Mallory visits the library often. Everyone says she's a real "bookworm".
Someone who hates books
Someone who loves to read
Someone who reads in the dark
The science test was the next day, so Michael decided he should "crack a book".
To damage a book
To open a book to study
To break a book's spine
On the field trip, Mrs. Williams had to "count noses" over and over to make sure no one was lost.
To use a lot of kleenex
To do your best in math
To count how many people there are
Before practicing the class play, Mr. Perez told us that we needed to learn our lines "by heart".
To study the human heart.
To memorize something
To dream about your learning.
Keisha wanted to do well on the spelling test. She knew that if she "passed with flying colors", she might make the spelling bee team.
To know the names of many colors
To pass the pilot's exam
To get a high test score
Anthony was too tired to go to school. He decided to pretend he was sick, so he could "play hooky".
To skip school
To go fishing
To play a new game
My dad had a difficult childhood. He said that everything he knew he learned from the "University of Life".
To learn from experience.
To learn things in college.
To learn from an online course.
Lucy was so excited about the talent show that she practiced daily! Her mom said she was an "eager beaver".
To be enthusiastic
To be hardworking
To hesitate
Kasey studied each day but never was able to get top scores. Her parents were still proud and told her she got an "A for effort".
Someone who may not get the best grades but tries really har
Someone who is lazy
A straight "A" student
James was worried about the science text. He knew he would have to "hit the books" to do well.
To be angry
To visit the library
To study hard
When Ms. Chandra asked Jordan a tough question, he sat quietly. It was like he "drew a blank".
To draw using a white crayon
To fail to remember.
To remember everything clearly
After practicing long division for a few weeks, Mia said that it was as "easy as ABC!"
Something very easy
Something very challenging
Something you need to study
Sophie likes to read on a Kindle, but her brother is "old school" and prefers books you can hold.
Someone who likes old things better than new things
A school from long ago
An older student
When my class couldn't agree on a class pet, Miss Goh said we'd decide by using "a show of hands".
To see if your hands are clean.
To raise your hand to vote.
To do sign language
After Kyle painted a dinosaur picture, a few classmates decided to "copycat" his idea.
An original thought or act.
To do the same as another person does.
Twin cats
Even Mr. Russell warned the class that hamsters can bite, Rachel put her finger in the cage. She had "to learn the hard way".
To learn from an online course
To learn from a bad experience
To learn from a book
