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Balanced literacy Common Core L.5.5a resources
Similes and Metaphors PowerPoint and Worksheets Figurative Language
You'll love teaching figurative language with this Similes and Metaphors PowerPoint and Worksheets set. The PowerPoint is highly visual and has 45 slides, jam-packed with animation, sound effects, and interactive activities. Seven printable sheets, including worksheets and two mini-posters, are included to reinforce and consolidate new figurative language concepts.Help the spies identify and use metaphors and similes. The use of whiteboards and interactive activities make learning fun and engagi
Grades:
3rd - 5th
Also included in: Figurative Language PowerPoints, Worksheets, and Activities Bundle
Simile and Metaphor Sorting Game With Print and Digital TpT Easel
Looking for a fun way to help students learn to differentiate between the two elements of figurative language - similes and metaphors? This sorting game provides a mix of similes, metaphors, and outlier phrases to help check their understanding as they play the game.☝ Click on the preview to learn more!Note: This resource has been updated with the TpT Easel option that allows you to assign activities for completion online. If you would prefer to modify the number of sheets, that option is also
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3rd - 5th
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Also included in: Simile and Metaphor Bundle of Lesson Plans and Activities
5th Grade Reading Comprehension Passages | Grammar and Writing Prompts FULL YEAR
Teaching 5th grade ELA has so many components - and that’s before you even think about aligning to English Language Arts standards and state test prep! Supplement your main ELA curriculum with my 5th Grade Mini Lessons With Standards Based Assessments. Whether you use this resource every single week to supplement instruction, as a part of your literacy rotations, or as a robust review for test prep season, your 5th graders will show what they know as you thoroughly assess each standard. No more
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5th
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Metaphor/Simile Sorts and Practice Literacy Center
If you are looking for a practical way students can practice recognizing similes and metaphors in context with a quick and easy format, this is it. There are thirty metaphors/similes with three sorts to cut and glue as well as a page to identify, explain, and illustrate a metaphor and a simile. I consider this to be a distance learning resource since it is a print and go, and easy to implement. It's also a grand way to have students participate in an activity that is not on a computer screen, w
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2nd - 5th
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Figurative Language Activity: Idiom, Pun, Hyperbole, Similes, Metaphors, etc.
Figurative Language: These Figurative Language Cootie Catchers: are a great way for students to have fun while learning the different types of figurative language. How to Play and Assembly Instructions are included.Figurative language contents: (with pictures illustrating the concept) Alliteration: Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppersHyperbole: This bag weighs a tonIdiom: Raining cats and dogsMetaphor: Time fliesOnomatopoeia: AARGH! and PFOOM!Personification: The news travels quicklyPun
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3rd - 9th
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I Can Statements 5th Grade ELA | Editable Objectives
This set contains 545 pages of I can statements in kid-friendly language. There are I can's that cover ALL the standards in the 5th grade Common Core English Language Arts curriculum. I have also included 9 pages of standards checklists to help you keep track of what standards you have covered and what still needs to be taught.Language Arts Topics Covered in this PackReading: LiteratureReading: Informational TextReading: Foundational SkillsWritingSpeaking and ListeningLanguageWhat's Included:86
Grades:
5th
Also included in: I Can Statements Bundle 5th Grade
Similes and Metaphors Task Cards/ Scoot Activity
Simile and Metaphor Task Cards/ Scoot Activity: Students will practice identifying similes and metaphors with these colorful cards. Print the cards on heavy card stock and laminate for a reusable resource. This can be used as a whole group or center activity. This pdf file contains:- Similes and metaphors definition/examples graphic organizer (I display this on my projector when my students complete these task cards as a whole group scoot activity. I also laminate a copy to be used in centers.)
