Bring movement and engagement into your grammar lessons with this Animal Prepositions of Place activity set! Perfect for ESL, ELL, and EFL students, this hands-on resource helps learners practice spatial prepositions using fun animal-themed cards. Students will create sentences that describe the location of animals in relation to classroom objects — a great way to combine grammar, speaking, and vocabulary building.
Your students will practice essential prepositions such as in, on, under, in front of, behind, next to, between, above, below, over, to the left, and to the right. The activity promotes movement and collaboration — and by physically placing cards around the classroom, learners strengthen comprehension and retention through action-based learning!
What’s Included
- 36 colorful “Place It – Say It” Animal Prepositions cards
- 3 student recording sheets (12 animal/preposition combinations per page)
- Google Slides™ presentation with editable text boxes to add animal names and classroom objects
System Requirements for Digital Use
- Desktop, laptop, or mobile device with Google Apps™ installed
- Google account (for saving and editing)
- Internet connection for online access
How to Use
Use this activity in small groups, learning centers, or as a whole-class movement game. Students place animal cards around the room and create descriptive sentences such as “The cat is under the chair” or “The bird is above the table.” The included Google Slides™ version can be used for digital lessons or interactive projection.
For long-term classroom use, print on cardstock and laminate the cards to keep them durable and reusable year after year.
Pair It With
For even more themed grammar fun, pair this set with the Food Prepositions of Place Activity Cards + Google Slides™ — another engaging prepositions activity that lets students describe food locations while learning spatial language in context.
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Also Available on Teachers Pay Teachers
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