Looking for hands-on position words practice for Pre-K or Kindergarten? This Christmas Prepositions of Place activity is a fun, interactive way to help young learners understand and use positional words through movement, visuals, and simple directions.
Designed especially for early learners, this resource allows students to cut, move, place, and glue objects to show their understanding of where items belong. The festive Christmas theme keeps students engaged while they practice essential spatial language in a meaningful, hands-on way.
Why Teachers Love This Prepositions Activity
Young learners learn best by doing. This resource encourages active participation as students follow simple directions and physically place objects in the correct position. It’s perfect for whole-group instruction, small groups, literacy or math centers, intervention, and independent practice.
The combination of visuals, movement, and sentence practice helps reinforce comprehension while supporting fine motor development—making it ideal for Pre-K, Kindergarten, and ESL/ELL classrooms.
What’s Included
- Cut-and-paste scene page
- Direction cards for hands-on practice
- Sentence worksheet focusing on in and on
- Movable pieces for interactive learning
- Color and black-and-white versions for easy printing
Language Focus
This resource targets essential prepositions of place commonly taught in early childhood and ESL settings, including:
- in
- on
- under
- below
- above
- next to
- behind
- in front of
- near
- far from
How Students Will Use This Resource
- Read or listen to simple positional directions
- Cut out movable picture pieces
- Place objects in the correct position on the scene
- Glue pieces to demonstrate understanding
- Complete sentence-based position word practice
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Classroom Uses
- Prepositions of place introduction
- Small-group literacy or ESL centers
- Fine motor skill practice
- Independent or guided practice
- Seasonal Christmas-themed lessons
- Intervention and support activities
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Extend your students’ understanding of positional words by pairing this hands-on cut-and-paste activity with a visual card-based resource:
- Christmas Prepositions of Place Cards. Use these festive preposition cards for whole-class modeling, small-group discussion, or oral language practice before students complete the hands-on scenes.
Also available on TpT
If you prefer you can get this resource on TPT: Christmas Position Words Activity – Prepositions Practice for Pre-K, Kindergarten & ESL