Example exercise for Carine

Objectives:

• Carine will review nouns (furniture in the living room).
• Carine will learn the following prepositions: on, in, next to, to the left of, to the right of, above.

Materials:

Paper cut outs of a(n):

Sofa coffee table plant Armchair rug telephone Television bookshelf painting

Procedure:

1. Sit on the opposite side of the table from your learner.
2. Put a divider between the learner and you so neither of you can see the table in front of the other person.
3. Imagine that the space in front of you on the table is a room and the paper cut outs are "furniture" pieces that you are arranging in the room. (The carpet can be a blank 8.5 " x 11" paper.)
4. Take one piece of furniture and place it in your room. Using the prepositions noted above, tell the learner where to place this piece of furniture in her own room.
5. Repeat step #4 until all the furniture has been arranged.
6. Remove the barrier between you and the learner and compare.
7. Repeat the process. This time, the learner will give you directions.