“The best time to plant a tree was 20 years ago.
The next best time is today.”
—Chinese proverb

Earth Day is on April 22, and it’s a great day to learn idioms about the environment! Visuals like this poster can really help students remember new vocabulary and idioms. For other ways to practice idioms, see Tara’s suggestions in 8 Fun and Interactive Ways to Review Idioms. Try our blank idioms poster as an idiom quiz or vocabulary review. Related vocabulary for this poster could include overfishing, pollution, waste, consumerism, overspending, recycling, composting, deforestation, and global warming.

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“I have decided to stick with love. Hate is too great a burden to bear.”
—Martin Luther King Jr.

Students love learning idioms! With Valentine’s Day just around the corner, it’s the perfect time to teach love idioms to your young learners. Visuals like this poster can really help students remember idioms, which can be difficult because they don’t make literal sense. Last year, our writer Tara Benwell created this fun Love Idioms poster for us. Download the full-size PDF version by clicking on the image or link below.

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“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.

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