Simile Matching Cards: Enliven Your English Lessons! Are your pupils as puzzled as a hedgehog in a balloon factory when it comes to similes? Illuminate their understanding like a lighthouse on a foggy night with my engaging “Simile Matching Cards” resource! What’s Included: 66 illustrated similes 6 A4 pages, each with 11 similes Two common simile structures: “As [something] as a” “Like a” Visually Appealing: Each sentence card features key words illustrated in an engineered text style, making them stand out like a toucan in a penguin colony! This unique design helps emerging readers and EAL learners grasp concepts as easily as a duck takes to water. Perfect for: Key Stage 2 English Early Key Stage 3 English (Year 7) Supporting EAL learners Literacy intervention groups Benefits: Develops creative writing skills Enhances vocabulary and reading comprehension Supports visual learners and kinesthetic learning styles Makes learning as enjoyable as a day at the seaside! Don’t let similes puzzle your pupils like a jigsaw with missing pieces. With these Simile Matching Cards, they’ll be as comfortable with figurative language as a bird in flight. Check out my Similes Quiz-Quiz-Trade Fun Flashcards

This is an exciting and engaging lesson/set of tasks aiming to build students’ skills at using similes and metaphors in their writing . It was taught during an observation lesson where the teacher received an Outstanding judgement. Students learn to: - Define and give examples of what similes and metaphors are; - Identify similes and metaphors on funny posters and captions; - Analyse what makes similes and metaphors effective; - Create their own simile and metaphor filled writing piece; - Peer assess and learn through fun interactive tasks. It comes complete with: - Engaging and visual PowerPoint to guide students (and teacher!) through the lesson; - Colourful and thought-provoking worksheet for the main analysis task; - Lesson plan/ teacher guidance sheet, which goes through the lesson step-by-step; - Resources to enable the teacher to make ‘flags’ for the introductory task. All pictures are licensed for commercial use, and image authors cited on the final slide. This lesson can also be bought as part of the Descriptive Devices bundle for just £5. The bundle leads students through each language device needed in order to write to describe confidently. Alternatively, you can buy the Descriptive Writing Big Bundle (All descriptive devices lessons, structuring and organising writing lesson, capturing the readers attention lesson, and the literacy writing mat) for £6.

This can be printed onto card and laminated to make into small cards to use as a game in class as a plenary or to recap similes. The teacher reads out the card and the student with their hand up first can give an appropriate answer. The student with the most cards at the end is the winner.

This fun and entertaining activity (for both the teacher and children!) is played like charades. It is an exciting and a practical way for children to learn to recognise and use similes to improve their writing. There are 24 simile cards with each card containing ideas as to how they could act out the simile. This game can be played in groups, pairs or as a whole class. Contents: - 1 x Instruction Sheet - 24 x Simile Cards - 2 x Differentiated Record Sheets My children absolutely love this game and are always asking to play it! Best of all, they now use similes effectively in their writing! ----------------------------------- Thank you! Don't forget to leave us feedback. :)

A number of similes where the sentence start and ending have been separated so that students can match them up.

These task cards are a great way for students to have fun while reviewing many examples of similes. A recording sheet and an answer key is provided. This activity has students reading the beginning of 26 different similes to each other and then asked to choose the correct word to complete the ending. Students are given multiple choice options, as well as a version without multiple choice.

Uncluttered cards that explain in simple language what similes, metaphors and personification are. Examples of each are given and all include visual support to help highlight the differences. Could be used as reference cards for students or as part of a display.

Display cards which may also be used to create games. Aim: to encourage the use of similes in creative writing.

Pack 1- This resource consists of a similes anchor chart and 24 similes examples accompanied with pictures. These cards can also be used as a wall display. Pack 2- This resource consists of ‘similes examples with pictures’ chart and 5 worksheets.

Activity aimed at year 7s as a lesson starter to match the simle start to the end.

An essential resource for any primary classroom teaching the new National Curriculum. This display pack contains the follow: 1 x A4 Title page (with red border) 4 x A4 definition posters explaining what a simile is (with blue border) 9 x A4 posters giving examples of similes (with purple border) 5 x A4 posters asking questions (with green border) 2 x Vocabulary cards showing how sentences with similes can be constructed (with yellow border) 1 x A4 Poster with 20 similes listed all on one page. Great to use as a vocabulary mat (with yellow border)

Flashcards to stimulate writing similes. Question prompts to get children thinking of how to write similes comparing emotions/feelings. Can be easily differentiated by selecting more/less cards for groups. The cards on the second sheet are more abstract and can be used to develop more able pupil's thinking.

Sea similes and free style creative writing are invited on this wavy-sea picture poem, entitled “Summer’s Day Sea”. Children in my workshops are keen to write on the waves, thinking up their own similes for the sea and sand, and details to follow ‘It goes…’ and ‘You may find…’ IDEAS: The sea might be as blue as the fresh, summer sky, as refreshing as a dripping, mouthwatering, mint ice lolly, and as lacy as a bride’s frilly wedding dress. Or it might be as curly as hair rollers, as fun as your dream birthday party, or as reflecting as a gleaming, polished mirror. Perhaps start children off with similes for sparkly, e.g. as a whirl of precious diamonds, as silver glitter on a Christmas card, or as the twinkling stars in the night sky. SEE ALSO Stormy Sea simile sheet:**** https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/stormy-sea-poetry-frame-guide-12043779**** and Treasure Map alliteration fun: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/treasure-map-alliteration-game-yr1-6-guide-for-use-11887395 - both very popular!

