English grammar for kids: prepositions domino games

how to play

This is a game for 2-4 players (or teams). It's a fun matching game, very simple to play, designed to help kids practise English prepositions of place.


  • Mix up domino tiles and place them all face down on the table.
  • Players draw domino tiles at random and stands them in front of them so that their opponent cannot see them.
  • If two kids are playing, each player takes seven tiles. If three or four kids are playing, each player takes five tiles. The remaining dominoes form the draw pile.
  • Choose one kid that will begin. He or she places one of their dominoes on the table.
  • The next player must then place a matching domino next to the first one.
  • Throughout the game, players can match a domino to any one of the two open ends of the trail. When a player cannot match an end, they take a domino from the draw pile.
  • Continue taking turns putting dominoes on the table until someone wins. The winner is the first kid to get rid of all of their dominoes.

preparation


  • Print out domino cards (tiles). If you want, you can stick the printout onto the heavy paper. Laminate for future use.
  • Cut out the individual cards so that there is a picture at one end and a text at the other end. Learn more how to prepare our domino cards (pdf).
  • Before playing the game revise or pre-teach the names of all the items on the domino cards.

ideas for classroom games


  • Depending on your needs and goals, you can use the playing cards to play different games such as memory, matching or guessing games.
  • You are welcome to add your own ideas. For some suggestions, check out our 22 Flashcards Games handbook (pdf).