[JMonk]

HI guys, I was wondering if anyone had any cute, short, lessons on figurative language. I'm looking for a possible computer station activity, website. Or just a fun activity to do whole group.

Thanks

[Risa]

Figurative Langage Lessons (Teachers First)
http://www.teachersfirst.com/lessons...TOKEN=52207891

[Risa]

Figurative Language Headers (attached below)

We teach Figurative Language throughout the school year and during ‘teachable moments’. To keep track of examples, I typed up a ‘heading’ for each of the terms we want out students to learn:
Line 1-Figurative Language Term
Line 2-Definition
Line 3-Example
(Source for definitions and examples:
http://www.kidskonnect.com/Figurativ...guageHome.html)

After you download them, they should come out 2 per page. You may need to adjust and re-format the font since not all computers have the same fonts.

Glue them to the top of a sheet of upright (portrait) construction paper.

As we move through the school year, we post the sentences/examples we find in our reading, whether it’s from our basal reader, read aloud or content reading.

These are a few that we’ve already placed on our lists:
Simile
“…waving their hands like windmills in the air.” From Judy Moody was in a mood. Not a good mood. A bad mood.
“It (backpack) stunk like a skunk” From Judy Moody…
“Deserts with rocks like enormous sculptures amazed him.” From Grandfather’s Journey
“Bombs scattered our lives like leaves in a storm.” From Grandfather’s Journey
“He marveled at the towering mountains and rivers as clear as the sky.” From Grandfather’s Journey
“Its tall windows were like eyes glaring down.” From Tomas and the Library Lady
Personification
“The light of the moon followed the old car.” From Tomas and the Library Lady
Alliteration
Baby bear
many mischievous monkeys
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Webpage Links
Figurative Language Lesson plan
http://www.teachersfirst.com/mailbot...gure/index.cfm

Figurative Language-Love to learn
http://www.lovetolearnplace.com/Curr...20Effects.html

Figurative Language-Personification explained
http://library.thinkquest.org/J01123...ification.html

Figurative Language-Personification-quick quiz
http://library.thinkquest.org/J01123...npractice.html

Figurative Language-Project-Teachers First
http://www.teachersfirst.com/lessons/figure/day1.cfm

Figurative Language-Alliteration-Kids see and hear sentences
http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/starshi...standard.shtml

Figurative Language-Defined and Links for resources
http://www.kidskonnect.com/Figurativ...guageHome.html

(I included the above explanation and weblinks in the attachment.)

[JMonk]

I appreciate everything you sent. These are some great ideas!! I appreciate your time posting everything!!!

[ms4th]

I hope you can still use these ideas. I just did an entire unit on figurative language.

Here is the link: http://www.unionps.org/pdc/Level%203/Spencer/index.htm

Good Luck!