Power and Symbols
When does a simple symbol have more power than a word?
Idioms About Money
Five sets of idioms related to money.
Idioms About Fire
Five sets of idioms related to fire!
Idiom Tasks
Four fantastically terrific tasks for a weekly idiom study.
Idioms about Weather
Five sets of idioms related to the weather.
Idioms About Red
Five sets of idioms related to the color red.
Sets of Idioms Related to Numbers
Two sets of idioms related to numbers.
Five Sets of Bird and Bug Idioms
Five sets of idioms related to birds (and bugs).
Sets of Idioms Related to Food
Five sets of five idioms, all related to food.
Antonym Paths
Does the antonym of an antonym bring us back to the same meaning?
Fancier Figurative Language: Use the Opposite
Let’s start with “As cold as fire.”
More Specific than “Smart”
When students are told that they’re “smart”, what does this word actually mean to them? (Psst. It isn’t what we intended.)
Synonym Graphs
So, which is happiest: happy, joyful, or ecstatic? Which is most temporary?