Figurative Language Teaching Resources for Year 5
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Metaphors Worksheet
Practise identifying and using metaphors with this differentiated metaphors worksheet.
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Figurative Language Poster Pack
Remind your students about the most common types of figurative language with this set of classroom display posters.
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Literary Devices Poster Pack
Explore the various literary devices used by authors with the set of colourful classroom posters.
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Types of Figurative Language - Worksheet
Practise identifying and creating examples of figurative language with this printable worksheet.
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Writing a Simile Poem - Worksheet
Experiment with similes by writing a simile poem about a special person.
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All About Me! - Simile Poem Poster and Template
Get to know your students and explore poetry at the same time with this simile poem scaffolding template.
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Identifying Descriptive and Figurative Language Worksheets
Help your students identify descriptive and figurative language in narrative texts with this set of colour-coding worksheets.
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Figurative Language PowerPoint
Explore figurative language with your students using this comprehensive teaching presentation.
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Similes Matching Game
Use this similes game to introduce your students to some of the most common similes used in the English language.
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Interesting Idioms Worksheet
A worksheet using common idioms.
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Figurative Language Sorting Activity
Explore figurative language in context with this set of 28 sorting cards.
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Figurative Language Telephone Game
Play this figurative language game with a group to practise recognising and inventing metaphors, similes and personification.
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Simile and Metaphor Self-Portrait Worksheet
Teach students about similes and metaphors by asking them to describe... themselves!
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Onomatopoeia Examples - Word Wall Display
Display a fun onomatopoeia word wall in your classroom with printable cards containing 45 onomatopoeia examples.
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Interpreting Figurative Language - Worksheets
Explore figurative language in poetry with this age-appropriate poem and accompanying vocabulary questions.
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Grandparents' Day Activity - Simile Spinner Craft
Show Grandma and Grandpa how awesome they are with a Grandparents’ Day Craft filled with super similes!
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Figurative Language - SCOOT! Task Cards
Explore figurative language in multiple ways with the set of 24 task cards.
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Individual Idiom Posters
A set of posters showing idioms and their meaning.
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Idioms Poster
A poster giving the definition for and examples of idioms.
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Figurative Language Posters – Onomatopoeia
Help young readers and writers recognise onomatopoeias with a set of onomatopoeia classroom posters.
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Interpret Figurative Language Poster
Provide students with a visual reminder of the types of figurative language with this classroom display poster.
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Elements of Poetry Worksheet - Figurative Language
A worksheet to help students understand figurative language in poetry.
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Figurative Language Task Cards
A set of 12 task cards to practice working with figurative language.
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Alliteration Poster
A poster providing a definition and examples of alliteration.
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Elements of Poetry Worksheet - Idioms
A worksheet to help students understand idioms in poetry.
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Onomatopoeia Man Poster
A poster providing a definition and examples of onomatopoeia.
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Sound Devices PowerPoint
An editable PowerPoint to use when teaching sound devices to your students.
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Figurative Language Flip Book
A flip book template for students to identify examples of figurative language.
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Figurative Language
A 60 minute lesson in which students will identify and investigate figurative language in poetry.
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Idioms
A 60 minute lesson in which students will explore some commonly used idioms.
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Sound Devices
A 60 minute lesson in which students will identify and investigate sound devices in poetry.