Third graders examine the use of idioms. In this vocabulary and reading lesson, 3rd graders explore what idioms are and make their own idiom cards to help them understand the use idioms in language.

learners explore how editorial cartoons often use familiar adages or idioms in new ways to make a point about something.

Students practice pronouncing idioms from a worksheet and use them in a sentence. They work together to perform a dialogue using slang about their likes and dislikes at work. They complete a worksheet to end the lesson.

Students discuss an article headline about Sepp Blatter, the international football league president. In groups, they work together to match new vocabulary words to their definition. They read an article and answer questions about Blatter.

Students explore the parts of the cell. In this cell lesson, students use foods to create cell models that represent the nucleus, cytoplasm, cell membrane, mitochondria, ribosomes, vacuoles, endoplasmic reticulum, and Golgi bodies...