Figurative language middle school

Figurative language review for similes, metaphors, hyperbole, personification, alliteration, idioms and more for upper elementary students.

Teaching figurative language terms can be boring. So here are some engaging, hands-on figurative language activities for your class!

Figurative Language Activities for Upper Elementary Students in 3rd 4th and 5th grade, from posters, writing activities and reading passages.

This figurative language foldable is a great reference for students. Use it for test prep, review, whole or small groups, and more.

Use these creative assignments and activities for teaching students to locate, analyze, and evaluate the use of figurative language in text.

Figurative language is one of my favorite things to teach! Since it is found everywhere, it is one of the first standards we focus on in class. I thank if we can start off the year with a deep understanding of this concept, I can refer back to it again and again as we go through the year. Here are the 5 easy to implement lessons that I use to help students dig deep into their understanding of figurative language.

Are you struggling to engage students in creating imagery? Need a way to add some excitement around figurative language? A figurative language tasting is a no-fail way to engage students in writing while reviewing essential figurative language terms and techniques. This blog post walks you through how to do the lesson yourself step-by-step. Click and never have another student say "This is boring!" #itslitteaching #creativewriting #figurativelanguage #highschoolenglish #secondaryela

Teaching figurative language to 3rd grade students? Check out these fun figurative language activities that will help your students with identifying types of figurative language. Included are activities such as creating figurative language poems, engaging gallery walks, and more!

Looking for new, free texts for teaching figurative language? This post has short stories and other short texts your students will love!

The figurative language anchor chart shared in this blog post includes a cooperative activity. Visit this post to download the FREE materials and replicate this interactive lesson in your upper elementary classroom!