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Valentine's Day Activity - Figurative Language Task Cards for February ELA Fun

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My students worked in pairs for this activity and had a lot of fun! Great resource for identifying figurative language!
I use this each year on Valentine's Day in groups or I put the task cards around the room and have them do more of a gallery walk. The students enjoy figuring out the figurative language and it is a good review.
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Help your students master identifying figurative language with these Figurative Language activity uses task cards as the perfect Valentine's Day activity to help your class stay focused during those February days leading up to Valentine's Day. Teaching and reviewing figurative language using task cards provides a fun alternative to figurative language worksheets.

✏️ The best part? The easy-to-use Valentine's Day activity will save you time.

✏️ Perfect for early finishers, guest teachers, & getting students up and moving during the month of February.

✏️ Use in upper elementary and middle school, the task cards cover idioms, personification, hyperbole, simile, metaphor, onomatopoeia, & more.

The figurative language task cards activity is differentiated, versatile, and easy to use. Students love working together or getting up out of their seats if you put the task cards up around your classroom.

Just print, cut, and go! See the preview for more details.

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Included in this fun Valentine's Day activity you'll find

  • 28 Figurative language task cards with a Valentine's Day theme
  • 12 Challenge figurative language task cards (for students who need a further extension)
  • Definitions of the types of figurative language
  • Answer Documents and keys
  • Differentiated Cards
  • Formative assessment activity
  • Tips for the Teacher page
  • Please note that some of the examples are challenging and may need discussion. Also, there are a few phrases that may be interpreted in more than one way, so whole-class discussion may be in order.

Save money! This set of task cards is included in a year-long bundle. See the link above and save!

Teachers are saying this about this fun Valentine's Day activity:

⭐️ Mrs. Ross 838 said, "Loved this as a fun way to review figurative language and get kids moving around the room."

⭐️ Mary H. said, "This was a great activity for Valentine's Day! It got my students up and moving around the room while also reviewing figurative language; a win-win."

⭐️ Buyer said, "The students really enjoyed this activity and it went right along with our week-long Valentine's day activities."

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Supports Common Core Standards (CCSS):

RL4.4, RL5.5, RL6.4, RL7.4 RL8.4

L4.5, L5.5, L6.5, L7.5, L8.5

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Teaching Duration
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Standards

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Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text, including figurative language such as metaphors and similes.
Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text, including figurative and connotative meanings; analyze the impact of a specific word choice on meaning and tone.
Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text, including figurative and connotative meanings; analyze the impact of rhymes and other repetitions of sounds (e.g., alliteration) on a specific verse or stanza of a poem or section of a story or drama.
Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text, including figurative and connotative meanings; analyze the impact of specific word choices on meaning and tone, including analogies or allusions to other texts.
Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in the text, including figurative and connotative meanings; analyze the cumulative impact of specific word choices on meaning and tone (e.g., how the language evokes a sense of time and place; how it sets a formal or informal tone).

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