Idioms in Context Figurative Language Practice Activities

by Stacy Crouse

Price: 625 points or $6.25 USD

Subjects: speech,ela,receptiveLanguage,expressiveLanguage,knowledgeOfLanguage

Grades: 3,4,5,6,7

Description: 50 cards of NO PREP activities to practice identifying the MEANING OF IDIOMS. Students are entertained by the fun illustrations, while they also learn how to use CONTEXT CLUES to work on figurative language skills. There's no possible way to teach all idioms, so helping students learn to use context clues is the best strategy for long-term success! This resource is FULL of functional opportunities to determine the meaning of figurative language expressions. On each card, students are presented with: ✅ A literal ILLUSTRATION of an idiom (that your students will love ❤️) ✅ A short paragraph of the idiom being used in a natural CONTEXT ✅ Boxes for students to identify... 1. The CONTEXT CLUES that are available 2. What they think the idiom's MEANING is 3. ANOTHER EXAMPLE of how the idiom can be used This resource is a fun and functional way to teach figurative language. Breaking down each of the 50 IDIOMS helps students learn to generalize the process and apply the strategy in the future (and to their own experiences and ideas)! This one resource will easily stretch across multiple sessions. You can use the cards in class or therapy to practice or monitor progress, and still have plenty to send for homework! This is sure to be a valuable figurative language tool for years to come!