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explain figurative language such as simile, metaphor, and personification that the poet uses to create images;
A graphic organizer for students to use when categorizing sensory details.
Have a Figurative Language bowl review with this self-checking Google interactive activity.
Teach figurative language using our comprehensive instructional slide deck and accompanying activities.
Experiment with similes by writing a simile poem about a special person.
An article about springtime blooms and festivals paired with a comprehension task.
Teach your upper elementary and middle school students to read, analyze, and discuss poetry with a printable and digital poetry workbook.
Play this figurative language game with a group to practice recognizing and inventing metaphors, similes, and personification.
Explore figurative language in poetry with this age-appropriate poem and accompanying vocabulary questions.
A set of five literacy rotation task cards to be used in conjunction with issue 1 of Teach Starter's Grade 4 "What's Buzzing?" magazine.
Explore figurative language in context with this set of 28 sorting cards.
A 23-slide editable PowerPoint template to use when introducing students to poetic devices.
Teach students about similes and metaphors by asking them to describe... themselves!
Display and discuss terms related to poetry and figurative language with a set of 30 word wall cards.
Build vocabulary and have fun with an interactive Idioms activity.
A worksheet to help students understand alliteration in poetry.
Help young readers and writers recognize figurative language and onomatopoeia with a set of onomatopoeia anchor charts.
An activity to help students understand figurative language in poetry.
A set of 14 task cards for upper elementary students to use after reading a fiction text.
A poster providing a definition and example of an onomatopoeia poem.
A set of 12 task cards to practice working with figurative language.
Practice identifying the meaning of common idioms with an exciting game of Four-in-a-Row!
An activity to use in the classroom when learning about alliteration.
Practice identifying and creating examples of figurative language with this printable worksheet.
A brainstorming template to use in the classroom when learning about alliteration.
Understand the meaning of common idioms with a classroom game of Idioms-Go Fish!
A poem that explores the feelings students may experience when heading back to school after an extended break.
A poster providing a definition and example of a concrete poem (or shape poem).
A flip book template for students to identify examples of figurative language.
Explore, identify and interpret figurative language with this engaging roll and find activity.