“The story of life is quicker than the blink of an eye
The story of love is hello, goodbye.”
—Jimi Hendrix
Did you know that January is Eye Care Awareness Month? It’s the perfect time to teach eye idioms to your young learners! Students love learning idioms because they’re often funny, and they are so prevalent in English, especially in movies and on TV. But idioms can be challenging to remember, so visuals like this poster are very helpful! Our new designer Robyn has created a free poster of Eye Idioms for you to use in your classroom. Download the full-size PDF version by clicking on the image or link below.
Download the large-size printable Eye Idioms PDF
Ways to Practice Idioms
1. HANGING AROUND: We’ll be producing idioms posters like this every month or so. Hang them up around your classroom as a colorful way to help students remember these idioms!
2. SKITS: Put students into pairs, and have them write and present a short skit that uses at least three of these idioms. You can be sure your students fully understand the meaning of the idioms if they use them correctly in a skit, and students will be exposed to the idioms several times, which will help with retention.
3. MAKING POSTERS: Use this poster to inspire your students to create their own posters! Give them big sheets of paper and some markers, and let them draw their own images to represent these idioms. Or pick a different theme, brainstorm related idioms, and have them make posters of those idioms.
Our head writer, Tara Benwell, offers more suggestions in her blog post 8 Fun and Interactive Ways to Review Idioms!
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