SMART Notebook 8.1Jul 8 - 2:39 PMHow to use Notebook(TM) softwareLearn helpful tips and tricks for developing and presenting lesson activities.Teacher Notes Subject: Language Arts Topic: Idioms Title: Idioms: What Do They Really Mean? Grade(s): 5 - 8 Cross-curricular link(s): Non- specific Intended learning outcome(s)· Identify and interpret the meanings of idioms in context· Identify idioms to match definitions of the idiom· Write sentences using idioms· Write definitions of idioms· Write short paragraph that gives clues to what a specific idiom means Recommended usage: Whole group to teach or review idioms© 2004 SMART Technologies Inc. All rights reserved. For further information, please see copyright notice.Jul 8 - 2:49 PMIdioms: What Do They Really Mean?Windows(R) operating system and Mac OS X operating system softwareSubmitted by Marilyn BakerJul 8 - 3:04 PMIdioms are expressions and figurative phrases appearing in every language that do not literally mean what they say. These groups of words taken together, has little or nothing to do with the meanings of the words taken one by one. You must go beyond the literal meanings of the words in the idiom to understand its meaning.For instance, it's raining cats and dogs outside means that it is raining very hard. The phrase has nothing to do with cats and dogs actually falling out of the sky.The word idiom comes from the Greek word idioma and means peculiarity or speciality. IdiomsSo just what are idioms?Jul 8 - 4:57 PMTo give away a secret"Kyle let the cat out of the bag about the surprise birthday party for his sister."RememberIf you try to figure out the meaning of an idiom literally, word for word, you will become confused. You have to determine and understand its hidden meaning.Another idiom is "let the cat out of the bag." What do you think it means? Read the following sentence and see if you can determine what it means. HINT: Sometimes the sentence it is used in will give you a clue to its meaning. Move the sentence and see if you guessed correctly.Let's look at some more idioms.Jul 8 - 3:04 PMin a bad mood; grouchyMove the box to reveal the meaning.Read the sentence(s) and work with your classmates to see if you can determine what the idiom is and what it means.Cindy complained, "Boy, is my dad is hard to get along with today. He got up on the wrong side of the bed this morning."Move the box to reveal the meaning.Jul 8 - 3:04 PMan important person in a small place; in the city the person didn't feel important but in the small town he didMove the box to reveal the meaning."When I moved from New Orleans to the small town I live in now, I felt like a big fish in a little pond."Jul 8 - 3:08 PM to be forced to do something very disagreeable; to acknowlege a mistake or defeatKyle told his friend, "My sister proved I was wrong about the new boy in our class, and now I have to eat crow."Move the box to reveal the answer.Jul 8 - 5:06 PMclipart taken from http://www.animationfactory.com/ Mrs. Baker is so busy with her extra curricular activities that she is running around like a chicken with its head cut off.Move the oval to reveal the meaning.Jul 8 - 3:08 PMin trouble or out of luck; in a difficultposition or in a bad situation withlittle hope of winningMove the box to reveal the meaning.Josh said to Mrs. Baker, "I forgot to study for my end of the year math test! I'm really behind the eight ball now."Recognizing Idioms Jul 8 - 3:08 PM1. When Mrs. Baker saw that her students had thrown paper all over the floor of the room, she lowered the boom on them. 2. When Dewanna realized her sister had eaten all of the brownies, she was as mad as a wet hen. 3. James said, "Your broken ankle was only a sprained one. Quit making a mountain out of a molehill." 4. The teacher couldn't make heads or tails out of the essay that Billy wrote and turned in to her. 5. The principal made no bones about not liking students wearing bedroom slippers to school. Find the idioms in the following sentences. Underline each idiom with red. Check your answers on the next page.Jul 10 - 1:58 PM1. When Mrs. Baker saw that her students had thrown paper all over the floor of the room, she lowered the boom on them. 2. When Dewanna realized her sister had eaten all of the brownies, she was as mad as a wet hen. 3. James said, "Your broken ankle was only a sprained one. Quit making a mountain out of a molehill." 4. The teacher couldn't make heads or tails out of the essay that Billy wrote and turned in to her. 5. The principal made no bones about not liking students wearing bedroom slippers to school. Answers for the previous page. The idiom in each sentence is underlined with red.Recognizing meanings of Idioms Jul 8 - 3:08 PM1. The teacher said, "Please stop that (mischief) and do some serious work." (a) highway robbery (b) monkey business (c) rocking the boat (d) labor of love 2. My bushhog on my tractor breaking for the third time was the (thing that finally made me decide to do something), so I bought a new bushhog so I could finish mowing the pasture. (a) horse of a different color (b) straw that broke the camel`s back (c) handwriting on the wall (d) foam at the mouth 3. Don`t be afraid to go talk to your principal. His (words are worse than his actions). (a) cat has got his tongue (b) horse is of a different color (c) tail is between his legs (d) bark is worse that his bite 4. When I saw the dead deer in the road, it (made me sick). (a) scratched my back (b) turned my stomach (c) stuck my neck out (d) pulled my leg Choose an idiom below each sentence that means the same as the word(s) in parentheses. Use the highlighter to highlight the correct answer.Jul 9 - 2:42 PM Your turn again. 1. Look at the picture and decide what idiom it represents. 2. Write the definition in the yellow box beside the picture.3. Write a sentence using the idiom in the blue box.duckJul 9 - 2:42 PMJul 9 - 9:43 PMJul 9 - 9:43 PMGreen thumbJul 9 - 2:42 PMJul 8 - 3:15 PM Example: Pull the wool over someones eyes means “to fool, trick, or deceive someone.” Jacob didn't do his English homework last night. He didn't want to get in trouble with his teacher so he decided to try to trick her by telling her that the dog ate his homework. He thought that he could pull the wool over her eyes and not have to stay in during his break to do the assignment. 1. Save your breath means “to refrain from talking, explaining, or arguing.” 2. Have a sweet tooth means “to be extremely fond of dessert items or anything made with sugar.” 3. Give someone the shirt off your back means "to be extremely generous." 4. Money doesn't grow on trees means "you have to work hard for what you have." 5. Pick someone's brain means "you obtain information from somebody (especially somebody with greater or more specialized knowledge of a subject) for one's own use." Look at the following idiom and the paragraph that gives clues to its meaning below it.Directions: Choose an idiom. Work with your group members to write a short paragraph containing clues for it. Be sure to use the idiom in the paragraph you write. When you finish you will write your paragraph on the next page. You may add new pages as needed.Jul 9 - 9:30 PMJul 10 - 2:04 PMJust for fun!Think of all the idioms you know (or someone tells you about) and choose one to illustrate. Post it on the idiom bulletin board for other students to guess what it is.Jul 8 - 3:15 PMESL Idiom Page http://www.eslcafe.com/idioms/IdiomSite Find out why you say what you say! http://www.idiomsite.com/The Idiom Connection - this site has interactive quizzeshttp://www.geocities.com/Athens/Aegean/6720/Funbrain.com - Paint by Idiomshttp://www.funbrain.com/idioms/Pictorial Idioms -this site has interactive idiom pictures http://www.edict.com.hk/idioms-1/picright.htmIdiom Worksheets http://www.cccoe.net/social/SAIdiomintro.htmThe following are sites that you can go to just for fun, for further study, or for practice using idioms.