This week we are continuing with our social communication unit. While last week we focused on what wasn’t spoken, but still communicated, this week we’re working on what is being said, but with words that have multiple meanings: idioms.
For students who are more “literal” it isn’t easy to understand slang expressions or words with multiple meanings. Younger children especially have a hard time with this concept as they are still building their language skills. Books like “Amelia Bedelia” do a great job of demonstrating these miscommunications. When students aren’t able to understand what someone is saying, they miss out on the conversation or direction or might stand out among their peers socially. By building better understanding of some of these common misunderstandings, we’re preparing students for successful social interactions.
Here’s a list of a few of the words and sayings we’ll be learning about:
Ball, hot, fly, chill, cool, feet, pop….
Pick up your room, get up and go, lose it, through the roof, couch potato….
There are lots of online resources, games, and tools for working on idioms. We’ll be using a game on the website www.funbrain.com to build these skills. As always, feel free to contact me if you have any questions or concerns. Have a great week!
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