Figurative Language Worksheets Simile Practice, Metaphor Activities Task Cards
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COMPLETE FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE UNIT! This print & digital unit has everything you need to teach seven types of figurative language including idioms, metaphors, similes, hyperbole, alliteration, onomatopoeia, and personification!
You'll love the time-saving unit with teaching pages, practice pages, a flipbook, 32 task cards, sorts, and posters! This set helps students truly understand figurative language. Perfect for ELL students, special education students, or for any student!
It includes: (Print and Digital)
Teaching Pages for Each Type of Figurative Language
• Practice Pages for Each Type of Figurative Language:
Idioms: Idiom Examples, Match the Idiom, Idiom Practice, Penny Idioms, Pig Idioms, Idiom Homework
Similes: Similes Practice, Similes, More Similes
Metaphors: Is it a Metaphor? More Metaphors, Metaphor Practice
Personification: Personification Practice, Which One Has a Personification?, Personifications Please!
Hyperbole: Hyperbole Practice, More Hyperboles, Hyperboles From the Kitchen,
Alliteration: Alliteration Practice, More Alliterations, Alliteration Poetry Examples, Alliteration Poetry Writing Page
Onomatopoeia: Onomatopoeia, Onomatopoeia Practice, More Onomatopoeia,
Onomatopoeia Comic Book Style
• Sorts – One for Each Type of Figurative Language
• Figurative Language Mini-Flipbook
• 32 Figurative Language Review Task Cards (and record sheet)
• 32 School Idioms Task Cards
• 2 Figurative Language Reviews (with all 7 figurative language types)
• Quiz
• 13 Posters (A title poster, the 7 types of Figurative Language targeted in this set, and five posters – adage, proverb, oxymoron, understatement, and allusions that were made as a special request)
• Answer Keys
• Teacher Notes with LINKS
Why you'll love this resource:
- It includes a teaching page to help you introduce each type of figurative language.
- It comes in BOTH print and digital versions to give you greater flexibility!
- The Mini-Flip Book is perfect to use to reinforce learning after introducing each type of figurative language.
- The 10 posters are a great visual reference for students!
- The figurative language task cards are a fun way to review or to spiral learning after all of the figurative language types have been introduced.
- There's a quiz included so you can easily assess student understanding.
- It may be used in a number of ways, from guided reading, to reader's workshop, independent work, literacy centers, exit slips, homework, whole-class games, test prep, and more!!!
Also, I do want to suggest a great set of reading games that would go well with this reading unit. There is a game for EACH READING STANDARD!!! It comes in a set of 10 for fiction, a set of 10 for nonfiction, or a bundle of 20 reading games specifically for 4th and 5th grades!
20 Fiction and Nonfiction Reading Games Bundle
If you'd like to focus on idioms in particular, please take a peek at this deeply discounted 3 set bundle of task cards. With 96 task cards, your students will have lots of opportunities to learn a wide variety of idioms.
Figurative Language Task Card Bundle: Idioms
If you're looking for more reading materials for 4th, and 5th grades, please check these out:
Main Ideas, Supporting Details and Summary
Cause and Effect from Informational Text
Text Evidence Using Informational Text
Characters, Settings, and Events
Elements of Poetry, Drama, and Prose
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