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Ageless Idioms

For Teachers 5th - 6th
Learners translate and define idioms between English and Spanish.  In this ageless idioms lesson, students discuss elements of expression and how a language's vernacular does not always make sense.  Learners illustrate a variety of...
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Idioms

For Students 9th - 11th
In this grammar instructional activity, students choose the appropriate idiom expression to fill in the blanks in twenty-four sentences. Students discuss each idiom.
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Idioms

For Teachers 4th - 6th Standards
Use this podcast lesson plan to familiarize scholars with the characteristics, history, and cultural implications of idioms. As part of the Walking Classroom curriculum, kids listen to a 12-minute podcast as they walk around campus. If...
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ELA.CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.9-10.4

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
The fourth standard for reading literature in the Common Core calls for young readers to be able to determine the figurative and connotative meanings of words and phrases. Use this resource, a continuation of a series of Common Core...
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ELA.CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.9-10.10

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
How do you assess what your pupils have learned over the course of the year? Find out how competent they are at reading and analyzing age-level literature with the ideas presented here. Included in this resource are two suggested...
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Common Idioms-- Body Parts 2

For Students 5th - 6th
In this language arts worksheet, students read 20 names of body parts in a word bank. Students fill in the missing words in common idioms. Example: Riding the roller coaster was quite a ------- raising experience! (hair)
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Most Common Idioms

For Students 4th - 6th
In this most common idioms worksheet, students match idioms with their meanings, then fill in blanks with idioms to complete sentences.
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Understanding Idioms Is a Piece of Cake

For Teachers 3rd - 12th Standards
Interpreting idioms is a piece of cake! In groups, learners discuss the meaning of some common English idioms and choose 10 to use in sentences. Then, they illustrate the silly, literal meanings of those idioms and can engage in a fun...
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The Daily Idiom

For Teachers 4th - 7th Standards
What is an idiom? Learners identify and read common idioms. They discuss what idioms are, and are given a black line master embedded in the plan that has 100 common idioms. Next, they complete "The Daily Idiom" worksheet, which is...
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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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Common Idioms 5

For Students 4th - 6th
For 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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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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Idioms Quiz: Food 2

For Students 6th - 8th
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: Law 2

For Students 6th - 7th
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: Sports 1

For Students 6th - 7th
In this idioms quiz worksheet, students analyze the given idioms and read how they are used in a sentence. Students select the meaning of each idiom to complete the 10 exercises.
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Understanding Idioms

For Students 5th - 6th
In this language arts worksheet, students 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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Idioms Quiz: Food 3

For Students 6th - 8th
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: Money 2

For Students 6th - 8th
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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Sayings Quiz: Badness

For Students 5th - 7th
In this English Idioms worksheet, learners determine the meaning of various idioms and sayings.  Students use the meanings of the idioms to complete sentences.
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Idioms Quiz: Music

For Students 6th - 8th
In this idioms activity, middle schoolers read the example idioms related to music. Students select the best answer to complete the 10 online exercises.
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Idioms – D

For Students 7th
In this idioms worksheet, 7th graders read 8 idioms and their meanings and then respond to 8 fill in the blank and short answer questions regarding the idioms.
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Idiom Explanations

For Students 4th - 6th
In this idiom worksheet, students read explanation of 8 common idioms, then complete a fill-in-the-blank activity using those same idioms. A reference web site is given for additional activities.
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Idioms

For Students 5th - 10th
In this idiom skills worksheet, students read about 7 commonly used idioms and then answer 6 short answer questions regarding the meaning of idioms.
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Idioms

For Students Higher Ed
In this idiom worksheet, students study 23 English idioms.  Students match each given idiom with its literal definition and meaning.

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