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Figurative Language Activities: Posters, Task Cards, Anchor Charts, and Worksheets MEGA BUNDLE

This Figurative Language MEGA BUNDLE is created for 3rd, 4th, 5th, and 6th grade, and includes EIGHT figurative language task cards products, daily figurative language bell ringers for one year, and two differentiated figurative language sorting activities (they contain the same content, but one activity uses cards and the other one uses sticky notes).

The figures of speech covered in this mega bundle include hyperboles, similes and metaphors, idioms, proverbs and adages, personification, alliteration, onomatopoeia, and puns.

These are the links to the individual Figurative Language products:

• FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE #1: HYPERBOLES
• FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE #2: SIMILES AND METAPHORS
• FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE #3: IDIOMS
• FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE #4: PROVERBS AND ADAGES
• FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE #5: PERSONIFICATION
• FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE #6: ALLITERATION
• FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE #7: ONOMATOPOEIA
• FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE #8: PUNS

Link to the Daily Figurative Language Warm-Ups for One Year:

• FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE BELL RINGERS

Links for the Differentiated Figurative Language Sorting Products:

• FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE SORTING ACTIVITY
• FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE SORTING ACTIVITY USING STICKY NOTES

Descriptions of each product are as follows:

HYPERBOLES:

This hyperbole activity for 3rd-6th grade is perfect for students who are learning figures of speech. You will find anchor charts with sample hyperboles, task cards, and worksheets.

This file includes:

• 4 hyperbole instructional pages and examples
• 36 task cards (students identify the hyperbole on 12 cards, finish hyperbole sentences on 12 cards, and create 12 hyperboles from regular sentences)
• 3 activity pages
• answer sheets
• answer keys where appropriate

SIMILES AND METAPHORS:

This simile and metaphor worksheets, task cards, and activities pack was created for 3rd-6th grade. You can use it for whole class figurative language instruction, literacy stations or centers, or in small groups.

This file includes:

• 4 instructional sheets
• 36 task cards with varying student requirements
• a task card answer sheet
• task card answer key
• three worksheets (answers on the worksheets will vary)

IDIOMS:

There are few things more fun to teach than figures of speech! These idioms anchor charts, task cards, and activities don't feel like work because they are hilarious, engaging, and exciting.

You will find everything you need to provide a fun opportunity for students to learn all about idioms.

This idioms worksheets, task cards, and activities product was created for 3rd-6th grade and includes:

• 2 instructional pages
• 5 full pages of common idioms and their meanings (67 idioms included)
• 36 task cards with three different question types
• 1 answer sheet
• 1 task card answer key
• 2 printable activity pages
• 1 page for a whole class idioms game

PROVERBS AND ADAGES:

This proverbs and adages figurative language activity for 3rd-6th grade is perfect for teachers who need task cards, sample proverbs, their meaning, and worksheets!

This file includes:

• 2 instructional pages
• 7 pages of common proverbs and adages
• 24 task cards
• an answer sheet
• an answer key
• 3 activity sheets

Please note that, as per the common core standards, this packet does NOT focus on the difference between proverbs and adages, but instead on the contextual meaning of proverbs and adages.

PERSONIFICATION:

These personification activities are perfect for teachers who want their 3rd-6th graders to better understand how personification is used to enhance the written and spoken word.

This product includes:

• 3 instructional pages
• a personification word list (2 pages with over 150 words) for common human traits and actions that can be used to personify writing
• 36 personification task cards with a variety of questions
• a task card answers sheet (2 pages)
• a task card answer key (2 pages)
• 4 pages of activities

ALLITERATION:

Alliteration is always amazing! This alliteration activity was created for 3rd-6th grade and will give you everything you need to engage students in fun and meaningful alliteration poems, activities, and worksheet.

This file includes:

• 2 alliteration instructional sheets
• 20 task cards with varying student requirements
• a task card answer sheet
• an acrostic poetry exercise
• a tongue twister partner activity
• a class book template for an alliteration picture book
• number poetry
• alliteration in common phrases

ONOMATOPOEIA:

These onomatopoeia worksheets, task cards, and anchor charts are perfect for students learning about figures of speech. You will find reference pages with common onomatopoeia words and the corresponding things or animals that those sounds come from. This file is perfect for 3rd-6th grade.

