Idioms Anchor Chart

An idiom definition and two blank idiom-example templates make up this anchor chart. Add your own examples for classroom discussion.
Year levels
Years 3–4
File type
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Updated Apr 05, 2022

Subject
Vocabulary, Language Development, English
Topic
Idioms, Vocabulary
Resource types
Anchor Charts
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About this resource

This resource is a set of 4 anchor charts for teaching idioms. The first chart is complete. The following 3 charts are fill in the blank. These charts work great for a bulletin board display or inserted into students' interactive reading notebooks.

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Teaching tips & learning objectives

Learning objectives

  • Students learn that an idiom is a word or phrase whose figurative meaning differs from its literal wording.

Teaching tips

  • Fill in the two blank idiom-example templates with idioms relevant to your class before displaying the chart, since no specific idioms are pre-printed in the file.

Skills covered

  • Idiom definition recall — students learn that an idiom carries a figurative meaning different from its literal wording.

  • Anchor chart customisation — a teacher fills in the blank idiom-example templates with chosen idioms and their figurative/literal meanings for classroom display.

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Concepts & topics

Core concepts

  • Idioms

  • Figurative vs. literal language

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