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ABC Book of Tongue Twisters
Students construct sentences using alliteration. In this phonemic awareness lesson, students listen to a read aloud such as Some Smug Slug and identify alliteration. Students write their own sentences using alliteration.
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Visual Arts: Symbols That Stand for You!
Students explore symbols and what they represent. For this visual art lesson, students collect various symbols and discuss what they represent. Students create and discuss personal symbols which represent themselves.
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Metaphors
In this metaphors instructional activity, students practice writing sentences using metaphors. Students are given fifteen adjectives that describe someone and students use a metaphor to write a sentence about the adjective.
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Metaphors
In this figurative language worksheet, students discover what metaphors are as they read a description and then identify the meanings of the metaphors in 7 sentences.
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Simile Crossword Puzzle
In this simile crossword puzzle worksheet, students use the 18 clues to identify the correct terms that will solve the crossword puzzle.
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Similes
In this similes worksheet, students discover what similes are as they read a description and then create 11 similes of their own.
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Our Illuminated Alphabet
Students write letters of the alphabet and explore how decorated letters can be used to convey stories or symbolic ideas. In this decorating alphabet instructional activity, students create an “illuminated” alphabet in which each letter...
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Looking At French Decorative Arts: Symbols in Marquetry
Students create a design based on an animal symbol from another country. In this design lesson plan, students study a French cabinet and research and discuss its symbols. Students will then create their own marquetry design based on an...
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Alliteration
Help middle schoolers learnd about literary special effects using alliteration. They will review the definition for alliteration and complete several pages of activities that help them learn to identify and use alliteration. The word...
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Onomatopoeia
In this figurative language worksheet, students read about onomatopoeia. Students then respond to 25 questions that require them to identify and write their examples of onomatopoeia.
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Alliteration
In this figurative language worksheet, students read about alliteration. Students then respond to 25 questions that require them to identify and write their examples of alliteration.
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Historical Witness: Social Messaging
Students create a self portrait using symbols that represent them. In this self portrait lesson plan, students look at a nineteenth century painting and discuss the symbols that represent this era. They then recreate a dance in the...
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Dragon Alliterations
Review the definition and an example of alliterations and have your class work on an alliteration project about dragons. They will then write 4 alliterations and draw an illustration of one of the alliterations.
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Easter Alliterations
The Easter holiday is explored through alliteration using 5 examples. Learners will also choose 1 of their alliterations to illustrate. Great small group activity too!
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Pound A Poem
Students participate in various poem-related lessons to learn how they can make a difference in the lives of people they don't know. For this poetry lesson, students discover that this pound a poem competition is about raising money for...
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Simile, Metaphor, Hyperbole
In this online interactive figurative language worksheet, students respond to 15 fill in the blank questions identifying each sentence as a simile, metaphor, or hyperbole.
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A Map Mystery
First graders solve a mystery by following map clues. In this map clues lesson plan, 1st graders follow a computer program called Neighborhood Map Machine. In this program, it gives students directional and spatial clues in order to...
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Element Bingo
In this elements worksheet, students are given a bingo card with twenty four symbols of elements and a free space. They try to get bingo knowing the symbol of the element.
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Vocabulary Bookmark
In this literary devices worksheet, students use the bookmark format to help them when reading and looking for literary devices. Students define the devices and use the questions to help them find the devices within the text.
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Element Symbols Practice Sheet
In this elements activity, students are given a list of thirty three elements and thirty two symbols of elements. They are to match the proper symbol with the element.
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Antarctic Similes
In this Antarctic similes worksheet, students review the definition of this type of figurative language and then write 5 similes about Antarctic animals illustrating 1 of them.
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Ladybug Similes
In this simile activity, students review the definition and an example about similes. Students then write five similes about ladybugs, pick out the best one, and then illustrate it.
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Element Names
In this chemistry worksheet, 10th graders write the name for each of the 12 chemical element symbols that are shown in the chart.
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English - "as Big As" -similes
In this similes worksheet, students read a selection about similes and complete 10 similes. Students create five similes and write a paragraph using their similes.