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Sayings Quiz: Money

For Students 6th - 8th
In this English idioms worksheet about money, learners interpret sayings about money and complete sentences using them correctly.
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Poetry: Metaphor

For Teachers 9th
Ninth graders investigate the uses of metaphor in poetry. They construct poems demonstrating the correct usage of metaphors.
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Name That Phrase

For Teachers 5th
Students identify the American language, how it has changed and effected culture, and become familiar with idioms. In this American language lesson, students study the eight parts of speech, identify literal and figurative speech, study...
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Roald Dahl

The Twits - Mr Twit Gets a Horrid Shock

For Teachers 3rd - 7th Standards
Mr. and Mrs. Twit do not treat each other very nicely. The sixth lesson in an 11-part unit designed to accompany The Twits by Roald Dahl explores the way the characters talk to and treat one another. Role play and writing activities...
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Monarch High School

TP-CASTT Practice

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Acronyms can help learners remember facts and analyze poetry. This resource includes graphic organizers for TP-CASTT, SOAPS, SOAPSTone, and DIDLS. Class members can try out one or all of these strategies to assist with that difficult job...
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How to Write an Alliteration Poem

For Students 3rd - 8th Standards
Learners follow five steps to compose an alliteration poem. They choose one consonant and brainstorm as many nouns, verbs, and adjectives they can think of to create rhyming sentences that come together in a poetic fashion. 
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Soliloquy Performances

For Teachers 11th - 12th
Students investigate soliloquies. In this performing arts lesson, students discuss figurative language within soliloquies and then perform a soliloquy to the rest of the class.
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Just One Is Right! (Common Idioms)

For Students 5th - 6th
In this idioms instructional activity, students examine 7 pictures and read the first half of sentences about them. students read the 4 choices of common idioms and select the one that best completes the sentence. Example: Before exams...
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Common Idioms 1

For Teachers 5th - 6th
In this language arts worksheet, pupils 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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Animal Similes

For Students Pre-K - 6th
In this English instructional activity, students use animals in similes. Students fill in the blanks with the names of animals. The subjects of the sentences are compared to animals.
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Daily Oral Language Activities: Idioms

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders examine the use of idioms. For 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.
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Idiom Choices

For Students 4th - 6th
In this idioms review instructional activity, students answer 10 questions that require them to identify the commonly used idiom and explain what it means.
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Idiom Sentence Maze

For Students 3rd - 5th
In this idiom sentence maze worksheet, students use problem solving skills to work their way through the maze by stringing together idiom sentences.
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Idioms Beginning with "K"

For Students 5th - 7th
In this idioms beginning with "K" worksheet, students use context clues to choose an idiom beginning with "K" that most closely matches the given expression.
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Idioms Beginning with "R"

For Students 5th - 7th
In this idioms worksheet, learners use context clues to choose the idiom that most closely matches the meaning of the given expression.
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Slang Quiz: Shortened Words 4

For Students 6th - 8th
In this English idioms about slang worksheet, students interpret sayings about slang and complete sentences using them correctly.
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Idioms

For Students 4th
In this idiom worksheet, 4th graders master the meanings of five idioms. Students complete 5 fill in the blank statements and 8 multiple choice questions using the given idioms and their literal meanings.
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Idioms Quiz: Body 8

For Students 6th - 8th
In this English idioms about the body worksheet, students interpret sayings about the body and complete sentences using them correctly.
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Idioms Quiz: Clothing 2

For Students 4th - 7th
In this English idioms learning exercise, students interpret the meaning of various idioms based on clothes and clothing.  Students complete sentences using the meanings of the idioms.
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Idioms Quiz: Colours 2

For Students 6th - 8th
In this English idioms about colors worksheet, middle schoolers interpret sayings about colors and complete sentences using them correctly.
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Idioms Quiz: Law 1

For Students 6th - 7th
In this online idioms quiz worksheet, students read the example idioms about law used in the sentences. Students select the best answer to complete the 10 online exercises.
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Idioms Quiz: Money 3

For Students 4th - 6th
For this English idioms worksheet, students interpret the meaning of phrases having to do with money.  Students complete sentences using the meanings of the phrases.
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Idioms: Nature 2

For Students 6th - 8th
In this English idioms about nature worksheet, students interpret sayings about nature and complete sentences using them correctly.
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Idioms Quiz: Numbers 2

For Students 7th - 8th
In this online idiom quiz instructional activity, students analyze the given idioms and read the example sentences using the idioms. Students select the correct meaning of the idiom in the 10 examples.