English·Grammar & Punctuation·language
Prepositions
Understand and use the most frequently occurring prepositions of location and direction (e.g. to, from, in, out, on, off, for, by, with)
Suggested ages 5–7
Learning journey
Your child is learning the building blocks of writing — how to make complete sentences, use capital letters and punctuation marks correctly, and understand basic word types like nouns and verbs.
Evidence of understanding
- 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 Prepositions 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?
Standards alignment
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