This onomatopoeia file includes:

• an instructional poster
• a list of 90 common onomatopoeia words
• 24 task cards with three distinct question types
• an answer sheet
• a task card answer key
• 5 onomatopoeia worksheets

PUNS:

This puns task cards product is an engaging figurative language word play activity for 3rd, 4th, 5th, and 6th grade.

This puns word play product includes:

• 2 instructional pages
• 30 task cards (two per page)
• task card answer sheets
• task card answer keys
• 4 puns no prep printable activity sheets

FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE BELL RINGERS:

Incorporate figures of speech in your daily bell ringers using these figurative language activities! These daily warm-up bell ringers contain:

• optional cover pages in color or black-and-white
• 38 weeks of daily figurative language activities
• 30 reference pages (related to metaphors, similes, idioms, hyperboles, proverbs, personification, alliteration, onomatopoeia)
• answer keys (13 pages)
• a certificate of completion

You will truly be over the moon with this daily figurative language warm-up product!

Designed for an entire year, this packet can also be used at any point in the year because of the spiraling layout (each figure of speech shows up every eight weeks and then repeats until the final 14 weeks, where all the figures of speech are combined). This layout ensures that your students walk out of your class with a firm grasp on each figurative language element.

Used as a warm-up, homework, or an early finisher activity, each figurative language activity is designed to last 3-6 minutes and is common core aligned for 3rd-6th grade.

For specific information about the layout, please see below.

Week:

1- Metaphors

2- Similes

3- Idioms

4- Hyperboles

5- Proverbs and Adages

6- Personification

7- Alliteration

8- Onomatopoeia

9- Metaphors

10- Similes

11- Idioms

12- Hyperboles

13- Proverbs and Adages

14- Personification

15- Alliteration

16- Onomatopoeia

17- Metaphors

18- Similes

19- Idioms

20- Hyperboles

21- Proverbs and Adages

22- Personification

23- Alliteration

24- Onomatopoeia

25- Similes and Metaphors

26- Idioms and Hyperboles

27- Proverbs and Personification

28- Alliteration and Onomatopoeia

29- Similes, Metaphors, Idioms, and Hyperboles

30- Proverbs, Personification, Alliteration, and Onomatopoeia

31-38- ALL figurative language COMBINED in the final 8 weeks

Following the weekly activity pages, you will find:

• 37 pages of figurative language reference material
• 13 pages of answer keys
• 2 certificate of achievement (full color or black-and-white for distribution upon completion of the unit)

FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE SORTING ACTIVITY (AND STICKY NOTE SORT):

This differentiated activity for figurative language includes hyperboles, metaphors, similes, puns, proverbs/adages, idioms, onomatopoeia, personification, and alliteration.

There are over 200 figures of speech that can be categorized in each area. Created for 4th, 5th, 6th, and 7th grade, this activity is perfect for individuals, pairs, small groups, or the whole class.

DIFFERENTIATION:

• There are full color cards and category toppers for students who are new to figures of speech (or for ESL students who are learning the language). Each figure of speech is color coded (all idioms are green, for example).
• The black and white cards and category toppers are designed for students who are familiar with figures of speech, but need practice.
• The answer sheets are also differentiated.

You can choose to:

• allow students to do the activity without an answer sheet
• use the answer sheet that simply requires students to write the number of each figure of speech next to the correct category
• use the answer sheet that also requires students to provide evidence for their choice

IDEAS FOR USE:

• use as a test review

• use as a game- groups work to complete the activity first (with the highest accuracy)

• use as an introduction for each figure of speech (the color coded set)

• use as an evaluation

• use during stations on a bulletin board or white board

• use as a catalyst for a class discussion on figures of speech

• use as a review at the beginning of the year for students who have been exposed to figurative language

NOTE: THESE FILES INCLUDE A DIGITAL DISTANCE LEARNING OPTION!

These products include a digital option (as well as the no prep printable option). The instructions for utilizing the digital portion appear at the end of the packet.

Figurative Language Activities, Worksheets, Task Cards, & Anchor Charts BUNDLE:

It's time to make figurative language instruction FUN for YOU and for your STUDENTS!
These figurative language worksheets, task cards, and anchor charts NOW include a digital distance learning option in Google Slides AND Google Forms (as well as the printable PDF files).

This Figurative Language Activities and Task Cards BUNDLE was created for 3rd, 4th, 5th, and 6th grade, and includes EIGHT figurative language products.

