Learning Prepositions of Place in 7th Grade

Today we had a fun class in 7th Grade learning prepositions of place - next to, in front of, behind, across from, near, (go) along.  The students love anything that's "kinesthetic" and allows them to move around.  I placed images on the blackboard (it's easy to pull these off the internet, print them in color and have them laminated) and told them a story about "asking/giving directions" from point A (the stoplight) to point B (the post office).  Then, in groups, they had to recreate the story while discussing it in English.  Then a group member was asked to come to the blackboard and tell their story to the class.  The trick is to see which group uses the most prepositions.  This kind of activity gets them speaking in English and using the new vocabulary.  The strategy doesn't always work because they sometimes can't understand my instructions, but they caught on quickly today and did a great job!