Monsters in Bed Prepositions Activities | ESL EFL Classroom Games & Worksheets

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Students don’t just learn the names of furniture (like bed); they also practice prepositions (in, on, under, next to, behind), which are essential for describing real-life locations. Prepositions can be tricky for ELLs because they are abstract. Using fun clipart of a monster and a bed makes the concept visual, memorable, and easy to grasp.

 

Story Chain with Flashcards. Place bed and monster flashcards on the board. Start a story here. They must add sentences and write the story as students give more sentences. They draw what is being said and all the sentences for the story.

Mystery Bag Flashcards. Put flashcards inside an envelope or bag (glue the label included). Students pull one without looking, then describe it without saying the name (“The Monster in the bedroom. It’s not behind the bed.”). Class guesses the card.

Small cards are even more flexible than big flashcards, since they’re easy to handle, shuffle, and move around.

Picture-to-Word Match: Have students match pictures of furniture items to the corresponding word cards. Just cut the words out of each card.

Card Toss. Lay out small cards on the table. Students toss a beanbag or token onto a card. They must say the word or make a sentence with that card to “win” it.

Cut and paste Monster Worksheet. Worksheet shows a bed). Give Instructions like: “The red monster is in front of the bed” This builds listening/reading comprehension and creativity.

Build a bedroom. Provide the printable outline of a bedroom. Students place their Monster in the right spot bed, door, etc. Provide cutout monsters. Students cut and glue the monster in the correct place according to what you dictate. I opened the spaces before gluing the worksheets onto a colored paper.

Read & Color Worksheets. Students must both read and follow instructions carefully.

Fill in the Blank Worksheets. Sentences with missing prepositions.

Race Board Game. A board game with a path. Each space shows the monster in a different position. When students land, they must say a full sentence: “The monster is on the bed.”

Roll & Place.Students get a die with prepositions. They roll and move a monster cutout around a printed bed image: “The monster is behind the bed.”

Spin & Place Game. Ready the printable spinner with prepositions (on, in, under, next to, behind).  Students spin, then place a monster cutout on the correct position around a printed bed. Can be played individually or in pairs.

Cut-and-Play Matching Mats. Students cut out monster pieces and match them according to preposition. Reusable if laminated.

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“Boost Language Skills with Board Games: Fun & Effective ESL Activities”

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Find a variety of themed board games perfect for practicing vocabulary, sentence structures, speaking, and listening skills—all while playing!

Board games give students a chance to hear, use, and repeat key vocabulary and sentence structures in a natural, purposeful way. Whether they're counting spaces, asking questions, or making choices, students are communicating with a clear purpose.

Most of the games includes:

Color coded Question Cards with the color of the spot landed on, that students must answer a question correctly to take their turn and advance. The question cards provide purposeful language practice.

Color coded Tokens to reward points to students who answer questions correctly. These can be used to keep track of points.

Markers (player pieces) that students use to move along the board path. Just cut and fold and glue on the upper part of each one.

Parents can participate in their child's learning by playing the game and supporting language development. Send the PLAYGROUND BOARD GAME home.

Achieving goals within the FRUIT AND VEGETABLE board game, such as reaching the finish line or earning points, reinforces students' learning progress.

BIRTHDAY UNIT board game can be adapted to suit different learning levels or individual student needs, allowing for differentiation in instruction.

Teachers can observe students during games to assess vocabulary, PRESENT CONTINUOUS grammar, and communication skills.

Students interact with their peers during gameplay, promoting social interaction and collaboration during the FURNITURE BOARD GAME.

This board game for the Grammar: CAN, involves strategic thinking and problem-solving. Students need to plan their moves, make decisions, and adapt their strategies during the game, fostering critical thinking skills.

Board games create situations where students use CLOTHES UNIT language in context.

Players practice descriptive language skills as they describe the ZOO animals they encounter on the game board.

The objective of the game is to navigate through the various spaces on the game board, learning and practicing vocabulary related to different PARTS OF THE BODY.

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“Where’s the Mouse? Teaching Prepositions with a Clock

 This resource is part of the House Furniture for Elementary ESL, at my store:

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Teaching prepositions is essential for helping English language learners (ELLs) understand how objects relate to one another in space. By interacting with the mouse and the clock in different positions, students will build visual comprehension of common prepositions.

Flashcards and Small cards-Partner Practice. One student picks a flashcard and describes it without showing. The other has to find the small card to match it.

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Small Card Puzzle Match: Picture + Word. Cut the cards into two pieces—one with the image and one with the sentence or preposition. Students match and read them aloud.

Worksheets support multiple learning styles – visual (coloring/drawing), kinesthetic (cut and paste), and auditory (when paired with read-alouds).

Draw the Mouse Worksheet. Students read the instruction: “There is a pink mouse on the clock.” This helps reinforce understanding through art and movement.

Roll & Color Worksheet. Use the preposition dice provided in the resource. Students roll, find a matching image on the worksheet, and color it.

Read and Color the Scene Worksheet. Students read simple sentences like “The brown mouse is under the clock.” They find the matching picture and color it.

Students write the number to match images of the mouse and clock with written preposition sentences. This builds reading comprehension and visual matching.

Games

Print two sets of mini cards. Students play memory by flipping two cards at a time, trying to find matching positions. When they find a match, they say the sentence: “The mouse is behind the clock.”

Use these same cards and have students find a card and physically move the mouse to match the preposition.” The mouse is on the clock!”

Print the mats labeled with prepositions.  Students sort the small cards by placing them under the correct label. You can turn it into a center activity or partner game!

Give students a set of puzzle word cards. They match the picture card and build the sentence to describe it.

Board Game. When students land on a space, they say the sentence to move forward.

Flap Book-They write the sentence under each space: “The mouse is on the clock.”  There is a set of illustrations to color, cut and paste for extra fun!

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