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Idiom Quizzes - V
In this online interactive grammar skills worksheet, students answer 2 multiple choice questions regarding the meaning of idioms. Students may check their answers immediately.
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Idiom Quizzes - Birds
In this online interactive grammar skills worksheet, students answer 10 multiple choice questions regarding the meaning of idioms. Students may check their answers immediately.
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Idiom Quizzes - Ear/Eye/Nose
In this online interactive grammar skills worksheet, students answer 15 multiple choice questions regarding the meaning of idioms. Students may check their answers immediately.
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Idiom Quizzes - Heart
In this online interactive grammar skills worksheet, students answer 10 multiple choice questions regarding the meaning of idioms. Students may check their answers immediately.
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Idiom Quizzes - Numbers
In this online interactive grammar skills worksheet, students answer 15 multiple choice questions regarding the meaning of idioms. Students may check their answers immediately.
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Idiom Quizzes - Relationships & Love
In this online interactive grammar skills worksheet, students answer 14 multiple choice questions regarding the meaning of idioms. Students may check their answers immediately.
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Slang Quiz: Mixed 1
In this slang instructional activity, students select the meaning of the slang word used in each example sentence. There are 10 exercises.
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Idioms Quiz: Mixed 1
In this idioms worksheet, students complete multiple choice questions where they choose the correct meaning of the idiom in the sentence. Students complete 10 problems.
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Idioms Quiz: Body 5
In this idioms quiz worksheet, students complete multiple choice questions where they choose what the idioms about the body mean. Students complete 10 problems total.
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Idioms Quiz: Food 1
For this online idiom quiz worksheet, middle schoolers analyze the idioms about food within the sentences and select the correct meaning for the 10 exercises.
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Idioms Quiz: Food 2
For this online idiom quiz worksheet, students analyze the idiom examples within the sentence and select the correct answer for the meaning of the idioms to complete the 10 exercises.
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Idioms Quiz: Food 3
In this online idiom quiz instructional activity, students analyze the given idiom and read them within a sentence. Students select the correct meaning of the 10 exercises.
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Idioms Quiz: Law 2
In this online idioms quiz worksheet, students analyze the given idioms and complete the sentences with the correct meaning of the idiom. Students complete 10 online exercises.
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Idioms Quiz: Money 2
In this online idiom quiz worksheet, students analyze the given idioms in the sentences. Students select the correct meaning in the 10 exercises.
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Vegetable Idioms
In this idioms worksheet, students watch a video about idioms, fill in the blanks, and define what certain idioms mean. Students complete 3 activities.
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Idioms Lesson Plan
Sixth graders discover idioms. In this idioms lesson, 6th graders evaluate idioms and discover their meaning. Students read Runny Babbit by Shel Silverstein and create unique idioms. Assessment rubric is provided.
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Idiom Workout
Teach your students that identifying a phrase as an idiom isn't an insult! Providing an ample definition of the term "idiom," as well as three categories of popular idioms ("get the..." "in a..." and "on the..."), the activity prompts...
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Idioms in Everyday Language
Learners create an iPhoto book exhibiting a variety of idioms that describe feelings. They take photos using a digital camera that show students exhibiting the feelings explained by the idioms.
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Choosing and evaluating a range of subject matter, symbols, and ideas
Art is a great way to convey or express an idea. Learners choose an idiom, draw it, and use transfer paper to create photograms. They discuss how why they chose the phrase they did, and how they expressed that idea through their drawings.
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Linguistic Humor and Language Play
By George, there are so many literary devices illustrated here! Help your pupils create interest in their writing by presenting one or two of these literary devices at a time. The slides contain examples and beg participation from the...
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Courage “In the Time of the Butterflies”: A Common Core Exemplar
The courage of Las Mariposas, the Mirabal sisters, is the focus of a series of activities designed to accompany a reading of In the Time of the Butterflies that ask readers to consider what it means to be courageous. Beautifully crafted...
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Write with Writers
Write and work with authors on the Scholastic Website to promote the recognition of various genres. Young writers will participate in activities based on the type of writing such as biography, descriptive, folktales, mystery, news, and...
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Verb Phrases
This worksheet tackles the topic of verb phrases by providing an explanation of a verb phrase followed by several examples of verb phrases and their meanings. Students complete fill in the blank sentences with the correct verb phrase.
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What Is a Euphemism?
In this euphemism worksheet, students study about this writing convention. Students guess what 5 euphemisms mean, then complete some writing and evaluating questions about euphemisms.