Classroom Chitchat - Figurative Language

"Look at all my eager beavers working so nicely today. Thank you!" Ms. Bright said to the class.

• ethusiastic, hard workers

• eager to hear something

"That math test was a piece of cake! I know I got every answer correct," Emma exclaimed.

• a slice of cake

• something easy to do

"Please scoot over and give me some elbow room. You're crowding me," Jack told James.

• enough space to move about

• nudge someone with your elbow

"I have a lot of papers to pass out. Can someone give me a hand?" Lizzie asked.

• Shake someone's hand

• to help someone with something

"Tip is feeling under the weather, so he will be absent today," Ms. Bright told the class.

• outside in the rain

• feeling sick

"You know where I left my library book? I'm all ears!" Maddy told Devon.

• someone with big ears

• eager to hear something

"I'm on top of the world. I got an A on my biography report!" Mateo said to Ben.

• Standing on a mountain peak

• feeling very happy, delighted

"Tia and Mia always work together. Those two are joined at the hip," Bella said to Kelvin.

• spending a lot of time with someone

• twins

"Who spilled the beans about my art project? It was supposed to be a surprise!" Tony exclaimed.

• to give away a secret or surprise

• drop a plate of green beans

"Maria knows how to get things done. She's the top banana of her group," Ms. Bright told Mr. Diaz.

• a banana that's on the top of a mixed pile of fruit

• the boss or leader of something