This eight page notebook file defines figurative language and what they are used for. The figurative language that is focused on is idioms. Tips are given in how to derive at the meaning of idioms. There are examples of idioms with a pull tab for students to check their answer with. Pictures are placed through out the file to help with understanding of the literal meaning of idioms. The last page of this file consists of an activity in which students match idioms with their meanings.


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I have taught for a total of 19 years in rural and urban areas. I am presently teaching all core subjects in a sixth-grade classroom in a large urban school district.
