Simile activities

Simile Sandwiches Simile written on each ingredient Thomas' Teachable Moments 2nd Grade

happy as a clam (simile anchor chart and cute freebies!)

I wanted to show you this before the end of the week so that you could plug this in if you wanted to! This week we're doing similes with Hershey's Kisses! I gave them the senses sheet. We talked about it and I added all of their ideas on mine. I told them to choose for each box as we filled it in. I was able to add all kinds of details to the conversation...since I probably had about 6 or 7 of them during the lesson! haha... the problem with teaching with chocolate! I had them write two…

Are you looking for a fun way to teach students similes? Simile monsters are an easy, exciting way to get your students to practice figurative language in 1st, 2nd, 3rd or 4th grade classrooms. This activity can be stretched out over a week, or can be taught in one day. Students will walk through the writing process by planning, drafting, revising, editing and publishing their writing into a fun and colorful craft. It makes a great bulletin board as well!

Similes Classroom Poster. Created by The Writing Doctor. Visit "The Write Prescription" dot com.

Teaching Figurative Language can be fun and meaningful for your students. Teaching figurative language through poetry can make it even better! Here are my best tips for teaching similes, metaphors, idioms, hyperbole, onomatopoeia, imagery, alliteration, and personification.

People often find the distinction between metaphors and similes a difficult concept to master. Teaching these subjects using fun activities makes the challenging topic easier to learn. These activities do not take much preparation, but get your whole class or group involved. Be sure to provide your students with lots ...

Teaching figurative language is easy! Start with good definitions and examples, add a little practice, then apply in kids' writing.

After introducing similes, give kids a chance to be creative with this writing activity! Students will have fun comparing all kinds of things of their choosing using the prompts, and you'll love watching them use and grow their figurative language skills.