Idioms

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Understanding an idiom is not always a piece of cake for English Language Learners.

Students learn a new idiom every other week.  They learn the meaning and origin of the idiom, write a sentence using the idiom correctly, and draw a picture to represent the literal or figurative meaning. 
Week 2

getoffthehook.jpg

Get off the hook

Week 6

bull.jpg

Take the bull by the horns

 

 

Week 4

log.jpg

Like a bump on a log

Week 8

hanginthere.jpg

Hang in there

 
 

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Ankeny, IA
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