Inspire a love for creative language in fourth- and fifth-grade students!

What does "when pigs fly" mean if pigs can't really fly? Kids use context clues to learn the meanings of common idioms on this third grade reading worksheet.

Many idioms are a dime a dozen. Give kids a chance to flex their figurative language skills and creativity by having them write and illustrate their very own idioms. Students will find that time really does fly when they're having fun!

Use context clues to guess the meaning of idioms in this figurative language worksheet!

Use this worksheet to teach your students to write compound sentences with the support of sentence frames as they differentiate between literal and nonliteral meanings of idioms. Don’t forget the context clues!

Children will discover how figurative language can enliven writing in this fun cut-and-paste worksheet.