WhenIPavedtheSea

Dear Parents,

“Sometimes I don’t understand what my mom is trying to say”, the child complains when he hears a traditional idiom to describe a situation. Idioms are prevalent in our daily speech – in general in the adult speech – where children are exposed to them.

Idioms are often a mystery for children, especially young children, since they are metaphoric and demand a high cognitive ability to understand. Therefore, it is important for parents to help their children understand the meaning of idioms, connecting the expression to real situations to help enrich the child’s language, imagination and thoughts.

Some idioms have a story behind them, and it can be fun for children to hear the story (perhaps from grandparents) that inspired the idiomatic expression. You can also help your children draw a book using the idioms that family members often says. The family will be pleased to have this kind of a present.

Here are activities related to four idioms mentioned in this book