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In and on
Connect Primary 1, Term 1: Unit 9 At the beach
GoalSay where a thing is with in and on.
New words
box · a container, like a cardboard boxrobot · a machine that moves like a personin · inside somethingon · on the top of something
Explanation
Where is it? We use in and on. The orange is in the bowl. The robot is on the box. In means inside. On means on the top. Use a real box and a toy to show it.
Worked examples
Hossam
Where is it?
Yara
It's on the box.
Hossam
I can see it. Thank you!
Look. The orange is in the bowl. The robot is on the box. Say it.
Now you. Put a toy in a bag. Put a toy on a chair. Say: It's in the bag. It's on the chair.
Class activity
Hide the toy. Hide a small toy in a box, or put it on a chair. The child closes their eyes, then opens them and asks: Where is it? A grown-up gives a clue: It's in the box! or It's on the chair! Take turns.
Practice
1
Listen. Where is it?
…
In the box.
2
Look. Where is the cat? Say: It's … the chair.
It's on the chair.
3
Put your pencil in your bag. Say: It's in the bag.
The child says: It's in the bag.
4
A hat goes … your head. Which word: in or on?
on.
5
Writing: copy ‘in’ and ‘on’.
in on