I'm a teacher blogger and resource creator for all things grades 2-5! I love to make FUN activities aligned to the standards you have to teach!
🌷lesson ideas for figurative language!
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Hi teacher friend, Spring weather is doing its thing again...warm and sunny one day, freezing the next. (Kind of like how students understand figurative language one day…and forget it the next. 😆) Figurative language can be tricky for students. Similes, metaphors, idioms, hyperbole, personification...it’s a lot to master! But it can also be SO.MUCH.FUN! 🌼 In this blog post, I’m sharing some easy, engaging lesson ideas to help your students master figurative language. 👉 Check out the blog post here! And because I know how much you love a good freebie… 🌷 Grab your Figurative Language FREEBIE here! 🌷 Hope this makes teaching figurative language a little easier! 😊 Have a great day! |
Thrifty in Third Grade by Cassie Smith
I'm a teacher blogger and resource creator for all things grades 2-5! I love to make FUN activities aligned to the standards you have to teach!
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