Christmas Similes Activity. A fun printable Christmas activity handout to help your students create some simple Christmas similes. Your students, after reading the example, should be able to fill in the blanks with their own Christmas similes, and even make up a few of their own. Great winter fun. Also fun to do after watching the scene in the movie "A Christmas Carol" when the party-goers play the game "Similes." Also includes simile cards. Print out on cardstock, and cut out. Give to students to fill out and draw a representation of their simile. Punch a hole in the corner of each, tie with a ribbon, and hang on your "Simile Tree." - HappyEdugator

Make learning similes fun and interactive with this hands-on Similes “I Have, Who Has?” Game – perfect for small group instruction, literacy centers, ELA warm-ups, early finishers, and test prep! Designed for Grades 3 to 5, this engaging activity helps students practice and review similes in a playful, cooperative way. This figurative language resource includes: ▪︎ 32 Printable “I Have, Who Has?” Game Cards ▪︎ 2 Similes Worksheets for extra practice ▪︎ Full Answer Key Simply print on cardstock and laminate for long-term classroom use. Ideal for ELA centers, sub plans, or morning work, this resource supports student engagement and mastery of similes in a fun, low-prep format. Hope you and your students enjoy this resource. We really appreciate your sparing a few moments to review this resource.

KS2 English session introducing the use of similes to describe a setting. Lesson plan Simile bank Setting cards Differentiated worksheets Homework All images used in this resource are copyrighted by the author.

This Rainbow Fish Similes Literacy Center - will engage your students and provide them with a fun way of learning similes and enhancing their vocabulary skills and descriptive writing. Product Use ♥ Literacy centers ♥ Early finishers ♥ Morning work ♥ Play with a buddy ♥ Small group work Product Includes: •Anchor chart - what is a simile - two charts included - one for US spelling and one for Australian/British spelling. Color and black lined copies included. •15 colorful simile sentence cards - color and black lined copies included •Teacher instructions sheet •Student response sheet Note: US, Australian and British spelling similes card are included in this kit where required.

This is an engaging card sorting game to review and reinforce the student’s understanding of figurative language. There are 100 cards with examples of figurative language taken from recommended literature books and poems for 5th to 11th graders 5. Students will enjoy discussing and classifying them into seven possible categories: alliteration, hyperboles, idioms, metaphors, onomatopoeia, personification and similes. This interactive resource contains the following: ♦ Definitions A to G for the seven figurative languages used ♦ 100 cards with figurative language examples ♦ Answer keys ♦ Placemats ♦ Directions and ideas for use Please check out the preview for an insight into the contents of the resource. IMPORTANT NOTICE: Copyright © Dr Johnson. All Rights Reserved. • Purchasing this product gives the purchaser ONE LICENSE to this product. This allows the purchaser the right to reproduce this product for HIS/HER class ONLY. • Duplication for an entire team, school, or school district is strictly forbidden. • If other teachers would like copies of this product, please direct them to my store. • You may not reproduce, redistribute, or post this item on a blog or website or video sharing plat form like YouTube for download (free or paid). • Copying any part of this product (even for a classroom website) is also in violation of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act. • You may not modify, copy, or alter this product in any way. • Please feel free to spread the word about this product via social media or blog post. A link to the product (or my store) is much appreciated.

These Boom Cards are perfect for teaching Rhetorical Comparison Devices – Simile, Metaphor, Hyperbole and Analogy. These no prep activities would be great for ELA lessons or ELA centers. Your students will love these self-grading exercises that are gamified for student engagement. After attempting these New Bloom’s Taxonomy based Boom Cards students will be able to: Note the definitions, purposes and quick memory tips to interpret and verbalise the rhetorical comparison devices in the graphics. Compare and contrast rhetorical comparison devices and find their similarities and differences with examples. Form rhetoric statements to go with the graphics that exemplify the rhetorical comparison devices. Analyse and state what is being compared in the text using rhetorical comparison devices. Identify the impact of the use of rhetorical comparison devices in the given text. Create expressions for the rhetorical comparison devices using the given patterns. These digital task cards: Would be great on a Laptop, Desktop, Chromebook or Tablet; Can be used on any other mobile device that can access the internet; Can even be used on your Smart Board. Here are some possible uses for these in your classroom: To challenge early finishers For effective tutoring As ESL stations and sub tubs As holiday work and homework For small group collaborations For an end of unit assessments For reinforcement and enrichment More about Boom Learning: To use Boom Cards, you must be connected to the Internet. Boom Cards play on modern browsers (Chrome, Safari, Firefox, and Edge). Apps are available for Android, iPads, iPhones, and Kindle Fires. For security and privacy, adults must have a Boom Learning account to use and assign Boom Cards. You will be able to assign the Boom Cards you are buying with “Fast Pins,” (play provides instant feedback for self-grading Boom Cards). Fast Play is always a free way for students to engage with Boom Cards decks. For additional assignment options you’ll need a premium account. If you are new to Boom Learning, you will be offered a free trial of our premium account.