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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Awesome Alliterations

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students review examples of alliteration in Shel Silverstein's poems. They are assigned a letter of the alphabet and then write an original alliterative poem using that letter.
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Lesson Planet Article
Curated OER

Poetic Devices in Songs

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
By teaching about poetic devices in music teachers can provide a creative way to practice reading, writing, and language skills.
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Organizer
Curated OER

The Golden Rules of Story Writing

For Students 3rd - 6th
In this story writing skills worksheet, students consider 6 guidelines for authoring their own stories. Students use the guidelines as they write their own stories.
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Word Art

For Students 3rd - 6th
In this word art worksheet, students color or paint the pictures of life experiences through language bubbles. Students complete 14 problems.
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Interactive
Quia

Quia: Bud, Not Buddy: Similies and Metaphors

For Students 3rd - 8th Standards
These games use the similes and metaphors from the novel Bud, Not Buddy. There are three games: Flashcards, Matching, and Concentration. Flashcards has half of the simile/metaphor on each side of the card; Matching has students match the...
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abcteach

Abcteach: Similes [Pdf]

For Teachers 1st - 4th Standards
This printable worksheet tutorial tests your knowledge of writing snow similes.
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Lesson Plan
Read Works

Read Works: 4th Grade Lesson: Similes and Metaphors

For Teachers 3rd - 5th Standards
[Free Registration/Login Required] A lesson in which students use the book Poetry for Young People: Langston Hughes edited by David Roessel and Arnold Rampersad to learn to identify and understand the use of simile and metaphor in...
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Whiteboard
ClassFlow

Class Flow: Metaphors and Similes

For Teachers 3rd - 8th Standards
[Free Registration/Login Required] This flipchart introduces metaphors and similes. It also provides practice and a writing assessment.
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Lesson Plan
ReadWriteThink

Read Write Think: Figurative Language Awards Ceremony

For Teachers 3rd - 5th Standards
Contains plans for five to seven lessons that teach about figurative language like similes, metaphors, and personification by asking students to write award acceptance speeches that incorporate them. In addition to objectives and...
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Unit Plan
E Reading Worksheets

E Reading Worksheets: Figurative Language Examples

For Teachers 3rd - 8th Standards
Along with definitions for four types of figurative language, this learning module provides numerous examples. Similes, metaphors, personification, and hyperbole are the types of figurative language featured.
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Unit Plan
TES Global

Blendspace: Similes and Metaphors

For Students 3rd - 6th Standards
An eighteen-part learning module with links to videos, charts, and images to teach similes and metaphors.
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Unit Plan
TES Global

Blendspace: Metaphors and Similes

For Students 3rd - 5th Standards
A twelve-part learning module with links to videos, images, websites, and a quiz on metaphors and similes.
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Unit Plan
TES Global

Blendspace: Similes & Metaphors by Mrs. Wade

For Students 3rd - 6th Standards
A six-part learning module with links to videos and websites about similes and metaphors.
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Lesson Plan
Alabama Learning Exchange

Alex: Figurative Language

For Teachers 3rd - 5th Standards
This lesson used a slideshow presentation to explain the difference between similes and metaphors. Students are challenged to identify these figurative elements in literature and then create some themselves.
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Whiteboard
ClassFlow

Class Flow: Figurative Language

For Teachers 3rd - 5th Standards
[Free Registration/Login Required] This resource explores figurative language including similes, metaphors, and personification. There are many activities used to support the exploration of each type of figurative language.
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Lesson Plan
Writing Fix

Writing Fix: How to Make Poetry

For Teachers 1st - 5th Standards
Students learn how to write poetry through ten Writing Workshop mini-lessons. Students complete the graphic organizers provided while learning to notice details, write similes and metaphors, and create patterns in their writing.
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Lesson Plan
Read Works

Read Works: 3rd Grade Lesson: Poetry

For Teachers 3rd - 5th Standards
[Free Registration/Login Required] A lesson plan in which students use two provided poems to learn to identify and understand the use of similes and metaphors in poetry. Lesson includes direct teaching, guided practice, and independent...
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Interactive
Quia

Quia: Matching: Literary Devices

For Students 3rd - 8th Standards
This matching game has students match examples of literary devices (yellow boxes) with the terms (blue boxes). There are multiples of each, but each set is matched to a specific box. Java is required.

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