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Figuratively Writing...It's for the Birds!

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Young scholars 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...
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ESL Use of Idioms Multiple Choice Worksheet

For Students 5th - 8th
In this ESL understanding idioms worksheet, students examine 6 small clip art illustrations of idioms before choosing the idiom that best matches the phrase that explains its meaning.
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The Kindergarten Book of Sayings

For Teachers K
Students create a book of sayings. In this oral language lesson, students record common sayings or idioms into a book. Students discover the meaning behind each saying.
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Alliteration: Change the Adjectives

For Students 1st - 3rd Standards
Work on a wonderful learning exercise this Wednesday! Elementary scholars read ten pairs of adjective and noun pairs, and choose a synonym for each adjective to create an alliteration.
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Comma Practice Worksheet 3

For Students 6th - 9th
Are you teaching the comma rules in your classroom? This resource packet covers several comma rules, gives examples of each, and provides short practice opportunities for your learners. Answers are not included. 
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Idioms Beginning With I

For Students 6th - 8th
In this idioms worksheet, middle schoolers complete a 10 question multiple choice on-line interactive quiz about the meaning of idioms beginning with I.
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Common Idioms 1

For Teachers 5th - 6th
In this language arts worksheet, learners learn that idioms are spoken or written sentences where the meaning is not obvious. Students match the 10 idioms to their meanings.
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Adjectives

For Students 3rd
In this adjectives instructional activity, 3rd graders, working in groups of two or three, utilize a cats poster to explore the world of adjectives. Students study the poster and answer twenty-five questions associated with adjectives.
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Pennington Publishing

Vocabulary Worksheet #1 & #2

For Students 4th - 8th Standards
These two worksheets cover several grammatical topics. Pupils work on words with multiple meanings, Greek and Latin word parts, word connotations, academic language, and more. The result is seven quick exercises that could be used...
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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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Idioms

For Students 2nd - 3rd
In this idioms worksheet, learners match the correct idioms with their meaning. Students match 10 idioms with the correct meaning.
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Idioms

For Students 2nd - 3rd
In this idiom worksheet, students match idioms to their correct meaning. Students match 14 idioms in sentences to their correct meanings.
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Understanding Idioms

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students explore figurative language. In this idioms activity, students research the origin of instructor-selected idioms. Students literally interpret the idioms. Interpretations are photographed and then presented to the class.
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Idiom Quizzes - Medical

For Students 5th - 10th
In this online interactive figurative language worksheet, students respond to 10 multiple choice questions regarding the meaning of medical idioms.
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English Idioms II - Money Talk

For Students 3rd - 6th
In this idioms instructional activity, students match the idioms to their meaning. Students match 12 idioms to their correct meaning on this instructional activity.
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Idiom Match-Up

For Students 3rd - 6th
In this idioms worksheet, students match common idioms to their meanings. Students complete 10 matches total on this worksheet.
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Idioms

For Students 4th - 6th
In this idioms online interactive worksheet, learners practice choosing the multiple choice phrase that is similar to 5 specific idioms. Students choose their answers online and get immediate feedback of whether they are correct or not.
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Test Your Vocabulary Skills: More Common Idioms 2

For Students 5th - 6th
For 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 to their meanings.
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Idioms

For Students 4th - 6th
In this writing with idioms worksheet, students read 10 sentences and explain what the idiom (in bold) in each sentence means in their own words.
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Numbers Idioms and Proverbs

For Students 7th - 11th
In this writing worksheet, students try to guess the missing numbers from twelve proverbs, explain the meaning of eight underlined idioms and answer the number meanings in fifteen sentences with idioms.
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Soup to Nuts

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students explore the concept of idioms as they learn about philanthropy. In this literature and service learning lesson, students read Uncle Willie and the Soup Kitchen and examine negative idioms. Students reflect on hurtful language...
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Strange Expressions

For Students 3rd - 6th
In this online interactive idioms instructional activity, students determine which multiple choice answer best answers each of the 10 questions dealing with strange expressions.
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Country Sayings Exercise

For Students 7th - 12th
In this idioms worksheet, students read 12 country expressions or colloquial expressions and then match each with its correct meaning, Students then write down 3 colloquial expressions or idioms from their language and record the meanings.
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Cartoons for the Classroom: Fat Cats Living off the High Hog

For Students 8th - 12th
In this current events worksheet, students analyze a political cartoon that uses an idiom to convey its meaning. Students respond  to 4 talking point questions.