Using Idioms
Idioms are colorful ways of describing something. For example, it is "raining cats and dogs," does not mean dogs and cats are falling from the sky; it means it is raining heavily.
At the link below, click on the different letters of the alphabet to see a list of idioms that begin with each letter. Select 10 idioms from the list and read the meaning and how the idiom is used in a sentence. Write your own sentence for each of the idioms you selected and underline the idiom in each.
| Lesson Name: Using Idioms | |
| Objective: Students will use the resources of the Internet to improve their language skills by creating sentences that use a variety of idioms. | |
| Grade: (3-5) | Lesson Login: using_idioms |
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Additional disciplines: Computer Skills ELA |
Materials: Computer with Internet access Paper and pen or pencil |
| Interactive Whiteboard Tip: Display the Web site on the interactive whiteboard and choose a few idioms to go over as examples for the class. When the students have finished writing their own sentences, open a word processing document on the interactive whiteboard. Have students come up and type one of their sentences. Ask the class what the idiom in the sentence means. | |
