Get ready to make learning about figurative language fun for fifth through eight grade students with this engaging resource. Students will explore idioms and proverbs through different content areas to develop skills in writing, word meanings, and using context clues. With a focus on figures of speech, including idioms and proverbs, this valuable resource supports the development of college and career readiness skills. Provided in this resource are 20 standards-based lessons divided into 5 units (1 unit for each of the following: science, social studies, mathematics, and additional themes such as animals or holidays) that include teacher and student resources.

 

This book is part of a book series called Classroom Resources .

There are 136 pages in this book. This book was published 2017 by Shell Educational Publishing .

Timothy Rasinski, Ph. D. , Kent State University, is the author of numerous books and articles on reading education. He is a frequent presenter nationwide. His research on fluency was cited by the National Reading Panel.