available for download focusing on prepositions of location called “Where are my things?“.
