Similes activities

Last week we covered similes. Just wanted to share a few pictures and ideas for teaching this skill. First we watched this video and the kids LOVED it! It has a catchy little tune and it uses drawings and simile examples from kids their age. After it was over we talked about the ones they remembered and I told them they would draw one of their own. As they worked we listened to it again. One, because they begged me to but two because I wanted the ones that couldn't come up with anything to…

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

Teach your students similes and metaphors with these free anchor charts and lesson downloads from Evan-Moor! These resources are intended for ELA lessons for grades 3–6, but adaptable for younger students. #ela #simile #metaphor #language #anchor chart #fourthgrade #thirdgrade #fifthgrade #sixthgrade #freelesson #freeactivities #freedownload

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!

Transform language arts lessons with fresh approaches to teaching similes and metaphors! 📚✨ Discover innovative strategies that will engage your students and inspire their creative writing. Explore our teacher's guide to make figurative language fun and meaningful!

I love teaching figurative language! It can be a really fun way to encourage students to make their writing come alive. It also makes the writing process

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…

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

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.