FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE
Collection by Skool Aid Products
poetry devices, idioms, figures of speech, multiple word meanings
acrostic
Fall Writing Prompts (4th-5th)
Celebrate the crisp fall weather with these fun writing prompts. They are best suited for 4th-5th graders because of the amount of space provided to write. Click here for the same prompts with bigger lines, ideal for beginning writers. Click here for the same prompts with lines, ideal for 1st-3rd...
American Holiday Posters with Writing & Grammar Tasks
Over 100 pages of material include 16 easy-to-assemble posters about Federal American holidays that provide information about their origins and traditions. Writing and grammar activities plus 5 suggestions for orally discussing the holidays are also provided. Written in acrostic poem format, these...
April is Poetry Month! How we celebrate and a FREEBIE!
Hey all. I am back to talk about planning for next week. Sadly, although I am on a stay-cation, I am planning and prepping for next week as well. I figured if I put a little time and effort into school work each day, it won't be overwhelming Sunday night. One part of April I don't get to celebrate too often is poetry. I absolutely love teaching my students to write poetry as well as closely read famous poems. On of my favorite poems, was actually a speech written for Sojourner Truth, titled…
Friendship Poetry Pack: Acrostic, Cinquain, Diamante, and Haiku Poetry Templates
Updated 1/15/16. Friendship theme poetry templates for cinquain, diamante, haiku, and acrostic poems.BW and Color options of each template. Each template comes with complete directions for completing the poem type and examples. No prep necessary!Perfect for Valentine's Day, National Poetry Month, or...
onomatopoeia
Onomatopoeia - Mini Books or Class Books
Kids love to say the word onomatopoeia. Let them make little books to illustrate their knowledge! There are 3 different sizes for books included...mini, small, and whole page. Let each child make one page and make a class book! Thanks for checking out my stuff! Hilary Rockin' Teacher Materials...
Splish Splash Splatter
Students in grades 5 & 6 have been diligently working on their Onomatopoeia art for the past two weeks. First, they had to fill up the entire 9x12 paper with black text from magazine pages. Then, they were to create a sketch of their word and some action symbols that represent the chosen word. Next, they drew their design on top of the magazine paper with a sharpie marker and added shadowing around their letters. Last, I had them use a limited color palette of blue, red, and yellow to…
Figurative Language Posters
Figurative Language Owl Themed Posters✿✿Use these cute owl themed posters to not only decorate your classroom or bulletin board, but to help your students understand figurative language. Use these owl themed posters on your wall, a bulletin board, or at a station or center. 9 posters included. ...
Comic Book Art...cont.
Students in grades 5 & 6 have been diligently working on their Onomatopoeia art for the past two weeks. First, they had to fill up the entire 9x12 paper with black text from magazine pages. Then, they were to create a sketch of their word and some action symbols that represent the chosen word. Next, they drew their design on top of the magazine paper with a sharpie marker and added shadowing around their letters. Last, I had them use a limited color palette of blue, red, and yellow to…
alliteration or tongue twisters
analogies & proverbs
collective nouns
concrete poetry
Haiku
irony
limericks
nursery rhymes
personification
puns & homonyms
Fall Writing Prompts (4th-5th)
Celebrate the crisp fall weather with these fun writing prompts. They are best suited for 4th-5th graders because of the amount of space provided to write. Click here for the same prompts with bigger lines, ideal for beginning writers. Click here for the same prompts with lines, ideal for 1st-3rd...
American Holiday Posters with Writing & Grammar Tasks
Over 100 pages of material include 16 easy-to-assemble posters about Federal American holidays that provide information about their origins and traditions. Writing and grammar activities plus 5 suggestions for orally discussing the holidays are also provided. Written in acrostic poem format, these...
April is Poetry Month! How we celebrate and a FREEBIE!
Hey all. I am back to talk about planning for next week. Sadly, although I am on a stay-cation, I am planning and prepping for next week as well. I figured if I put a little time and effort into school work each day, it won't be overwhelming Sunday night. One part of April I don't get to celebrate too often is poetry. I absolutely love teaching my students to write poetry as well as closely read famous poems. On of my favorite poems, was actually a speech written for Sojourner Truth, titled…
Friendship Poetry Pack: Acrostic, Cinquain, Diamante, and Haiku Poetry Templates
Updated 1/15/16. Friendship theme poetry templates for cinquain, diamante, haiku, and acrostic poems.BW and Color options of each template. Each template comes with complete directions for completing the poem type and examples. No prep necessary!Perfect for Valentine's Day, National Poetry Month, or...
Onomatopoeia - Mini Books or Class Books
Kids love to say the word onomatopoeia. Let them make little books to illustrate their knowledge! There are 3 different sizes for books included...mini, small, and whole page. Let each child make one page and make a class book! Thanks for checking out my stuff! Hilary Rockin' Teacher Materials...
Splish Splash Splatter
Students in grades 5 & 6 have been diligently working on their Onomatopoeia art for the past two weeks. First, they had to fill up the entire 9x12 paper with black text from magazine pages. Then, they were to create a sketch of their word and some action symbols that represent the chosen word. Next, they drew their design on top of the magazine paper with a sharpie marker and added shadowing around their letters. Last, I had them use a limited color palette of blue, red, and yellow to…
Figurative Language Posters
Figurative Language Owl Themed Posters✿✿Use these cute owl themed posters to not only decorate your classroom or bulletin board, but to help your students understand figurative language. Use these owl themed posters on your wall, a bulletin board, or at a station or center. 9 posters included. ...