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Short stories Common Core L.4.5 resources
Figurative Language | Reading Review
Rapid Read and Review is the perfect way to engage your students in relevant and rigorous review of figurative language skills! This figurative language skill-specific set reviews 6 different types of figurative language through high-interest, engaging stories written to demonstrate the use of all six types of figurative language. This Rapid Read and Review Resource Includes:6 Pages of Fiction Text Passages focusing on identifying and interacting with individual Types of Figurative Language3 P
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4th - 6th
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Also included in: Figurative Language Activities | BUNDLE
Paul Bunyan - Tall Tale Activities on Hyperbole | Distance Learning
Paul Bunyan, and hyperbole go hand in hand. This free tall tale resource teaches your students about both. This lesson teaches your class about hyperbole through close reading of this classic folktale. The reading passage and activities are engaging and hands on. They will help your students learn more about figurative language. The lesson will also teach your students about Paul Bunyan. At the end of the lesson, students can create their own Paul Bunyan pop up book. This lesson is availa
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3rd - 5th
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Figurative Language Passages - Bundle - 2 Digital and 2 Printable Versions
If you are looking for stories and poems designed to help students identify and practice figurative language, then this resource is for you!!SAVE 20% with this Bundle Offer!{That's like getting TWO sets for free!}Included in this Figurative Language Set:2 stories with custom illustrations for practicing figurative language.2 poems with custom illustrations and tons of figurative language.A/B multiple-choice questioning.Open-ended evidence-based question.Challenge activity to find evidence in the
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2nd - 6th
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Folktale Passages with Tall Tales, Figurative Language Lessons and Dioramas
Students read five folktales about famous tall tale legends. Each passage features a different figurative language lesson. As a culminating activity, kids create engaging pop-up book dioramas. Read about Paul Bunyan, Johnny Appleseed, John Henry, and Pecos Bill while studying hyperbole, idioms, metaphors, similes, and personification. I have also added a lesson about Davy Crockett, which introduces the genre of folklore to your students. Each of these heroes has their own lesson, complete with a
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2nd - 4th
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Short Stories with Figurative Language - Scavenger Hunt / Sort for Review
Help your students review figurative language with these short stories and poems that include figurative language and can be used for a fun scavenger hunt! This resource includes 12 short stories and 12 poems, each with one type of figurative language. Students identify the figurative language on the provided recording sheet for fun and low prep practice. The short stories and poems include 6 types of figurative language:similesmetaphorspersonificationalliterationhyperboleonomatopoeiaTo use this
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3rd - 5th
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Comic Strip Templates Google Slides Bundle - 9 Different Themes
Comic Strip Template Google Slides Backgrounds are an easy to use, no prep selection of 288 color and black & white comic strip templates. Students will spend more time writing and focused on content you can assess instead of wasting time creating comic strip templates and finding backgrounds for their comic strips. This resource speeds up the process so you can cover more ground faster! It is excellent to use in a poetry unit because poems are full of onomatopoeia. Crash! Bang! Boom!SEE PRE
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Not Grade Specific
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Swamp Animals BUNDLE
110 printable pages for students to learn about Swamp animals. Ten packets combined into one resource: short stories, word searches, descriptive writing, spelling, vocabulary, definitions, missing words, diet, lifecycle, interesting facts, and more. And everything centers around the wandering of a cute little dog named Bo. Take a look at the Preview to see sample pages.
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2nd - 4th
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Comic Strip Template Google Slides Bundle - School | Space | Night
Comic Strip Template Google Slides - School | Space | Night Backgrounds are an easy to use, no prep selection of 96 color and black & white comic strip templates. Students will spend more time writing and focused on content you can assess instead of wasting time creating comic strip templates and finding backgrounds for their comic strips. This resource speeds up the process so you can cover more ground faster! It is excellent to use in a poetry unit because poems are full of onomatopoeia. C
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Not Grade Specific
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Comic Strip Template Google Slides Bundle - City | Pirate | Sea
Comic Strip Template Google Slides - City, Pirate and Sea Backgrounds is an easy to use, no prep selection of 96 color and black & white comic strip templates. Students will spend more time writing and focused on content you can assess instead of wasting time creating comic strip templates and finding backgrounds for their comic strips. This resource speeds up the process so you can cover more ground faster! It is excellent to use in a poetry unit because poems are full of onomatopoeia. Cras
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Not Grade Specific
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Figurative Language Practice | Close Reading with Original Stories
Figurative language is part of our everyday lives, but students struggle to identify types of figurative language in text. Grab this CCSS aligned resource of 3 original stories that are full of figurative language examples just waiting to be uncovered by students during close readings. Students will also expand their thinking when answering the various figurative language questions included on the answer sheets.Answer sheets are differentiated with two options available---students either write
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4th - 8th
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Figurative Language. 8 STORIES ~ Close Reading for Common Core Grades 4-8
8 new (first published on TPT December 2021) and original reading passages for teaching and reviewing figurative language: simile, metaphor, hyperbole, personification, alliteration, onomatopoeia, idiom, and allusion.The following story titles are included:Ana And The AnacondaBrad's Beautiful BatCharlie's Castle ClimbLatoya's Little LionMaria's Marvelous MoleDwayne's Dodgy DroneSarah's Soapbox SpeedRonald's Roaring RocketPDF versions in a zip file. These activities are perfect for weekly homewor
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4th - 9th
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Also included in: 15 FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE STORIES BUNDLE
McBroom and the Big Wind Story Activities
McBroom and the Big Wind by Sid Fleischman makes students laugh out loud. Students identify hyperbole and the elements of a tall tale while reading McBroom and the Big Wind. As a culminating activity, students can create their own tall tale and publish it in a DIY pop-up book.
