Go Figure!

Give students the tools they need to understand figurative language and its context in sentences.

This resource uses literacy-based activities to help students understand the underlying meanings of idioms, proverbs, and other figures of speech. Students will expand their vocabulary and develop skills in writing, word study, and using context clues as they explore figurative language in different content areas. English language learners especially will benefit from the explicit teaching of both literal and figurative meanings.

Overview

• 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 unites, 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!

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