Get ready to "e;hit a home run"e; with strategies and suggestions about how to introduce idioms and incorporate them into your language and writing instruction. They'll "e;knock your socks off"e;! Based on Dr. Timothy Rasinski's research, the idioms and expressions in this resource are taught in the context of stories and activities. They are also grouped by themes for ease in teaching and include: hyperboles, metaphors, similes, personification, proverbs, idiomatic vocabulary, and common sayings. Use these language arts activities to help all students in grades 1 through 3, including English language learners, develop a deeper understanding of the English language. This resource is correlated to state and national standards and supports college and career readiness.
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Idioms and Other English Expressions Grades 1-3 ebook
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Credits
- Page 3 - Table of Contents
- Page 4 - Correlation to Standards
- Page 5 - Why Teach Idiomatic Vocabulary?
- Page 7 - ELL/Scaffolding Ideas
- Page 8 - Extension Activities
- Page 8 - I Spy Idioms and Other Expressions
- Page 9 - Where Did That Saying Come From?
- Page 11 - My Top Five Favorite Expressions
- Page 12 - A Little Thesaurus of Idioms
- Page 13 - In Other Words
- Page 14 - Idioms and Other Expressions: A Reference List for Readers and Writers
- Page 18 - Idioms Using Colors
- Page 25 - Animal Idioms
- Page 32 - Idioms About Food
- Page 39 - Eye, Ear, and Nose Idioms
- Page 46 - Action Idioms
- Page 53 - Idioms That Get or Keep
- Page 60 - Idioms That Pull or Put
- Page 67 - Expressions That Are Similes
- Page 74 - Expressions That Are Metaphors
- Page 81 - Expressions That Exaggerate (Hyperbole)
- Page 88 - Just Common Sayings (Proverbs)
- Page 95 - Answer Key
- Thank You Page
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