write 'kernal' sentences, use prepositions, try Rosie's Walk

Mrs. J’s Musings

Part 2

April 23, 2013

Try adding prepositional phrases to your own three word ‘kernal’ sentences.

Here are some prepositions to get you started:

As ,at , but, by, down, for, from , in , into, like, near, next, of, off, on, out, over, past plus, minus, since, than, to , up with, about, above, after, around, before, beside, during, through, under, until ……………………

The picture book, Rosie’s Walk, provides a perfect form for writing prepositional phrases. We tried it in one of our classes; here are some results.

Cole- Smoky, the cat, had a nap in the past, by a library, on a bed, under a car, next to the saddle dome, over the bridge, past a volcano, among some clouds, with some kittens, and woke up in time to play with me. !!

Sean- Lenny, the rooster, had a nap, by the fence, under the sun, next to the henhouse, over the brown grass, past the spruce tree, among the Rhode Island Red hens, with some red Sussex cross hens and woke up in time to eat.

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Here is a delicious sentence from Tane, after another exercise where learners were provided a noun, a verb and an object and expected to put words to form and create a relationship with meaning: enjoy?

“The town has been hanging in a tree since the beginning of time.” !!

Wow! I am impressed, it sounds like the opening sentence of a fantasy!!