It’s day three of Groovy Cat Week and I’m sharing a fun and easy hands-on game to help your kids learn prepositions. This is one of my favorite activities for teaching prepositions because it’s so meaningful and engaging that kids are naturally learning while having fun.
Just in case you missed them, here are the activities from the first two days, Pete the Cat Rhyming Hat and Learning Letter Sounds with Pete.
How to Play Prepositions with Pete the Cat
You don’t need to have a stuffed Pete character, although he is very cute, you can use a picture of Pete or a homemade paper bag puppet Pete (stay tuned to Groovy Cat Week for puppet directions). I’ll use the stuffed character for this example, just substitute whatever item you are using. First, take pictures of Pete in several different places in your classroom posing for the various prepositions. Next, review the pictures with your students and discuss where Pete is in each photo.
Then, give each child a disposable cup and a small manipulative. Show the pictures to the class and invite them to move their manipulative in the same position shown in the pictures. For example, if the picture shows Pete under the bucket the students would hide their manipulative under their cups.
Pete the Cat’s Book of Prepositions {Extension Activity}
The photographs of Pete can be made into a class book to extend learning. You can easily create a real book by inserting the pictures of Pete on PowerPoint slides and printing them out. Insert the pages in clear page protectors and place in a three-ring binder or bind with a binding machine to create an easy peasy book your kids will love to “read.”
Another idea is to use an app like My Story Book Maker for Kids to create an e-book. If you use your iPad to take pictures of Pete then simply download this app or a similar app, add the photos from your photo roll and record the kids reading (or telling) the story. That’s it, instant e-book with audio!
These activities support Kindergarten Common Core State Standard Math.Content.K.G.A.1 …describe the relative positions of objects using terms
such as above, below, beside, in front of, behind, and next to.
Pete the Cat Books
Here are ten Pete the Cat books your kids are sure to love!
Pete the Cat: I Love My White Shoes by Eric Litwin
Pete the Cat: Rockin’ in My School Shoes by Eric Litwin
Pete the Cat and His Four Groovy Buttons by Eric Litwin
Pete the Cat Saves Christmas by Eric Litwin
Pete the Cat and His Magic Sunglasses by James Dean
Pete the Cat: The Wheels on the Bus by James Dean
Pete the Cat: Valentine’s Day is Cool by James Dean
Pete the Cat: Big Easter Adventure by James Dean
Pete the Cat: Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star by James Dean
Pete the Cat: Too Cool for School {My First I Can Read} by James Dean
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