Students will explore idioms and proverbs through different content areas to develop skills in writing, word meanings, and using context clues. With a focus on figures of speech, including idioms and proverbs, this valuable resource supports the development of college and career readiness skills. Provided in this resource are 20 standards-based lessons divided into 5 units (1 unit for each of the following: science, social studies, mathematics, and additional themes such as animals or holidays) that include teacher and student resources.
Provides teachers with engaging literacy-based activities to enhance student understanding of idioms, proverbs, and other figures of speech through different content areas Encourages students to explore figures of speech and increase their skills in writing, word study, and using context clues Includes 20 units, 5 units each for science, social studies, mathematics, and additional themes such as animals or holidays English language learners will especially benefit from the explicit teaching of both literal and figurative meanings Provides exposures to multiple meanings of each figurative phrase to ensure more diverse student vocabularies Includes:1 Book Shipping Details Shipping Type: parcel Free Shipping: true Specifications Maximum Age: 14 Years Maximum Grade Level: Grade 8 Allergens: Contains No Allergens Certifications: Not Applicable SUOM Description: Each Age Range: 10 – 14 years Brand Name: Shell Education Description: Go Figure! Material: paper Number Of Pages: 136 pages