This Walking Classroom podcast focuses on idioms. Idioms are groups of words that, when said together, have an understood meaning that is different from what the words actually mean. For example, “to be on the moon” doesn’t actually mean that a person is on the moon, it is an idiom that people say when someone is very distracted or really excited about something. All languages have idioms, and sometimes it can be difficult for people who are learning a new language to understand the meanings behind them.
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L–Language | SL–Speaking and Listening | RI–Reading: Informational | RL–Reading: Literature | W–Writing | RH–6-8 Literacy in History/Social Studies | RST–6-8 Literacy in Science & Technical Subjects Elementary School:RL.3.4, L3.4.a, L.3.5.a, SL.3.1, SL.3.4
RL.4.4, L.4.4.a, L.4.5.b, SL.4.1, SL.4.4
RL.5.4, L.5.4.a, L.5.5.b, SL.5.1, SL.5.4
Middle School:
RL.6.4, L.6.4, L.6.5.a, SL.6.1, SL.6.4
RL.7.4, L.7.4, L.7.5, SL.7.1, SL.7.4
RL.8.4, L.8.4, L.8.5, SL.8.1, SL.8.4
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Idioms Slide Deck
Shows 5th graders explaining idioms.
Explains some idioms for children learning English.
Shows Amelia at her first day of work, where she takes the items on her task list literally!
Shares a song about idioms written from the perspective of a boy confused when his family uses them.
Research, describe, and illustrate an idiom.
Explore examples of idioms from various cultures and contexts with fun illustrations in this TED Summit video.
Answer questions containing idiomatic expressions on this englishlinx.com worksheet and explain what the expressions mean.
Act out and guess idioms with a class charades game.
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