Dress Like an Idiom Day is by far one of my favorite school days!
As a class we study a whole bunch of idioms and post their meanings on the walls around our classroom.
We host a “Dress Like an Idiom” fashion show to celebrate all we have learned about idioms throughout the year. To get the kids excited, I give them a special all-access press pass that they need to present to get in the door of the event, because security will be tight ;)
You can grab these passes and entrance tickets for free in my TPT store—just click here!
Students pick their favorite idiom and create a costume representing the idiom’s literal meaning. We use our classroom stage as a runway and line student desks up next to the stage to create an audience gallery.
Students walk down the runway one at a time while their classmates try to guess and define their idiom.
At the end of the fashion show, students share their idiom + definition and the class self-grades their work. One point is awarded for guessing the correct idiom and one point is awarded for correctly defining that idiom.
We calculate points in the end to see who guessed and defined the most idioms!
All the materials I use for this activity can be found by clicking here. Let me know if you give it a try!