1. Idioms An idiom is a word or phrase which means something different from what it says (Saying one thing but meaning another) An idiom is a word or phrase which means something different from what it says (Saying one thing but meaning another)

2. Examples of Idioms  That's the way the cookie crumbles.  He spilled the beans.  She's the apple of his eye.  The students in Class 440 are going bananas.  He's feeling blue today.  You're walking on thin ice mister!  Uh, oh. We're in hot water now.  Mrs. Seigel has eyes in the back of her head.  Something’s fishy here.  That's the way the cookie crumbles.  He spilled the beans.  She's the apple of his eye.  The students in Class 440 are going bananas.  He's feeling blue today.  You're walking on thin ice mister!  Uh, oh. We're in hot water now.  Mrs. Seigel has eyes in the back of her head.  Something’s fishy here.

3. Can YOU think of some more Idioms?  Think of some idioms that you have heard.  Write at least three idioms in your Writer’s Notebook.  Think of some idioms that you have heard.  Write at least three idioms in your Writer’s Notebook.

4. Examples of idioms:  Quit beating around the bush!  In one ear and out the other  He’s always putting his foot in his mouth  It’s raining cats and dogs out there  Don’t count your chickens before their hatched.  I like to get his goat  That kid has got ants in his pants  I smell a rat.  Quit beating around the bush!  In one ear and out the other  He’s always putting his foot in his mouth  It’s raining cats and dogs out there  Don’t count your chickens before their hatched.  I like to get his goat  That kid has got ants in his pants  I smell a rat.

5. Diff between a Hyperbole and an Idiom You’ll notice a hyperbole and an Idiom seem similar: Which of these is a hyperbole and which of these is an Idiom? a. I tried a thousand times b. He spilled the beans c. I nearly died laughing! d. He’s feeling blue today e. I am as hungry as a horse You’ll notice a hyperbole and an Idiom seem similar: Which of these is a hyperbole and which of these is an Idiom? a. I tried a thousand times b. He spilled the beans c. I nearly died laughing! d. He’s feeling blue today e. I am as hungry as a horse

6. Idiom Assignment  Choose one idiom and study its figurative and literal meaning.  Write an informative paragraph explaining its literal and figurative meaning (10 points).  On the same page as your informative paragraph, draw a picture of the idiom you chose (10 points).  **Make sure to include you idiom on your page.  Choose one idiom and study its figurative and literal meaning.  Write an informative paragraph explaining its literal and figurative meaning (10 points).  On the same page as your informative paragraph, draw a picture of the idiom you chose (10 points).  **Make sure to include you idiom on your page.

7. Idiom Books Amelia Bedelia, by Peggy Parish Mad As A Wet Hen!, by Marvin Terben In a Pickle!, by Marvin Terben Amelia Bedelia, by Peggy Parish Mad As A Wet Hen!, by Marvin Terben In a Pickle!, by Marvin Terben

8. More example of Idioms… Things just seem to go in one ear and out the other.