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literal vs nonliteral game figurative language image Cell Shock Figurative Language Game

Student will reinforce their knowledge of similies and metaphors.

Elementary Figurative Language Game Tarpon the Torpedo Figurative Language Game

3rd Grade Figurative Language Game.  Students will identify personification, idioms, metaphors, similes, and alliteration while trying to dodge the Torpedo Tarpons and collect all the keys. 

Literal vs. nonliteral figurative language 3rd grade worksheet Literal vs. Nonliteral figurative language 3rd grade worksheet

In this 3rd-grade worksheet, students will read a sentence and then decide whether it is talking about something literal or something nonliteral.  If it is nonliteral, students will then write what the interpretation of the figurative language should actually be; what the sentence actually means.

Skip's Story Worksheet Using Figurative Language image Skip Learns a Lesson In Friendship; Literally (Figurative Language)

Looking for a fun and engaging way to teach your 3rd through 5th-grade students about similes and figurative language? Look no further than this exciting worksheet!

figurative language game similes image Hoops of Fire Figurative Language Game

3rd Grade Figurative Language Game.  Students will identify sentences and figurative language as using similes, metaphors, personification, and hyperbole by shooting a cat through burning hoops.

simple similes and meaningful metaphors Figurative Language: Simple Similes and Meaningful Metaphors

In this activity students take simple sentences and use metaphors and similes to enhance their sentences, making them more interesting, entertaining, and more meaningful. Students will become more familiar with what a simile and a metaphor are.

The Evolution of Language

This video is a great way to introduce the evolution of languages.  How do linguists trace the origin of words?