UsingEnglish.com

Preposition Dice Games

A LESSON PLAN FOR ENGLISH LANGUAGE TEACHERS

Lots of fun dice games to practise prepositions of location, with versions that are also good for number word recognition, and an extension where students make up their own similar games.

By: Alex Case
Level: Beginner
Theme: General
Study Area: Prepositions
      Page: /

Lesson Plan Content:


Prepositions dice games

 

Instructions for teachers

If you want to practise number word recognition, use the versions without figures below, maybe later moving onto the version with mixed up numbers for more difficult practice. The warmer doesn’t need any of the worksheets below.

 

Warmer – Personal questions dice games

Perhaps after flicking a dice towards each other as they ask basic questions like “How old are you?”, students take turns rolling the dice and asking each other the number of questions of the number that comes up, e.g. three personal questions if they rolled a three.

 

Prepositions brainstorming dice game

Students take turns rolling the dice and try to make true sentences about the classroom that no one has said yet using the preposition that matches the number they rolled. Continue until someone repeats or says something not true, or until everyone gives up.

 

Prepositions true sentences dice game

Students take turns choosing an object in the classroom, rolling the dice to see which preposition they should describe it with, and then trying to make true sentences with that object and that preposition.

 

Prepositions memory dice game

Students roll a dice to decide where flashcards should be placed around the classroom, then test each other one where the flashcards are in the classroom with questions like “Where is the cat?” and “What is under the CD player?”

 

Prepositions TPR dice game

One student rolls a dice twice to makes a sentence from the grid that they are using. The students then race to put something in that place in the classroom. This can also be done with them throwing something like a paper plane.

 

Prepositions design a house dice game

One student describes an object in a house and rolls the dice once, then the next person describes where that object is in the house using that preposition for the first person to draw. Sensible and silly positions are both okay.

 

Prepositions drawing dice race

One student rolls a dice twice to makes a sentence from the grid that they are using. The students then race to draw something (e.g. a ball) in that place.

 

After they finish a game or two with the grids below, they can use the blank grids at the end to give to other groups to play the same or different games with.


Prepositions only just one roll version

one

on

two

in

three

under

four

on

five

in

six

under

 

one

on

two

in

three

under

four

next to/ by

five

on

six

under

 

five

on

four

in

one

under

six

next to/ by

three

near

two

in front of/ behind

 


Prepositions and objects two rolls versions

With figures versions 

1

on

the table

2

in

a chair

3

under

the whiteboard

4

on

the CD player

5

in

a bag

6

under

a shoe

 

1

on

a book

2

in

the clock

3

under

the door

4

on

a poster

5

in

the window

6

under

a CD

 

2

on

the map

6

in

a pencil

1

under

a box

5

on

a shoe

4

in

your head

3

under

a calendar

 

With written numbers versions

one

on

the table

two

in

a chair

three

under

the whiteboard

four

on

the CD player

five

in

a bag

six

under

a shoe

 

one

on

a book

two

in

the clock

three

under

the door

four

on

a poster

five

in

the window

six

under

a CD

 

two

on

the map

six

in

a pencil

one

under

a box

five

on

a shoe

four

in

your head

three

under

a calendar


Blank preposition dice game grids

1

 

 

2

 

 

3

 

 

4

 

 

5

 

 

6

 

 

 

one

 

 

two

 

 

three

 

 

four

 

 

five

 

 

six

 

 

 

two

 

 

six

 

 

one

 

 

five

 

 

four

 

 

three

 

 

 

 

Terms of Use

Lesson plans & worksheets can be used by teachers without any fee in the classroom; however, please ensure you keep all copyright information and references to UsingEnglish.com in place.

You will need Adobe Reader to view these files.

Get Adobe Reader


Trustpilot