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Subject:English Language Arts Grade level:Four Common Core
State Standards for English Language Arts Vocabulary Acquisition
and Use CCSS.ELA-Literacy.L.4.5b: Recognize and explain the meaning
of common idioms, adages, and proverbs.
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LEARNING OBJECTIVES: Upon completion of this unit, the student
will: Differentiate between figurative and literal speech by using
contextual cues. Recognize popular idiomatic expressions. Identify
idiomatic expressions by their meanings. Go to Lesson
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1.In this presentation, you will be viewing many slides. Pay
attention to what each slide tells you. 2.Read all content slides.
3.Watch the U-Tube video 4.Play idiom games on the game slide.
5.Complete the lesson on the PDF idiom file. 6.Check out the books
for additional idioms. 7.Complete all three quizzes. 8.HAVE FUN!
Continue to Lesson
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idiom /dijm/ noun plural idioms An expression that cannot be
understood from the meanings of its separate words, but that has a
separate meaning of its own. Source:
http://www.learnersdictionary.com/definition/idiom
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The literal meaning is what the words mean put together, but
with idioms this does not work.
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Remember Amelia Bedelia? She took everything literally.
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Look for clues in the sentence.
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Can you guess these idioms?
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Raining cats and dogs means it is raining really hard. If you
have ants in your pants, you have a hard time being still or are
really anxious about something.
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Spelling the word flower is a piece of cake, but spelling
chrysanthemum is not.
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Watch this video Continue Lesson Watch Video
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Play Game Continue Lesson
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Click on the icon below to complete the practice exercises.
Continue Lesson Practice Worksheet
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Check out these books from our library
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Your Options: Take the quiz now. Restart the lesson for more
practice. Return to the Home Page. Take Quiz Restart Restart
Lesson
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QUIZ If I completed the all activities in this lesson, this
quiz will be _____________: 1. A shining star. 2. A piece of cake.
3. The apple of my eye.
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QUIZ I tried to do my older sisters trigonometry homework, but
_____________: 1. It was a bed of roses. 2. The icing on the cake.
3. It was all Greek to me.
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QUIZ The trickster got _______________ when his victims played
a trick on him. 1. A taste of his own medicine. 2. Egg on his face.
3. Glue in his shampoo.
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OOPS! Try Again You selected the incorrect answer.
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You have completed the quiz. Click the arrow to view the
Citations page or click on the Home Page AWESOME JOB!