Grade 1 · Week 23prepositions
Hide and Seek
Students read a short story about a game of hide and seek, then practice position words: in, on, under, by, behind, and over.
On screen - your kid, alone
- 1Day 1 - Meet the story
- 2Day 2 - Word work
- 3Day 3 - What it means
- 4Day 4 - Fix & re-read
- 5Day 5 - Show what you know
Offline - with you
Print the pages for offline work together; the answer key is for you.
Read the hide-and-seek story together — then play the real game, because this is one lesson your home teaches better than any screen. While you play, narrate positions out loud: "Are you UNDER the table? BEHIND the door?" After the game, hide a small toy and give position-word clues while your child hunts: "It is by the lamp. It is under something soft." Then switch — your child hides the toy and gives YOU the clues, which is where the real practice happens. If they point instead of using a word, ask, "Can you tell me with a where-word?" In, on, under, by, behind, and over are the six to listen for.
Hide and Seek
We play hide and seek at home. Dad counts to ten by the door. I hide under the big bed. My sister hides behind the couch. The cat sits in the toy box. Dad looks on the steps. He peeks over the chair. He finds my sister first! Then he looks under the bed. Found you! We laugh and play again.
What this lesson checks
- Grammar usage: Look at the sentence: I hide under the big bed. Which word tells where I hide?
- Grammar usage: Pick the position word: The cat sits ____ the toy box.
- Grammar usage: Pick the position word: Dad counts to ten ____ the door.
- Grammar usage: Look at the sentence: My sister hides behind the couch. Where does my sister hide?
- Grammar usage: Write a position word that tells where you like to hide.