The figures of speech covered in this bundle include hyperboles, similes and metaphors, idioms, proverbs and adages, personification, alliteration, onomatopoeia, and puns.

These are the links to the individual products:

• FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE #1: HYPERBOLES
• FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE #2: SIMILES AND METAPHORS
• FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE #3: IDIOMS
• FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE #4: PROVERBS AND ADAGES
• FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE #5: PERSONIFICATION
• FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE #6: ALLITERATION
• FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE #7: ONOMATOPOEIA
• FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE #8: PUNS

NOTE: THIS FILE INCLUDES A DIGITAL DISTANCE LEARNING OPTION!

This product includes a digital option (as well as the no prep printable option). The instructions for utilizing the digital portion appear at the end of the packet.

Descriptions of each product are as follows:

HYPERBOLES:

This hyperbole activity for 3rd-6th grade is perfect for students who are learning figures of speech. You will find anchor charts with sample hyperboles, task cards, and worksheets.

This file includes:

• 4 hyperbole instructional pages and examples
• 36 task cards (students identify the hyperbole on 12 cards, finish hyperbole sentences on 12 cards, and create 12 hyperboles from regular sentences)
• 3 activity pages
• answer sheets
• answer keys where appropriate

SIMILES AND METAPHORS:

This simile and metaphor worksheets, task cards, and activities pack was created for 3rd-6th grade. You can use it for whole class figurative language instruction, literacy stations or centers, or in small groups.

This file includes:

• 4 instructional sheets
• 36 task cards with varying student requirements
• a task card answer sheet
• task card answer key
• three worksheets (answers on the worksheets will vary)

IDIOMS:

You will find everything you need to provide a fun opportunity for students to learn all about idioms.

This idioms worksheets, task cards, and activities product was created for 3rd-6th grade and includes:

• 2 instructional pages
• 5 full pages of common idioms and their meanings (67 idioms included)
• 36 task cards with three different question types
• 1 answer sheet
• 1 task card answer key
• 2 printable activity pages
• 1 page for a whole class idioms game

PROVERBS AND ADAGES:

This proverbs and adages figurative language activity for 3rd-6th grade is perfect for teachers who need task cards, sample proverbs, their meaning, and worksheets!

This file includes:

• 2 instructional pages
• 7 pages of common proverbs and adages
• 24 task cards
• an answer sheet
• an answer key
• 3 activity sheets

Please note that, as per the common core standards, this packet does NOT focus on the difference between proverbs and adages, but instead on the contextual meaning of proverbs and adages.

PERSONIFICATION:

These personification activities are perfect for teachers who want their 3rd-6th graders to better understand how personification is used to enhance the written and spoken word.

This product includes:

• 3 instructional pages
• a personification word list (2 pages with over 150 words) for common human traits and actions that can be used to personify writing
• 36 personification task cards with a variety of questions
• a task card answers sheet (2 pages)
• a task card answer key (2 pages)
• 4 pages of activities.

ALLITERATION:

Alliteration is always amazing! This alliteration activity was created for 3rd-6th grade and will give you everything you need to engage students in fun and meaningful alliteration poems, activities, and worksheet.

This file includes:

• 2 alliteration instructional sheets
• 20 task cards with varying student requirements
• a task card answer sheet
• an acrostic poetry exercise
• a tongue twister partner activity
• a class book template for an alliteration picture book
• number poetry
• alliteration in common phrases

ONOMATOPOEIA:

These onomatopoeia worksheets, task cards, and anchor charts are perfect for students learning about figures of speech. You will find reference pages with common onomatopoeia words and the corresponding things or animals that those sounds come from. This file is perfect for 3rd-6th grade

This onomatopoeia file includes:

• an instructional poster
• a list of 90 common onomatopoeia words
• 24 task cards with three distinct question types
• an answer sheet
• a task card answer key
• 5 onomatopoeia worksheets

PUNS:

This puns task cards product is an engaging figurative language word play activity for 3rd, 4th, 5th, and 6th grade.

This puns word play product includes:

• 2 instructional pages
• 30 task cards (two per page)
• task card answer sheets
• task card answer keys
• 4 puns no prep printable activity sheets

This figurative language bell ringer can be used as a daily warm-up, early finisher, or homework activity (designed to be 4-6 minutes each day including correcting and/or discussion time). Check it out here:

• DAILY FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE WARM-UPS

This basic ESL English as a second language growing holiday bundle will give you lots of low prep activities for Halloween (3), Christmas (1), Valentine's Day (3), April Fool's (1), and St. Patrick's (2). These resources encourage students to engage with their peers while applying basic vocabulary and grammar structures in a fun and relevant context. As new holiday themed resources are made, they will be added to this bundle at no extra cost to you.

