Pages 1 to 6 are three stories, each on its page with its questions on the next. Page 7 sorts sentences from the stories into literal and nonliteral, and page 8 matches phrases to what they mean.
After reading Rooster's Big Mistake, act out "puffed up his chest" and ask whether Rooster really changed shape. That starts the talk about phrases that mean something other than what they say.
When your child hears a phrase like "it's raining cats and dogs," ask what the words say and what they really mean.
Three animal stories of our own about a proud rooster, a forgetful squirrel and a donkey who tries to carry too much, written at a 3rd grade level. Students describe characters and how their actions move the story, work out what phrases like "her heart sank" mean, and say what they think beside what a character thinks.
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