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Grade 5 Similies and Metaphors Curriculum Resources

Introduce elementary students to the concept of similes and metaphors with our interactive and printable Similes and Metaphors curriculum resources. These resources guide children through recognizing and using similes and metaphors in an engaging and accessible format, improving overall language comprehension.

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Curriculum Resources Results

Identifying Similes and Metaphors - worksheet educational content
Identifying Similes and Metaphors
This worksheet is a great way to practice similies and metaphors. Students will read the sentences and then underline th...
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Understanding Metaphors - worksheet educational content
Understanding Metaphors
This worksheet is a great way to practice similies and metaphors. Students will read the sentences and then underline th...
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Similes vs Metaphors - worksheet educational content
Similes vs Metaphors
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Highlight Similes and Metaphors - worksheet educational content
Highlight Similes and Metaphors
Practice identifying metaphors and similies with this sheet. Studentss will read the paragraph and highlight the similie...
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Metaphors and Similes - worksheet educational content
Metaphors and Similes
Practice identifying metaphors and similies with this worksheet. Studentss will read the paragraph and highlihgt the sim...
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Figurative Language and Word Relationships - game educational content
Figurative Language and Word Relationships
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Figurative Language Similes and Metaphors - game educational content
Figurative Language Similes and Metaphors
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Identifying Similes and Metaphors - worksheet educational content
Identifying Similes and Metaphors
This worksheet is a great way to practice similies and metaphors. Students will read the sentences and then underline th...
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Metaphor Comparison - worksheet educational content
Metaphor Comparison
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Similes vs Metaphors - worksheet educational content
Similes vs Metaphors
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Understanding Metaphors - worksheet educational content
Understanding Metaphors
This worksheet is a great way to practice similies and metaphors. Students will read the sentences and then underline th...
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Highlight Similes and Metaphors - worksheet educational content
Highlight Similes and Metaphors
Practice identifying metaphors and similies with this sheet. Studentss will read the paragraph and highlight the similie...
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Metaphors and Similes - worksheet educational content
Metaphors and Similes
Practice identifying metaphors and similies with this worksheet. Studentss will read the paragraph and highlihgt the sim...
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Figurative Language Similes and Metaphors - game educational content
Figurative Language Similes and Metaphors
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Figurative Language and Word Relationships - game educational content
Figurative Language and Word Relationships
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Figurative Language and Word Relationships - game educational content
Figurative Language and Word Relationships
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Learning Synonyms - worksheet educational content
Learning Synonyms
This worksheet on synoyms is a great way to practice vocabulary. Students will read each sentence and find a synonym for...
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Verb Antonyms - worksheet educational content
Verb Antonyms
This worksheet will help students to practice their verb antonyms! Students will read the words on the left and match th...
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Adjective Antonyms - worksheet educational content
Adjective Antonyms
This worksheet will help students to practice their adjective antonyms! Students will read the words on the left and mat...
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Greek and Latin Roots and Affixes - game educational content
Greek and Latin Roots and Affixes
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Prefixes and Root Words - worksheet educational content
Prefixes and Root Words
This worksheet on prefixes and root words is a good introduction to this skill. Students will look at the words and unde...
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Prefixes, Suffixes, and Base Words - worksheet educational content
Prefixes, Suffixes, and Base Words
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Identifying Prefixes, Root Words, and Suffixes - worksheet educational content
Identifying Prefixes, Root Words, and Suffixes
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Greek and Latin Roots and Affixes - game educational content
Greek and Latin Roots and Affixes
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Root Words - game educational content
Root Words
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Word Categories and Attributes - game educational content
Word Categories and Attributes
Interactive first grade activity for defining words by category and key attributes. Students practice classifying object...
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Sorting Words into Categories - game educational content
Sorting Words into Categories
Interactive first grade activity for sorting words into categories like colors and clothing. Practice categorizing words...
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Root Words and Word Meanings - game educational content
Root Words and Word Meanings
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Word Meaning Strategies - game educational content
Word Meaning Strategies
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Relationships Between Word and Meanings - game educational content
Relationships Between Word and Meanings
Interactive grade 1 activity exploring word relationships and meanings. Students practice identifying synonyms, antonyms...
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Vocabulary—Real Life Connections - worksheet educational content
Vocabulary—Real Life Connections
