Understand the meaning of common idioms with a classroom game of Idioms-Go Fish!
Build vocabulary and have fun with a classroom game of Idiom Bingo.
Practice identifying and using metaphors with this set of 10 sentences that analyze symbolism in figurative language.
Identify and create alliteration patterns in texts.
Identify and interpret hyperboles used in sentences.
A set of 12 task cards to practice working with figurative language.
An editable PowerPoint to use when teaching figurative language.
An editable 20-slide PowerPoint to use when teaching your students about hyperbole.
A worksheet that can be used in multiple ways when teaching figurative language.
A set of 28 figurative language example cards to use in a sorting or scoot activity.
A template to practice using onomatopeias in a piece of text.
Use this brainstorming template to practice using the sound device alliteration.
A flip book template for students to identify examples of figurative language.
An activity for students to identify and interpret figurative language.
A set of five literacy rotation task cards to be used in conjunction with issue 1 of Teach Starter's Grade 5 magazine.
A poster to use with young students when teaching similes.
A poster providing a definition and example of an onomatopoeia poem.
A poster providing a definition and example of a rhyming poem.
A template for students to use when learning how to write a simile poem.
A poster providing a definition and example of a concrete poem (or shape poem).
A graphic organizer for students to use when categorizing sensory details.
A set of 15 finger puppets that can be used to spark the imagination for creative writing or to perform puppet shows.
A worksheet which encourages students to write an alternate ending to a shared class story.
A worksheet which helps students explore important scenes from a class novel.
A worksheet to assist students in making predictions before reading a novel.
3 worksheets to help students analyze the points of view of opposing characters in a literary text.
3 worksheets to assist with analyzing characters in a class novel.