me, him, her, us, them

Look at ME! The pronouns that receive the action — small words children need loudly and early, tidied into grammar later.

From age 7Cambridge level: Pre-A1 Starters

Age: Ages 7–11
Level: Pre-A1
Skill: Grammar
Format: Teacher guide

The pattern

Saying it: Look at me. Help him.
Saying no: Don't tell them.
Asking: Can you see us?
Short answer: Yes, I can see you.

Printable worksheet Presentation (PPT)

Sentences a child can say

Tap any sentence to hear it. Every one uses words from a topic pack you already have.

Mini exercise: choose the right word

Five sentences from this page, each with a word missing. A child taps the word that fits and, once it is right, hears the whole sentence.

Help blank, please.
I like blank.
Give it to blank.
I can see blank.
The dog likes blank.

What you will actually hear

The mistakes that come up in every class, and what is behind each one, with a tag on those a first language makes typical.

Look at I!Look at me!

I does the action; me receives it. After a verb or a little word like at, to, with — the receiving team plays.

Me like pizza.I like pizza.

The mirror mistake: me tries to do the acting. The doer's seat at the start of the sentence belongs to I, he, she, we, they.

How to teach it

1
Teach them inside commands the class already owns: Look at me, help him, give it to her. The imperative carries the object pronoun like a tray.
2
Play pass-the-teddy: 'Give it to HIM… now give it to HER… to THEM!' The bear's journey around the circle is the whole pronoun table in motion.
3
Pair each subject with its object on one card — I/me, he/him, they/them — and play snap. The pairs must become reflexes, not lookups.

Topic packs that pair with this

Same structure, words your class already knows — no new vocabulary needed.

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Questions teachers ask

Subject and object pronouns in the same lesson?

In the same sentence, yes — 'I like him' — but never as two tables side by side. Children learn the pairs through use; the tables are for your planning notebook.

What about it — is it worth teaching separately?

It arrives free: 'Give it to me' is drilled from the first pass-the-object game, and children never misuse it. Spend the attention on him/her, where the real work is.