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1st - 3rd Grade Literary Devices and Figurative Language Educational Resources : Page 2

Your mind will burst with knowledge after completing this hyperbole activity! Turn normal skills and traits into lager-than-life abilities using exaggeration.

hyperbole

Hyperbole

Children will love coming up with creative drawings that depict common idioms literally in this engaging grammar worksheet.

what is an idiom

What Is an Idiom?

In this grammar worksheet, learners will enjoy writing what each idiom means figuratively, then drawing a picture to illustrate its meaning.

mixedup idioms

Mixed-Up Idioms

Give kids a chance to think creatively about metaphors by letting them write their own! Students will stretch their imaginations and figurative language skills as they think of ways to describe their class, bedroom, and more.

write your own metaphors

Write Your Own Metaphors

This worksheet is a beast! That's a metaphor, and your child will be writing their own metaphors in no time, then they can use them in a poem.

animal metaphors

Animal Metaphors

Students will learn common animal sound words in different languages!

animal sounds around the world

Animal Sounds Around the World

After introducing similes, give kids a chance to be creative with this writing activity! Students will have fun comparing all kinds of things of their choosing using the prompts, and you'll love watching them use and grow their figurative language skills.

write your own similes

Write Your Own Similes

Use this glossary with the EL Support Lesson Plan: Idioms.

glossary idioms

Glossary: Idioms

Use this activity to help students find and decipher metaphors in the context of short passages. Students will read the passages, record what is being compared in each, and then seek to explain the metaphors' meanings in their own words.

metaphors in context

Metaphors in Context

Similes are all around us—sometimes you just need a little context to know how to decipher them! This lighthearted story about a twisted ankle contains two hidden similes. Can your students find them?

the twisted ankle

The Twisted Ankle

This year, third graders will be taking their vocabulary to new heights and exploring such concepts as metaphor, simile, hyperbole, and personification. This guided lesson in vocabulary and figurative language offers clear and practical definitions of new words and expressions, along with plenty of practice opportunities. Understanding vocabulary and figurative language deepens reading comprehension skills and enriches the writing process.

word meaning 1

Word Meaning 1

Have some fun with the alphabet as you learn all about alliteration! Create an alliteration for every letter of the alphabet.

alphabet alliteration

Alphabet Alliteration

These similes got mixed up! With this simile worksheet, students will choose from a selection of words to complete the scrambled similes.

simile scramble

Simile Scramble

Silly sentences will have your students smiling! Use this resource with your students to practice writing silly sentences with alliteration.

figurative language silly alliteration

Figurative Language: Silly Alliteration

Children draw the literal meaning of a few idiomatic expressions as they consider their true social meaning.

show your idioms

Show Your Idioms

Use these vocabulary cards with the EL Support Lesson Plan: Figurative Language.

vocabulary cards figurative language

Vocabulary Cards: Figurative Language

Children will discover how figurative language can enliven writing in this fun cut-and-paste worksheet.

rainy day friend classroom story

Rainy Day Friend Classroom Story

Metaphors are imaginative ways to describe something by comparing that thing to something else. With this worksheet, students will write a metaphor for each pair of given words.

making metaphors

Making Metaphors

Get students thinking figuratively by having them connect their understanding of metaphors and similes to the books they read in class. Students will seek out a metaphor or simile in their reading, consider the quote's context, then explain what they thin

metaphor and simile search

Metaphor and Simile Search

Use these vocabulary cards with the EL Support Lesson Plan: Idioms.

vocabulary cards idioms

Vocabulary Cards: Idioms

Many idioms are a dime a dozen. Give kids a chance to flex their figurative language skills and creativity by having them write and illustrate their very own idioms. Students will find that time really does fly when they're having fun!

my own idiom

My Own Idiom

Give your third grader a head start in language arts by teaching her an alliteration lesson with this Santa Claus-themed writing project.

write santa clausthemed alliteration

Write Santa Claus-Themed Alliteration

Refresh your third grader's understanding of idioms with this hands-on art activity that encourages him to manipulate clay to represent his favorite idiom.

make clay idioms a piece of cake

Make Clay Idioms a "Piece of Cake"!

Strong writing engages all five senses, and this fabulous fall-themed simile activity is the perfect way to celebrate sight, sound, smell, taste, and touch.

fall similes

Fall Similes

Engage students in analysis by examining archetypes in fairy tales. Teach students to identify heroes and villains in fairy tales, examine patterns, and create their own fairy tales to express their knowledge of archetypes. 


analyzing archetypes in fairy tales

Analyzing Archetypes in Fairy Tales

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