This worksheet on real life connections will help students to strengthen their vocabulary. Questions will ask students t...
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Real Life Connections—Vocabulary Practice - worksheet educational content
Real Life Connections—Vocabulary Practice
This worksheet on real life connections will help students to strengthen their vocabulary. Questions will ask students t...
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Grade 1 Vocabulary Cards - worksheet educational content
Grade 1 Vocabulary Cards
This vocabulary resource is a great way to have students practice using new words. Students are given 12 words and defin...
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Real Life Connections—Vocabulary - worksheet educational content
Real Life Connections—Vocabulary
This worksheet on real life connections will help students to strengthen their vocabulary. Questions will ask students t...
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Choosing Words and Phrases for Effec - worksheet educational content
Choosing Words and Phrases for Effec
This vocabulary worksheet is a great way to practice using strong words, or words that create effect or emotion. Student...
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Vocabulary Choosing Words for Effect - worksheet educational content
Vocabulary Choosing Words for Effect
This vocabulary worksheet is a great way to practice using strong words, or words that create effect or emotion. Student...
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Choosing Words and Phrases for Effect | - worksheet educational content
Choosing Words and Phrases for Effect |
This vocabulary worksheet is a great way to practice using strong words, or words that create effect or emotion. Student...
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Using Descriptive Words - worksheet educational content
Using Descriptive Words
This worksheet on adjectives is a great way to strengthen vocabulary and to practice using descriprive words. Students w...
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Using New Words - worksheet educational content
Using New Words
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Rhyming Match—Up - worksheet educational content
Rhyming Match—Up
This resource is perfect for practicing new vocabulary words with your class! Students can keep this list of common voca...
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Act Out the Verbs - worksheet educational content
Act Out the Verbs
Students will match each word to an illustrated depiction, then act out the meaning through movement. This will help bui...
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Hot vs Cold - worksheet educational content
Hot vs Cold
This worksheet will help students differentiate between things that are hot and cold. Students will color in the cold th...
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Real Life Connections - worksheet educational content
Real Life Connections
This worksheet will help students to sort things from their lives into the correct categories. Students will determine i...
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Shades of Meaning - Act and Discuss - worksheet educational content
Shades of Meaning - Act and Discuss
This anchor chart on words with similar meanings is perfect for practicing this skill! Color coding will support student...
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Exploring Shades of Meaning - worksheet educational content
Exploring Shades of Meaning
This anchor chart on words with similar meanings is perfect for practicing this skill! Color coding will support student...
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Real Life Connections Between Words - worksheet educational content
Real Life Connections Between Words
This worksheet on real life connections will help students to strengthen their vocabulary. Questions will ask students t...
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Homophones at the Beach - worksheet educational content
Homophones at the Beach
This worksheet on sentence-level context will help your class to practice tricky homophones. Students will read each sen...
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Match the Idioms - worksheet educational content
Match the Idioms
This worksheet on idioms, adages, and proverbs is a great way to practice these skills. Students must match the phrase o...
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Using Powerful Words - worksheet educational content
Using Powerful Words
Practice vocabulary and synonyms with this activity! Students will match the words on the left to the synonyms on the ri...
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Shooting for Prefixes - worksheet educational content
Shooting for Prefixes
This worksheet on prefixes focuses on re-, un-, and dis-. Three basketball hoops illustrated on the page represent these...
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The Prefix Board Game - worksheet educational content
The Prefix Board Game
This board game will help your class to practice prefixes. Students will roll the die and move foward that many spaces. ...
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Affixes -re, -un, and -mis - worksheet educational content
Affixes -re, -un, and -mis
This worksheet on adding prefixes will help students to practice the affixes -re, -un, and -mis. Students will be given ...
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Grade 1 Suffix Words - worksheet educational content
Grade 1 Suffix Words
This worksheet on adding suffixes will help students to practice the affixes -ly , -er, ed, and -ing. Students will spin...
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Grade 1 Prefix - worksheet educational content
Grade 1 Prefix
This worksheet on adding prefixes will help students to practice the affixes -re, -un, and -mis. Students will spin the ...
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Adding Suffixes to Words - worksheet educational content
Adding Suffixes to Words
This suffix worksheet is perfect for practicing the suffixes -ful and -less. Students will add these endings to given ba...
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Adding Suffixes - worksheet educational content
Adding Suffixes
This suffix worksheet is perfect for practicing the suffixes -ing and -ed. Students will add these endings to given base...
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Prefix: Re - worksheet educational content
Prefix: Re
This worksheet on prefixes focuses on the prefix re-. Students will read each sentence and choose the word in parenthese...
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