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Math Slice

Math Slice: Jumanji Slice Special Test

For Students 3rd - 8th Standards
Test your knowledge of familiar idioms with this succinct quiz. Assessment is scored online and could possibly be used as an assessment tool.
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Other

Using english.com: English Grammar Quizzes & Worksheets

For Students 9th - 10th
A nice treasure trove of printable grammar worksheets organized by proficiency level: beginner, intermediate, and advanced. Emphasis is on parts of speech but you'll also find some that focus on common spelling issues and vocabulary...
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Other

Using English: Dictionary of English Idioms

For Students 9th - 10th
Comprehensive collection of over 1,500 English idioms and idiomatic expressions, explained in simple terms. Contains examples from both U.S. and U.K. English.
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Languages Online

Languages Online: Estar With Idioms and Expressions

For Students 9th - 10th
Great practice with idioms that use the verb "estar". Also provides practice conjugating the verb in present, preterite, imperfect, future, and conditional tenses--a different practice test for each tense. Answers may be verified after...
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University of Manchester

Children's University of Manchester: Words: Idioms Game

For Students 3rd - 8th Standards
Colorful quiz asks students to choose the correct meanings of popular idioms.
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E Reading Worksheets

E Reading Worksheets: Idiom Worksheets

For Teachers 3rd - 9th Standards
This site provides seven worksheets to help students understand idioms and their figurative meanings better. In each exercise, students will explain the meaning of idioms that are embedded into sentences.
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Road to Grammar

Road to Grammar: English Idioms

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This interactive site focuses on English idioms; it defines idioms, offers an extensive glossary of idioms, and provides practice understanding idioms.
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TES Global

Blendspace: Figurative Language

For Students 3rd - 7th Standards
A twelve-part learning module on figurative language including links to images, videos, a song, and a game to help students learn.
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Grammarly

Grammarly Blog: Phrasal Verb and Idioms

For Students 9th - 10th
An explanation of phrasal verbs used in idioms. Links to additional information are provided.
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Grammarly

Grammarly Blog: Idioms and Phrases

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
An explanation and examples of idioms and how to use context clues to understand their meanings.
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Grammarly

Grammarly Blog: Idioms and Their Meanings

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
An explanation and examples of idioms and their geographic ties.
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Scholastic

Scholastic: The Big Cheese and Other Idioms

For Teachers 3rd - 8th Standards
Find out more about idioms through this informative resource. This site provides activities and ideas revolving around sharpening your knowledge of idioms.
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Study Languages

Study Spanish: Time Expressions With Hacer

For Students 9th - 10th
This site is an explanation of the use of "hacer" in the present tense with time expressions. A short test at the end of the lesson tests the student's mastery of this grammar principle.
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Whiteboard
ClassFlow

Class Flow: Figurative Language Review

For Teachers 6th - 8th Standards
[Free Registration/Login Required] This lesson helps students understand figurative language.
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Sophia Learning

Sophia: Grammar Basics: Metaphors

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Learn about similes and metaphors through this multimedia presentation. First view a slide show describing different types of metaphors as well as a simile. Then watch a video [3:13] showing similes and metaphors used in popular songs. A...
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Read Works

Read Works: 2nd Grade Lesson: Idioms

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
[Free Registration/Login Required] In this lesson, students use the book More Parts by Tedd Arnold to learn to identify and understand the use of idiom in a fiction text. Lesson includes direct teaching, guided practice, and independent...
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Read Works

Read Works: Grade 2: Three Lesson Unit: Figurative Language

For Teachers 1st - 3rd Standards
[Free Registration/Login Required] A series of three lesson plans designed to teach learners to identify and explain the meaning of figurative language including personification and idiom. Lessons are based on the books Once in a Blue...
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Read Works

Read Works: Fourth Grade: Three Lesson Unit: Figurative Language

For Teachers 3rd - 5th Standards
[Free Registration/Login Required] A lesson plan, based on In a Pickle and Other Funny Idioms by Marvin Terba, in which young scholars learn how understand idioms and use them to explain the plot and to make predictions. With free login,...
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TES Global

Blendspace: Figurative Language & Tone

For Students 4th - 8th Standards
A twelve-part learning module with links to texts, videos, and websites on figurative language and tone.
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Other

Smart Words: Famous Idioms and Meaning

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This is a list of the 50 most commonly used idioms and their meanings.
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Alabama Learning Exchange

Alex: In Search of Rhyme and Reason

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students in sixth, seventh, or eighth grade language arts class will read The Phantom Tollbooth by Norton Juster. Discussions and activities will focus on idioms as they are used in the English language.
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ABCya

Ab Cya: Hold the Phone an Idiom Game

For Students 3rd - 6th Standards
Hold the Phone is a great way to learn idioms! Kids will be able to illustrate idioms with emojis, learn the meanings of idiomatic expressions, and then use them in a sentence. Hold the phone...this is super fun!
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Bartleby

Bartleby.com: The King's English: Prepositions

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Part of H.W. Fowler's classic text on the use and misuse of the English language, "The King's English" (1908) section on prepositions focuses on their idiomatic nature. A comprehensive but a bit outdated manual, "The King's English"...
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Quia

Quia: Ap Expressions With Tener

For Students 9th - 10th
A set of four interactive games that focus on the vocabulary for expressions with "tener". If you click on list of terms you can print out a color-coded list of vocabulary words.