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Daily Tone

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The Daily Tone is a daily language activity using a riddle, idiom, or other expression to build language skills.
 

"Now my students understand phrases like 'a rolling stone gathers no moss.'  They don't take everything literally anymore."

5th Grade
Teacher
Portland, OR

 

Daily Tone

  • Promotes language development
  • Uses a checklist to show progress
  • Provides highlights for the day
  • Can include a goal setting component

The Daily Tone uses four types of language expressions

  • Worthy Wisdom.  Proverbs and sayings collected from around the world. Example: Talk does not cook rice.
  • Real Riddles.  A question with a double or veiled meaning.  Example: What fruit did the ghost like best?  Booberry.
  • Rhyming Riddles.  A riddle with a rhyming answer.  Example: What do you call a little stumble?  A small fall.
  • Verbal Idioms.  Figures of speech that lead with a verb.  Example: Kick the bucket.

 

 

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