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3rd - 5th
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Figurative Language Digital Boom Cards
These 24 interactive digital task cards on the BOOM Learning website review six types of figurative language. Figurative language can be tough for students to understand. These cards make reviewing figurative language easy and fun!Two card formats are included. Please view the preview to see examples.Definition Cards (6 cards) Example Cards (18 cards) The types of figurative language covered include: simile, metaphor, alliteration, personification, hyperbole and idioms.These digital task cards
Grades:
3rd - 5th
Literacy Centers YEAR LONG Bundle 5th Grade
This YEAR-LONG Literacy Center pack has everything you need to successfully run engaging and effective literacy centers. There are materials for 5 different centers: independent reading, reading response, shared reading, word study, and writing. What's Included Inside This Bundle● Detailed teacher directions● Examples of completed pages● Developmentally appropriate reading, writing, and word study activities● Engaging centers that can be used again and againThese centers follow the same set-
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5th
RL4.5 - 4th Grade Poetry Egg Hunt
Get your students moving and learning with this fun 4th grade poetry egg hunt! This class favorite has students interacting with poetry and figurative language review questions. Hide the mini task cards inside plastic Easter eggs, hide the eggs (inside or out), and watch your students LOVE learning and reviewing poetry. In pairs they'll answer 4th grade poetry elements, poetry vocabulary, and figurative language questions. With these 30 task cards your students will review:RhymeRepetitionAllite
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3rd - 5th
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Also included in: Adding and Subtracting Fractions & Poetry Egg Hunt Bundle
Thanksgiving Metaphors/Similes Sort and Practice
Just in time for Thanksgiving! If you are looking for a practical way students can practice recognizing similes and metaphors in context with a quick and easy format, this is it. There are ten metaphors/similes with a sort to cut and glue as well as a page to identify, explain, and illustrate a metaphor and a simile. It's just enough for early morning work on the day before Thanksgiving break. Hope you like it.Core standards:CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.3.5Demonstrate understanding of figurative languag
Grades:
2nd - 5th
Figurative Language Assessment
This assessment can be given at the end of a unit about figurative language. It covers similes, metaphors, alliteration, onomatopoeia, personification, idioms, and hyperbole. Types of questions include fill-in-the-blank, multiple choice, creative writing, and an open-ended analysis of a poem. An answer key is provided.
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3rd - 8th
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Metaphor and Simile Sorting Game Digital Boom Cards
Understanding figurative language elements like metaphors and similes are key to reading comprehension and elevating student writing. These 30 no-prep, self-checking digital task cards can help you monitor student mastery of both concepts. Students are asked to determine whether the sentence shown is a simile, metaphor, or neither. There are some tricky examples using the words “as” and “like” to help gauge students' understanding.The four types of problems are:✅ Multiple Choice (4 options)✅ D
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3rd - 5th
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Rump - The True Story of Rumplestiltskin Novel Study / Guide
Rump - The True Story of Rumpelstiltskin, by Liesl Shurtliff, tells the wonderfully enchanting story of a young boy finding out what his true destiny really is! Have reluctant readers? This novel will thrill them!!
Your students will LOVE Rump's hilarious, sometimes heart-wrenching, adventure-packed journey to find out who he truly is, and will feel comfortable tackling this novel with a chapter-by-chapter guide. Each chapter has rigorous vocabulary builders and text-dependent reading ques
Grades:
4th - 6th
Spoonerisms Poetry Lesson Plan
Spoonerisms are words or phrases in which letters or syllables get swapped. This often happens accidentally when we get our words mixed up (or merds wixed up).Some examples of spoonerism are:keen as mustard– mean as custardit’s pouring rain– it’s roaring painThis activity covers areas such as spelling, figurative language, word relationships & nuances in word meanings. This resource provides the background to spoonerism and contains 3 activities, a spoonerism class game and a poster. The ki
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4th - 6th
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Jack - The True Story of Jack and the Beanstalk Novel Study / Answer Key
Do your students LOVE Rump? (Well, who doesn't?) They will be equally enchanted, if not more so, with Jack! "Jack: The True Story of Jack and the Beanstalk" by Liesl Shurtliff tells the story of Jack, who seeks his own greatness and destiny while also searching for his father, who has been captured by hungry giants! This story of family, friendship, bravery, and greatness will have even the most reluctant readers turning pages quickly!
