Idiom+Pictures

Below are two pictures of an index card we used to give the students their idioms: Idiom: Get your feet wet. Sentence: Grace had never been in a play but she took a small part just to get her feet wet. Definition: To have a first experience in something; to begin to do something for the first time.

The following are pictures of three student artifacts from our Idiom lesson:

Sentence: Mother tucked Jeniffer in snug as a bug in a rug when Jeniffer had a high fever and couldn't go to school. Hidden Message: Mother tucked Jeniffer in, cozy and comfortable, when Jeniffer had a high fever and couldn't go to school. Definition: Cozy and Comfortable

Sentence: Amanda had never done gymnastics before, but she got her feet wet. Hidden Message: Amanda had never done gymnastics before but she tried something new for the first time. Definition: To have a first experience in something; to begin to do something for the first time.

Sentence: The girl was hanging by a thread because her average score on a test was close to failing. Hidden Message: The girl was not in a good position because her average score on a test was close to failing. Definition: To be in an unsafe position and to depend on something very little to save her.