Get ready to "hit a home run" with strategies and suggestions about how to introduce idioms and incorporate them into your language and writing instruction. They'll "knock your socks off"! Based on Dr. Timothy Rasinski's research, the idioms and expressions in this resource are taught in the context of stories and activities. They are also grouped by themes for ease in teaching and include: hyperboles, metaphors, similes, personification, proverbs, idiomatic vocabulary, and common sayings. Use these language arts activities to help all students in grades 4 through 6, including English language learners, develop a deeper understanding of the English language. This resource is correlated to state and national standards and supports college and career readiness.
- ISBN13 9781425801595
- Publish Date 12 April 2007
- Publish Status Out of Print
- Out of Print 2 July 2021
- Publish Country US
- Imprint Shell Educational Publishing
- Format Paperback
- Pages 96
- Language English