Proverbs and Adages

We are working on Proverbs and Adages today. It is part of our Vocabulary Acquisition and Usage Standard. Today we learned what each means.

Proverbs are a saying that offers advice or instruction on how to live your life.

Adages are an statement that expresses some kind of truth about human nature or how people behave.

Then we shared some examples.

Next we played a game. Students received adages and as a group, tried to explain them. Next, students received the meaning cards, and matched them to the adages. 

 I was impressed with how many adages students knew. What a great day to learn!