Lesson Plan

Idiom Card Swap

Idioms are not always a piece of cake! Use this fun activity to teach your students the difference between the literal and figurative meanings of common idioms.
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Learning Objectives

Students will be able to determine the figurative meaning of an idiom using text and visuals as context.

Introduction

(5 minutes)
Idioms in ContextPuns with Idioms
  • Show students a short video with examples of idioms (see related media).