If you're like we were a mere month ago, perhaps you can give a vague definition of the word idiom, but it's not a word that's part of your every day vocabulary.
That was before our friends, the Joneses, reported teaching their kids a lesson on idioms for FHE and they made a video. (Note: Jones really is their last name, and thus, keeping up with them is not, in our case, an idiom.)
On Monday, we paid homage to our genius friends by making our own video about idioms because 1. We needed to make sure our kids don't fall behind academically and 2. It's a fun FHE idea. (Learning + family time = killing two birds with one stone).
For the record, dictionary.com defines an idiom as:
id·i·om /ˈɪdiəm/ [id-ee-uhm]
–noun
1. an expression whose meaning is not predictable from the usual meanings of its constituent elements
...but we'll let the kids give you a clearer explanation.
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3 comments:
I love it! That is awesome!
After Chloe and Miles watched this eleventyhundred times I showed them that there were many OTHER videos on your blog they might like. Thanks for entertaining them for 45 minutes!
There's a series of picture books called "Parts," "More Parts," and "Even More Parts" where a kid is confused by his parents' idioms. Have your kids read those?
We're so honored to be mentioned here! You not only kept up, but surpassed the Joneses. That was more fun than a barrel of monkeys!
I loved so many things about it, particularly "Eliza's" rocking explanation, and Henry's delight at being caught red-handed.
Come visit and we can make an exciting collaboration movie. :)
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