Using figurative language effectively is an important skill to learn in order to make a piece of text more interesting. Figurative language devices include similes, metaphors, personification, alliteration, onomatopoeia, idioms, oxymoron and hyperbole. This collection of teaching resources includes a wide variety of posters, worksheets, lesson plans and comprehension tasks to use when studying figurative language in the elementary school classroom.
Identify and create alliteration patterns in texts.
In this figurative language matching game, students will pair 24 phrase cards with their corresponding literary device.
A board game to practice working with different types of figurative language.
An editable 20-slide PowerPoint to use when teaching your students about hyperbole.
一个我们rksheet to practice identifying hyperbole in a piece of text.
一个我们rksheet 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 flip book template for students to identify examples of figurative language.
An activity for students to identify and interpret figurative language.
A poem paired with a worksheet to help students understand idioms in poetry.
Use this weekly poetry guide to celebrate National Poetry Month in your primary classroom.
一个我们rksheet to help students understand imagery in poetry.