Idioms

by Mary Dolan
(Washingtonville, NY)

My idioms center is always a big hit.

I have 20 or so idioms on cards.

First, students draw a picture of what it would look like if the idiom were taken literally.

Then, they write what the idiom really means.

Finally, they write a sentence using the idiom correctly.

It is easy to set up, beginning with just a few idioms, and easy to add to.

It's a little silly and really helps children see that we use language figuratively every day.

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Oct 23, 2015
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by: Marry Capoccia

As it also considered to be so true and easy way of utilizing your grammar techniques and also to improve yourself to be a part of many of the success ideas going around you, so little by little it will almost create a good trend towards you. check my sentence for grammar
Oct 23, 2015
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by: Adriene Tarry

That's very impressive post.
Aug 13, 2015
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by: Anonymous

An expression whose significance is not unsurprising from the standard implications of its constituent components, as kick the container or hang one's head, or from the general linguistic guidelines of a dialect, as the table round for the round table, and that is not a constituent of a bigger articulation of like attributes. absoluteessays.com | pay to do my essay. Essentially, a more interesting methods of expression that is typically comedic in nature. Not to be taken actually, either.
Jul 16, 2008
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by: ADE

I absolutely love this idea! It sounds just like the number game I made up! I took fish bowls with the numbers zero through ten and hung them on the wall. I then numbered fish. I would take the fish and put them on the floor upside down, and with a magnetic fishing polls have the kids pick the fish up and place them in the right bowl. I love games children can play and learn at the same time!

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