Idioms
I try my best to not reinvent the wheel when I am planning lessons, because after all there are so many resources available on the Internet now. However, for this lesson I had this idea in my head about what I wanted to do.
Common Core Standards simply says "recognize and explain common idioms." I also decided that because this was only one standard and it was tied in with proverbs and adages I should not spend a lot of time on it. Due to my short class periods I did spend 4 days.
Day 1: Define an idiom and discuss the difference between the literal and figurative meaning. In groups of 3-4 students begin the matching activity.
Day 2: Continue matching activity. I had 7 different sets of cards, most groups were able to complete 6 or 7 of the sets. (Could combine day 1 and 2 if your class time is longer, or if you are fine with students not viewing all sets. My class period is only about 45 minutes.)
Day 3: Explain and begin working on idiom illustrations. Complete for homework.
Day 4: Students present idiom illustrations to class. (Could skip this day if students wrote a description of their illustrations.)
http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Idioms-Literal-and-Figurative
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