One of my favorite materials I made during my internship was an animal idioms bingo game. I am a firm believer in using color ink on a few items, laminating them, and saving paper in the long run... so this is an ink bleeder, but, in my opinion, so worth it for your older kids who have difficulty with figurative language.
This is a two parter.
First, we have the Animal Idiom Bingo cards with the sayings...
Second, we have the cards that can be drawn and used during the game. I have included some blanks, if you would like to make your own. I hope to do more forms of figurative language in this "series" in the future, but would like you to have the option to do what you would like!
I prefer to use the Super Duper Chipper Chat chips and magnetic wands with these sort of games (as do the kids, I am guessing!). This game would probably be most beneficial after a good unit on figurative language sayings. This is something that is definitely appropriate for upper-elementary and up. I've used it with 5th graders and they've loved it!
Below is a copy for download. Please leave a comment as you download. Cards have been edited again as of 5/3 to place a few missing definitions. Also included are blanks! Thanks!

| animalidiombingocards_edit3.pdf |
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| animalidiombingosheets.pdf |
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