Just added: ESL Lunar New Year and ESL an explosion box gift card for a special someone.

Halloween 95 pages- writing prompts, question of the day, surveys, flashcards

Christmas 55 pages- writing prompts, questions of the day, flashcards

Valentine's Day 90 pages- writing prompts, question of the day, flashcards, activities like acts of kindness week and reading comprehension

April Fool's 30 pages - "Let's Talk about Pranks Question of the day

St. Patrick's Day 30 pages- Tour of Ireland and Art activities

Chinese (Lunar) New Year (35 pages)- Chinese zodiac activities, reading comprehension, & worksheets

ESL Valentine's Day or Mother's Day- Explosion box gift card with ESL writing suggestions

Halloween Resource 1 :

-Thirty-six flashcards and game suggestions

-Five worksheets to practice new Halloween vocabulary

-Two basic skits to practice speaking

-Two options for writing and creating a haunted house

-Three options to write a monster bio

-Follow the directions to color a Halloween image

-Design a costume for a favorite teacher or friend (describe the costume)

Halloween Resource 2 "Question of the day":

Encourage speaking and writing in your ESL Classroom with this Halloween-themed “Question of the day” resource. Ideal for teachers seeking engaging warm-up activities with low prep. This Google slideshow resource is designed to encourage students to share their opinion on spooky topics. It is ideal for daily discussions, writing prompts, and speaking exercises. Expand students' vocabulary with Halloween-themed vocabulary and images.

Included:

- Teacher overview

-Halloween vocabulary with engaging images

-Thirty-five slides which includes 10 “four corners” slides .

-Two Class survey suggestions that can be done as a whole class or individually.

Halloween Resource 3: Review Body Parts & Colors with Monster Fun

Enhance your classroom with this basic review resource packed with several activities to get students drawing, speaking and writing! Students will create a monster, describe a monster to a friend and vote for their favorite class monster. Finally, there are worksheets and games for extra practice.

This low prep resource includes the following:

-Five worksheets to practice body part vocabulary

-Twenty-seven flashcards to support review games

-Two colored Guess who?" monster boards to practice descriptions

-A "Guess who?" template to help students ask questions

-A voting template- students vote for their favorite monster

-Two template options to write about your monster

-Two drawing activities (read or write)

Vocabulary and grammar practice:

body parts

colors

present tense

negative

practice with basic descriptions

Resource 4: December

This December themed ESL resource helps to introduce and review basic vocabulary with students. Students get an opportunity to practice the new vocabulary both orally and written with flashcards and Questions of the day. This resource can be used for whole class discussion, partner activity or divided into stations.

Included:

- Teacher overview

-Holiday vocabulary with images (flashcards) and suggested activities.

-Design your own ugly Christmas sweater

-Vote for your favorite ugly sweater

-Follow directions to color and draw 

-Listen and vote for their favorite Christmas music

-Over 30 suggestions for "Questions of the day" within activities and lessons

Short writing and drawing prompts:

-Invent an elf and design an outfit for your new elf

-Apply to be an elf at the North Pole

-Become a toy tester

-Write about yourself during the holidays including your favorite meal and activities.

Vocabulary:

Holiday and Christmas words

Basic Body Parts

Some winter clothing

Present tense verbs 

Limited use of the conditional

Resource 5: Valentine's day Reading & listening

There are 2 Nonfiction texts (“The Legend of Saint-Valentine” and  “Love Locks- The Cities do not love them”) with comprehension questions (answer key included). Students may also watch the short film  « The Box ». There are questions for class discussion or for students to respond independently in writing.

Resource 6: Valentine's day activities

Included:

-New vocabulary with images (30 flashcards) and suggested activities

-Writing prompts with a focus on friendship and kindness (see below)

-Valentine cards to print and color (with and without words)

Examples of short writing prompts:

Tell us about a friend

What can you do during a “A week of Kindness”?

Write about things you love

How would you help someone with a problem?

