Sherri Young

Print off the cards, color or in black and white, and have kids play like Old Maid. Multiplication game is named "Dirty Dog" and division game is named "Crazy Cat". Students make matches by finding both the fact and answer. They take turns drawing a card from the player to their left until one card is left....Dirty Dog/Crazy Cat. Kids in 3rd through 6th enjoy this game.

Powerpoint with note taking or quiz to go along with the presentation. Very animated! Kids love it! Uses a poem to illustrate all the types of figurative language,

PowerPoint presentation of 10 idioms. Students are given a sentence that uses an idiom. One word is omitted to complete the idiom. Students are given a choice of 3 words to choose from to correctly complete the expression. A hint is given with a click. The correct answer is projected and also placed in the sentence to complete the expression correctly. Students are then given 2 choices to determine the meaning of the idiom. The correct answer is displayed with a click.