Idioms Anchor Chart
- Grades
- Grades 3–4
- File type
- Preparation
- Print ready
- Subject
- ELA, Language Development, Vocabulary
- Topic
- Idioms, Figurative language
- Resource types
- Anchor Charts
- Preparation
- Print ready
- Standards
- L.4.5
Product description
From the author
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
- Choose an idiom from a familiar story and complete an example template together.
- Discuss the literal words before explaining the expression’s meaning.
Skills covered
- Recognizing the difference between literal and figurative meaning
- Explaining an idiom using a sentence frame
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Questions teachers ask about this resource
How do I use the blank idiom-example templates on this chart?
The chart includes two blank templates, each reading "The idiom '___' means '___' not literally '___'," for a teacher to fill in with idioms chosen for their own class before displaying it.
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Standards, concepts & topics
Standards
Standards
- L.4.5
Core concepts
Core concepts
Idioms
Figurative vs. literal language
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