All or some of the materials can be used depending on the age of your students. I use this story with 4th graders, but it could be adapted for younger students.
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Common Core Standards (4th grade)
Discu
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3rd - 5th
Also included in: Tall Tales Lesson Plans Bundle
Experts, Incorporated - Grade 4 Wonders
Elevate your study of the realistic fiction story "Experts, Incorporated" from Unit 1 in Grade 4 Wonders, 2020 edition. This carefully crafted review assessment, seamlessly complementing the trifold available at my store, enhances your exploration of the text. With a mix of comprehension and skill-based questions in multiple choice, true or false, and short answer formats, this resource provides a comprehensive understanding of the text. The included answer key offers guidance for a thorough rev
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4th
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Reading Comprehension Idiom Simile Theme Inference Speech Therapy Boom™ Cards
Answer the four short-answer questions that follow each of the ten engaging fictional short stories. Submit your answers and then click the "next" arrow to advance to the next story.Types of questions are as follows:11 Idiom questions, 9 Simile questions, 10 Theme questions, 5 inference questions, 5 Reflection questions
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4th - 7th
Also included in: Reading Comprehension Story Elements Main Idea Idioms Boom™ Card Bundle
Reading Comprehension Idioms Similes Worksheets Google™Slides Speech Therapy
Story Comprehension Idiom, Simile, Theme, Inference, Reflection QuestionsAnswer the four short-answer questions that follow each of the ten engaging fictional short stories. Types of questions are as follows: 11 Idiom questions, 9 Simile questions, 10 Theme questions, 5 inference questions, 5 Reflection questionsAn answer sheet is included for the worksheets only, NOT Google™ Slides.Leave feedback for TPT credits! For flash freebies and sale alerts, follow my store!
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3rd - 7th
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Also included in: Reading Comprehension Story Elements and Main Idea Idioms Bundle
The Princess and the Pizza - Grade 4 Wonders
A question and answer trifold for the fairy tale The Princess and the Pizza in the 2020 edition of Wonders (Grade 4, Unit 1) Contains a combination of comprehension and skill questions in the form of multiple choice and short answer questions.
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4th
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The Princess and the Pizza - Grade 4 Wonders (PDF and Digital Version)
A PDF and digital version of the trifold for the fairy tale The Princess and the Pizza (Unit 1) in the 2020 edition of Grade 4 Wonders which is available at my store. Contains a combination of comprehension and skill questions. Great to use as the students read the text or as an assessment at the end of the reading.
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4th
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Poetry and Figures of Speech Freebie Game
I use this figures of speech and poetic devices activity on a half day of school before a holiday or on a day when my schedule is disrupted, and I need a filler activity that has some substance to it.
The students read picture books and locate examples of figures of speech or poetic devices. They record any examples they find on a chart. The students are then paired and play a game of Tic-Tac-Toe. Instead of marking an X or O, they write a quote and label it with the correct name of the figure
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4th - 6th
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Experts, Incorporated - Grade 4 Wonders (PDF and Digital Version)
A PDF and digital version of the trifold for the realistic fiction text Experts, Incorporated (Unit 1) in the 2020 edition of Grade 4 Wonders which is available at my store. Contains a combination of comprehension and skill questions. Great to use as the students read the text or as an assessment at the end of the reading.
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4th
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Experts, Incorporated - Grade 4 Wonders
A question and answer trifold for the realistic fiction text Experts, Incorporated in the 2020 edition of Wonders (Grade 4, Unit 1) Contains a combination of comprehension and skill questions in the form of multiple choice and short answer questions.
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4th
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Seeker of Knowledge Reading Street 4th Grade Partner Read centers groups
Seeker of Knowledge
Reading Street 4th grade
Unit 4 Week 4
This is a great partner reading activity to help the students get used to that common core language that we are all trying to integrate into our classrooms! You can use this as a Tuesday/Wednesday partner reading activity, you can use it as a whole group guide, an individual assignment, or a center activity! I love coming up with new ways to integrate this into my lessons. Answer Key included!
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4th
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Idiom Attack 1-01 - From Beginning to End
FOR GRADES 3-6, ELL, ESL & Special NeedsReady-to-use printable flashcards, posters, activities and quizzes with answer keys to help you teach phrasal verbs, essential idioms, native expressions, common sayings, colloquialisms and other figurative language.These 30 ready-to-use figurative language printables (in color and B&W) are perfect for learning to recognize and use phrasal verbs, essential idioms, native expressions, common sayings & colloquialisms. Each expression includes pri
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3rd - 6th
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Writing Journal Prompts: Goofy But Serious
“I hate writing” is a phrase shortly followed with moans and groans. Sound familiar? It seems like the classroom is filled with writing tasks designed to get students prepared for standardized writing. How can teachers find the time to foster a love for writing or develop students’ creativity? Well look no further! Try these writing prompts with your students. Some are goofy and silly while others are serious. Students can cut and glue them into their journals. Some involve synonyms, antonyms,
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Grades:
2nd - 5th
Emily by Michael Bedard Picture Book and Poetry Activities
The interactive read aloud, Emily, by Michael Bedard, is a great addition to a poetry unit for upper elementary students. The picture book, Emily, shares information about the life of Emily Dickinson, but it is written in a style that reinforces poetry skills.
This resource includes activities to enhance information about Emily Dickinson’s real life as well as help students think more deeply about poetry and poetic language. You may not have time to complete every activity included in this pro
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3rd - 5th
Also included in: Poetry and Figures of Speech Bundle
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