Tell us when and where

1 · Learn

An adverb can add information about an action: 'We ate later.' Later tells when. A preposition can introduce a phrase about place or time: 'The box is under the desk.' Under the desk tells where.

Choose helpful detail rather than a long list of extra words. In 'After lunch, we read quietly', after lunch tells when and quietly tells how we read.

later: whenquietly: howunder the desk: where

Key words and supplied examples.

2 · Worked example

I change 'The cat rested' to 'The cat rested beside the chair'. The new phrase helps a reader picture its position.

3 · Your turn

In 'The bag is beneath the bench', which phrase tells where the bag is? Add a useful place phrase to 'The bird landed'.

Check your answer

Beneath the bench. For example, 'The bird landed on the fence.' Other sensible places are possible.

4 · Apply your learning

Give a partner clear directions for placing a pencil beside, between or behind safe objects. Check that your words communicate the intended position.

Adult guidance and safety

Read aloud together where needed. Discuss more than one reasonable answer to open questions. These short original texts support, but do not replace, whole books, oral discussion, a school-matched phonics programme where needed, or regular handwriting and spelling practice.

1 · Learn

2 · Worked example

3 · Your turn

4 · Apply your learning

Lesson resources

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