Spring Sentence Scramble w/ Prepositions & Determiners

by English with Imagination

Price: 325 points or $3.25 USD

Subjects: englishSecondLanguage,eslGrammar,elaLanguage,elaLanguageGrammar,firstDayOfSpring,earthDay

Grades: 1,2,3,4,5

Description: Your English learners will practice prepositions of place and the determiners "some" and "any" with this fun spring grammar game. On each randomly presented slide, the students will form a sentence to describe a photo relating to gardens, Earth Day, and exploring nature in the springtime. Each sentence contains six or seven word tiles that follow a consistent pattern: a "there is" / "there are" clause followed by a prepositional phrase. Students will move the tiles to form simple declarative, interrogative, and negative sentences. In the process, they'll review the following prepositions of place: above, behind, in, inside, next to, on, and under. The sentences are illustrated with vibrant color photography to support reading comprehension and vocabulary acquisition. The cheerful photos illustrate the following words and phrases: basket, bee, bird, box, butterfly, cage, carrot, cat, egg, flower, frog, ground, insect, jar, ladybug, leaf, nest, net, path, plant, pond, puppy, rabbit, strawberry, tree, and water. I regularly use digital sentence scrambles to review grammar concepts with my students. They enjoy seeing the pictures, moving the word tiles, and getting instant feedback. I find that these activities can be a great bridge between receptive and productive language use. The sentence scramble gives them the structured experience that they need to confidently use the language in conversation.