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Why Choose This Course?
This unique program invites students to explore the origin and meaning of everyday idioms, building strong language, comprehension, and communication skills. Through storytelling, video prompts, creative projects, and historical exploration, children deepen their understanding of figurative language while developing empathy, critical thinking, and confidence in expression. The flexible and engaging activities connect literacy with history, culture, and real-life application, empowering students to become thoughtful communicators and curious learners.
Learning Goals
Understanding Idioms: Learning what “to steal someone’s thunder” means and where the saying came from.
Speaking & Listening:Talking about how it feels when someone takes your idea or credit for your work.
Creative Expression: Showing the meaning of the idiom with a drawing, comic, or short play.
Exploring the Past: Learning what life was like in the 1700s and how this idiom started in a theatre long ago.
Global Impacts Already Made
This course has empowered children worldwide to become changemakers, turning their ideas into real-world solutions and inspiring others to take action.
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Key Information
United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDG’s)
All of our courses empower students to take action towards achieving the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals for a better world. This course specifically focuses on the goals shown below.
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Ages: Year 1 upwards
Course Duration: 1 Lessons
Time per Lesson: 60-90 mins
Key Curriculum Areas: Citizenship Ethics, Community Engagement, Leadership Teamwork, Writing Communication, Creative Arts, Global Sustainability.
Teacher/s: Gavin McCormack