ANIMAL IDIOMS
Idiom Examples, Definitions, Meanings, Lesson Plans, Multicultural Activities,
& The Lion's Share Book Sound Files ENGLISH AUDIO SOUND FILE FOR THE LION'S SHARE - CLICK HERE If you have a QR Reader App, you may also use this QR code to hear the audio for this book.   Translation note: The bilingual versions of our idiom books are intended to help students learning to speak English. Therefore, the English idioms are translated literally so that readers will understand the meaning of the English words in each idiom. EXPLORE IDIOMS! IDIOM TEACHING RESOURCES Idioms Around the World / Idioms in Different Languages We encourage readers to explore idioms in different languages and how they can vary. For example, in English we say icing on the cake, and in Spanish they say cherry on the cake. See these blog posts for ideas on exploring idioms in diverse classrooms: Tickled Pink! Language Fun with Idioms from Around the World Idioms in Different Languages Animal Idioms - Meanings & History For more information about Animal Idioms, click here. This document includes: - The history / background on all of the idioms in the multicultural book, The Lion's Share: Animal Idioms - The meaning and history of additional animal idioms - Resources and links to learn more about animal idioms Multicultural Idiom Lesson Plans We hope you enjoyed the multicultural illustrations in our book, The Lion's Share: Animal Idioms. We have developed lesson plans and activities to help educators teach about other cultures through the use of this book. This will help to engage all children from diverse backgrounds. and build a culturally responsive classroom. Lesson 1 - Understanding Idioms, and Figurative Language Lesson 2 - Learning Color, Nature, Food, and Animal related Idioms Lesson 3 - Understanding the History and Context of Idioms Animal Idiom Activities: Idiom Word Search Multicultural Animal Idiom Short Story Guess the National Animal Activity Video Animal Idiom Game Activity  LANGUAGE LIZARD MULTICULTURAL IDIOM BOOK SERIES Don't miss our other multicultural idiom books, available here! Icing on the Cake: Food Idioms With Flying Colors: Color Idioms Fresh as a Daisy: Nature Idioms Click here for a video about the Language Lizard Book Series Learn more about our 4-book multicultural idiom set here. 
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