Write simple compliments to classmates (compliment jar)

Worksheets with a Valentine’s theme

Crossword and various exercises for Valentine’s vocabulary

Label body parts of the cupid

Valentine’s cards (to color or blank for students to write)

Follow the directions and draw

Resource 7: Valentine's Day Question of the day "Things we love to hate"

This basic French FSL resource (Question du jour/chef du jour) helps to engage students with conversation starting photographs. Students will all want to share their opinion while they practice simple French sentences. 

Resource 8:

This St. Patrick’s day basic ESL resource is filled with printable no prep activities and writing prompts for March. This resource includes a visual tour of Ireland and an overview of the traditions. The slideshow shares basic information on Irish traditions including St. Patrick’s Day. Take a visual tour of Irish landmarks as you also learn about traditional music and dance.

Included:

- Teacher overview with suggested links for Irish music and dance

-Twenty slides in basic French with photographs

-Printable graphic organizers for independent work for students to show their learning.

-A digital (or printable) Instagram activity for students to make a post on what they learned about Ireland and St. Patrick’s Day.

Resource 9: Art and writing

This second St. Patrick's Day resource includes writing and art activities. 

Students can write a newspaper article about catching a leprechaun or write about what they would do if they found a pot of gold. Students will learn about Celtic knots and make a simple one from paper. Finally, they can practice numbers 1 to 100 with a mystery image or practice St. Patrick’s day vocabulary. 

Included:

- Teacher overview

-New vocabulary with images (30 flashcards) and suggested activities like a game of memory

-Art activity with a Celtic Knot

-Two additional handouts practicing vocabulary and numbers

Writing prompts

Newspaper Article

To come in January 2024- Growing bundle

Resource 12 : Easter

This Easter ESL resource is filled with printable no prep activities for April. There are Easter flashcards, writing and drawing prompts included. Students can write about their favorite Easter treats,  apply for a job with the Easter bunny and more!

Included:

- Teacher overview

-New vocabulary with images (24 flashcards) and suggested activities and vocabulary practice

-Four short writing prompts 

-Four follow the direction sheets to color or draw Easter images.

Examples of short writing prompts:

If I was the Easter Bunny, I would

All about me- the Easter Bunny

Describe the Easter Basket of your dreams

Find a disguise for the Easter Bunny

Apply for the job

Resource 11: Lunar New Year

This ESL resource helps to explain basic information on Chinese New Year. Learn about the Chinese Zodiac animals and complete an activity. Students can also practice new vocabulary with various worksheets. There are questions and graphic organizers to check for comprehension.

Reading Comprehension:

The reading comprehension slideshow can be used for whole class discussion as there are 2 levels of text complexity. The 3 reading comprehension sheets can be used for independent work with stronger readers.

Included:

- Teacher overview

-Slideshow with images to share information on Chinese New Year

-Three reading comprehension sheets with questions

-Three worksheets to record understanding

- 20 Flashcards

-Venn diagram to help to compare traditions

-Four simple worksheets to practice vocabulary

-General overview of the Chinese zodiac animals and characteristics

-Zodiac Activity

-Follow directions to color the dragon

-Label the dragon body parts

Vocabulary:

Zodiac animals 12

Basic body parts

Present tense verbs 

Please note you must have access to Youtube to play the suggested short video. The link is editable and can be changed as these are not part of the purchased resource.

Resource 10:

Valentine's Day, Mother's Day and Father's Day- Explosion box template

Introducing an explosion gift box writing project for your ESL class (English second language)! This simple and engaging craft is versatile, making it ideal for creating heartfelt messages to recognize special people. Perfect for personalized cards during holidays such as Valentine's Day, Mother's Day, or Father's Day. This activity can work well for different levels of English.

Included:

-Box and cover template to be printed on 8.5 X 11 cardstock (best results)

-Interior template for extra writing

-Decorative images such as hearts and hobby clipart

-English sentence suggestions

I remember ____________

I like _____________ with you.

You are ____________________

-Photo step-by-step visual instructions

Materials:

Scissors, Scotch tape, colored pencils, and printed templates (card stock works best for box- decorations and interior can be on printer paper)

***These activities are for beginners who have basic understanding of grammar and sentence structure using the present tense. Intermediate students should be able to do the work independently and in greater depth.

** Please note that the writing and images on this Google slide resource have been flattened and secured to protect my work (therefore not editable). As with every Google slide, buyers can add text boxes to write their own information or insert images.**

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