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Introducing '7 No-Prep Activities for Teaching Idioms' - our second reference poster with 7 more interesting ways to teach or review idioms. Click the image below to view the full-size poste

Looking for the best selection of picture books for teaching idioms to upper elementary students in 4th & 5th grade? Here is a great list.

Sharing teaching tips, lessons, and activities for elementary teachers in K-5 classrooms. Save time, reduce prep work, and make learning fun!

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Let's do English ESL picture description. Students need to match the parts of the idiom. Pictures will serve as clues to do the task - under each one you'll fin…

Three different pages with 36 different idioms, bundled for a discount. Great for introducing idioms to your students! This practice has students match common idioms with their real-life meaning.The answer key is included.

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Use these no prep activities for teaching students how to use common English idioms. They work well for both ESL speakers and native speakers!

Let's do English ESL discussion starters, speaking cards. This worksheet was made as an extra activity when teaching the topic 'Money'. It consists of four diff…

This practice has students match common idioms with their real-life meaning. The answer key is included.

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“Rookie” is a beginner, someone who is new to a profession. Example: The older players taught the rookie how to play the game.

Have you ever read a book with your students when suddenly an idiom shows up and someone asks, “What does that mean?” Idioms without the proper context clues can be really difficult to understand especially for nonnative English speakers. This is why teaching them the most popular idioms for kids is important. Not sure where ... Read More about Idiom Activities for Upper Elementary

When I stopped to think about some English idioms and their literal meaning, I found some of them very funny and thought it would be a nice idea to pick a few of the most common idioms and illustrate them.

This blog post features five free idiom activities, like a free idioms PowerPoint, game, task cards, and an engaging anchor chart!

Reinforce the concept of idioms by having students dress up for Halloween as an Idiom! Ah, Figurative Language... similes may be easy...