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Shopping

For Students 7th - 10th
In this shopping worksheet, students, with a partner, brainstorm all the words they can think of associated with shopping, discuss thirteen words and phrases associated with shopping and fill in the gaps of four sentences with shopping...
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Reading in English is a Waste of Time!

For Students 7th - 8th
In this reading worksheet, students, with a partner, decide which of eight words are not connected to reading and fill in ten blanks in ten sentences with idioms.
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Idioms

For Students 12th - Higher Ed
In this ESL activity, students match 10 idioms with their keywords. Idioms include "She's dead two-faced" and "I was walking on air!"
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Understanding Idioms

For Students 5th - 6th
For this language arts worksheet, learners discover that idioms are spoken or written sentences where the meaning is not obvious from the individual words used. Students read 10 idioms and match them with their meanings from a word bank.
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Common Idioms 5

For Students 4th - 6th
In this writing idioms worksheet, students define what an idiom is and then match ten common idioms with their keywords for mastery.
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Idiom Conversations

For Teachers 5th - 6th
In this idioms worksheet, students choose the answer that is closest in meaning according to the preceding conversation. All of the sentences include different idioms and slang.
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"Rolling Out the Red Carpet," and Other Idioms

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students study the idiom as a form of speech. They practice using idioms by developing a Jeopardy game using a provided template.
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Writer's Workshop

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students, after brainstorming what the concept of idioms are, listen for idioms while the book, "Chocolate Moose for Dinner," is read to them out loud by the teacher. They then write a short narrative incorporating at least one idiom...
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Idiom Games

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students identify idioms as groups of words with special meanings that paint a mental picture for the reader.They compete in a game in which they draw and interpret pictures of idioms.
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Hats Off to You!

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Students research why people wear hats, caps or bonnets. They investigate various occupations, world costumes, sports, or idioms around hats. Students become more aware of cultures different from their own within this lesson.
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Interesting Idioms

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
Students are introduced to the topic of idioms in figurative speech. Using the definition of idioms, they use literature to view examples. They identify idioms in different forms of writing and practice using them in speech. ESL...
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Figuratively Writing...It's for the Birds!

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Learners identify and use literary devices such as personification, idioms, hyperbole, and metaphors. They identify one literary device and illustrate the meaning. They write a letter using correct letter format and incorporates literary...
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Negative Imperatives and Idioms

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Young scholars identify negative imperatives in sentences. They practice using positive and negative imperatives in their written and spoken dialogue. They complete a worksheet to end the lesson.
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Negative Imperatives and Idioms

For Teachers 9th - Higher Ed
Students identify and use positive and negative imperatives and idioms in written and spoken dialogues, and use irregular verbs in written and spoken sentences. They complete various worksheets, re-write dialogues, and complete an...
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Idioms

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students examine the use of idioms in everyday language. They discuss the meanings of various idioms, complete a worksheet, and create a poster to illustrate a selected idiom.
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Idioms...not the be taken literally!

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Students define common English idioms which they find in books and book excerpts. They use an idiom dictionary and constuct a database of five idioms along with meanings and sentences. They beam this information to classmates.
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Say What?

For Teachers 5th
Students explore the literal and figurative meanings of twenty-nine phrases and sayings. This unit of nine lessons integrates written expression and convention to demonstrate the value of idioms to the language.
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You Don't Say!!

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders write and respond to sayings throughout the school year. They define the idioms, illustrate them and compare their meanings with other groups in the class.
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"Trails, Rails, and Roads" Lesson 1: "Language and Transportation"

For Teachers 5th - 10th
Students, in groups, identify the origins of a number of transportation idioms. They search for current transportation idioms to have a partner explain.
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It's Raining Idioms!

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders analyze idioms and find examples from literature. They choose one idiom and finds pictures or draws pictures to show what it would mean if taken literally and what is it generally thought to mean.
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Idioms

For Teachers 7th - 11th
Students explore the use of common idioms and deduce the correct meanings of idioms.
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Valentine's Day Hearts

For Teachers 3rd - 12th
Students consider idiomatic expressions that use the word, "heart". They illustrate an assigned idiom and present it to the class. They use the illustrations to guess which idiom is being represented.
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Idiomatic Expressions

For Students Higher Ed
In this English grammar worksheet, students focus on idiomatic expressions. Students complete 25 fill in the blank questions using the interactive drop down menu for each.    
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English Exercises: Idioms about Garfield, Cool Cat

For Students 6th
In this English exercises:  idioms about Garfield, cool cat activity, 6th graders watch the video, interactively unscramble 4 lines to the song, fill in 10 more word in the lyrics, match 10 cat idioms with their meaning, then write...