Butterflies in My Stomach

Butterflies in My Stomach and Other School HazardsBy Serge Bloch

Has the idea of the first day of school ever given you butterflies in your stomach? Welcome to a topsy-turvy world where it sometimes rains cats and dogs . . . but every cloud has a silver lining.

We will practice what idioms are together. Try to look for idioms in the story and see if you can point some out. What do you think these idioms really mean?

New Word to Learn: IdiomEver heard of this word before? An idiom is a saying whose words mean something else.Example: If you are upset about something are you really, "Bent out of shape?"

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