It's Raining Idioms!

Introduction

• Gather your students together and explain that today they will be working with figurative language.
• Explain that figurative language is a word or phrase that does not have its normal everyday, literal meaning.
• Tell students that writers use figurative language to make comparisons, and to help the reader create a more vivid picture of the text.
• Ask students to describe a time when someone used a word or saying to describe something that was different from the word's literal, or normal, everyday, meaning. Give them a few examples of metaphors, similes, or idioms if they're confused.
• Tell students that today’s lesson will be a piece of cake!