This novel study includes a set of vocabulary and text-dep
Grades:
4th - 5th
Simile Picture Pack
Similes are fun to teach with this NO-PREP 50 page picture pack of illustrated (kid friendly) similes. The similes are written in complete (and meaningful) sentences, so there is plenty of context and picture support. This resource also makes a terrific introduction for teaching similes to English language learners (ELL) or students who simply need a strong visual for text support.To help target instruction, the picture examples of similes have been clearly divided between those using the ever-s
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3rd - 5th
Also included in: BUNDLE: Figurative Language Picture Packs
Doll Bones, by Holly Black: A PDF and Easel Digital Novel Study
OVERVIEW:Do your students love suspense? If so, this book makes a great novel study for them! This product is a ready-to-use, custom-made, PDF and Easel digital packet is designed as independent work for students in grades 4-7 as they read the 2014 Newbery Honor Book, Doll Bones, by Holly Black. It includes a 29-page student workbook and an answer key. The student pages may be printed and used as a booklet or downloaded as an Easel product and used digitally . The student pages are designed t
Grades:
4th - 7th
Idioms Practice, Find, Draw, & Identify Plus Digital Easel Pages
DIGITAL & PRINTABLE! If you are looking for a resource for idioms that define, identify, and practice both in a printable version and DIGITALLY this resource might be helpful for you. I included an idiom definition poster, sections for students to practice what idioms seem to say vs. what they really mean, sections to identify idioms by writing yes or no, a section for using idioms in context. The digital version has a few sentences for students to define.The PDF has a page for students to d
Grades:
3rd - 5th
Also included in: GRAMMAR QUIZZES BUNDLE EASEL DIGITAL PAGES AND PRINTABLE PDF
Metaphors & Similes: Light Bulb Themed Hanging Organizer + Foldable Note
This activity is a great way to look at metaphors and similes while undertaking a book study (the lightbulb theme works nicely with the book The City Of Ember by Jeanne DuPrau). However it can also be used to present metaphors and similes as general concepts.
Students fill out a choice of a foldable note or a simple table with similes and metaphors as they read a story. They then take this information and transfer it to a fun two sided hanging light bulb organizer. One side has the definition
Grades:
4th - 6th
Language Skills Quiz Show Boom Cards Bundle
Language Skills reviewThis resource is perfect to practice key language skills.This bundle includes 9 different language arts quiz show review games. Each quiz show is broken into four different categories.Wrong answers will lead to a "try again" card. Correct answers will lead to a "correct" card then students can click to go to the scoreboard or game board. The game board includes drag and drop X's to cross out completed questions. The scoreboard allows you to type in the score. (positive or n
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3rd - 5th
Let the Children March Read Aloud and Supplementary Activities Distance Learning
Common Core Aligned Let the Children March, by Monica Clark-Robinson Read Aloud and Supplementary ELA ActivitiesIn 1963 Birmingham, Alabama, thousands of African American children volunteered to march for their civil rights after hearing Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. speak. They protested the laws that kept black people separate from white people. Facing fear, hate, and danger, these children used their voices to change the world. Frank Morrison's emotive oil-on-canvas paintings bring this historic
Grades:
K - 5th
Figurative Language Quiz Show Boom Cards
Figurative language boom cardsPractice figurative or nonliteral words and phrasesThis resource is perfect to practice similes, metaphors, idioms, and other nonliteral phrases in context.This quiz show is broken into four different categories.*Idioms- determine the meaning of idioms in context*similes- determine the meaning of similes in context*Metaphors- determine the meaning of metaphors in context*Grab bag- identify hyperboles, onomatopoeias, alliteration, and personificationThe game board in
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3rd - 5th
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Also included in: Language Skills Quiz Show Boom Cards Bundle
FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE - FIGURES OF SPEECH - GOOGLE SLIDES - BUNDLE
This bundle of 10 products (Google Slides) is perfect for teaching Figures of Speech - Simile, Metaphor, Hyperbole, Analogy, Personification, Sensory Imagery, Irony, Synecdoche, Metonymy, Alliteration, Onomatopoeia, Repetition, Rhyme, Oxymoron and Idioms. These no prep activities would be great for ELA lessons or ELA centers. Your students will love these exercises that are planned for student engagement.After completing these lessons, the students will be able to:Define various figures of speec
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3rd - 10th
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