A Rock 'n' Roll Brainstorm (School and Education Idioms): Read-Aloud Play

By Marci Appelbaum and Jeff Catanese

Product Description:

"old school" "do the math" Idioms about school and education appear frequently in English. This comical play gives students repeated exposure to eight of them.

Includes a glossary of the idioms used in this play!

Ways to use this play in your classroom:
• Whole-group guided reading
• Small groups and pairs
• Targeted small-group work for struggling readers and ELLs
• Independent reading 0 pages.

Teaching Tip:

Idioms are so ingrained in our speech and writing that much of learning to master them entails simple recognition. Ask your students to pay careful attention to their speech and that of their friends and family. Have them keep lists of anything they hear or say that they think might be an idiom. Then pick a time each week to discuss students' lists. In addition, keep a class list and add any idioms that you discover while studying other classroom subject.

Grades 3-6

Format Pages Price Quantity
ePage (815 KB) 7
$3.00
A Rock 'n' Roll Brainstorm (School and Education Idioms): Read-Aloud Play
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