Silly Sayings Day is a day to celebrate and use humorous and metaphorical expressions, often referred to as idioms or colloquialisms. Idioms, adages, and proverbs are common expressions and sayings that have meanings beyond what can be understood by their individual words.
idiom: a group of words established by usage as having a meaning not deducible from those of the individual words (e.g. over the moon, see the light ).
adage: a proverb or short statement expressing a general truth. 'out of sight, out of mind'.
Modern English language is loaded with idioms. We use common idioms every day, often without giving them a second thought. Consider these common phrases; “Don’t spill the beans,” “You’re barking up the wrong tree,” “Every cloud has a silver lining,” or “It’s not my cup of tea.”
However, for young children, multilingual learners, and neurodiverse learners, idioms can be very difficult.
Idioms are a form of figurative language. Many picture books that make children laugh as they read use idioms. Tedd Arnold's Parts Trilogy of books is a good example of this.
Other books to look for:
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