Lesson Summary:
The lesson introduces the children to the use and origin of English idioms. In order to enrich the lesson the children should have access to books, and/or be told stories which contain a variety of idiomatic phrases. The activities test their knowledge of some of the more commonly used idioms and provide them with an opportunity to use these appropriately in their own writing.
Objectives:
- The children will understand that idioms cannot be understood literally.
- The children will be able to recognize idiomatic phrases.
- The children will be able to demonstrate their understanding of the meaning of idioms.
Subject Area:
Language Arts
Lesson Excerpt:
Can you find the idioms in the above paragraph? What is an idiom? It is a saying which means something different from what it actually says. In other words, it has a hidden meaning which differs from its literal meaning.
For example, when mom said we were getting in her hair, what did she really mean? Getting in one’s hair means annoying or bothering someone and the saying dates back to the 19th century. It probably came from getting something – maybe a bat - entangled in the hair – which is really annoying!
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