Picture comprehension is a great intro to reading comprehension! Kids will simply identify what is going on in each picture.

As your students complete this reading comprehension exercise, they will learn about their lungs while practicing active reading skills.

Introduce readers to the poem “We Wear the Mask” by Paul Laurence Dunbar with this poetry analysis worksheet!
 

Let's get as silly as a goose with these similes! Students will get creative as they finish simple similes with this introductory worksheet. After they finish, give them a chance to share their favorites with the class!

Students read a two-page adaptation of "The Gift of the Magi" and dig deep into the figurative language and literary devices of this classic story!

Children practice spelling and alphabetizing sight words in this handy practice worksheet.

Your students will practice using sentence clues to identify the meaning of homographs.

Help students hone their language and vocabulary skills with this worksheet in which learners use sentence-level context clues to write the word that correctly completes each sentence.

Use this glossary with the EL Support Lesson Plan: Figurative Language.

Children work with two forms of figurative language in this grammar worksheet.

Kids complete sentences with idioms in this worksheet.

Children are introduced to Tennyson the Turtle, a reptile who likes to use metaphors and similes, in this appealing worksheet!

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

This exercise will get your students inferring the meaning of unknown metaphors.

Examine the theme of beauty while reading and analyzing two different poems in this two-page worksheet for middle grades! 

Your kids will have fun learning about hyperbole and writing some of their own exaggerations along the way!

Alliteration is a fun way to play with language! Use this resource with your students to practice identifying examples of alliteration

Students hone their ability to spot literary devices with this fun, winter-themed figurative language maze!

Give your students experience with reading and analyzing primary sources with this powerful excerpt from the memoir of Frederick Douglass.

Try a crossword puzzle where all the answers are opposites of their clues!

Middle school writers practice rewriting sentences using personification to add description and make the sentences more exciting!

Read Aesop's classic fable, then answer a few reading comprehension questions.

Grammar enthusiasts and baseball fans will enjoy identifying the adjectives—and the nouns they describe—in this engaging parts of speech worksheet.

Learners discover the magic of figurative language in this reading and writing exercise.

Let your young writer relax by practicing writing notes to friends, journal entries, and even a grocery list!

Children will learn how to make subjects and verbs agree, and then practice completing ten sentences with the correct verb, in this appealing grammar worksheet.

This poem offers a fun, memorable example for students as they learn to interpret figurative language in works of poetry and literature.

In this vocabulary-building worksheet, students will read several short paragraphs and identify and match familiar words with their lesser known synonyms.

In this reading comprehension worksheet, learners compare and contrast two poems, focusing on structure, tone, and literary devices used in each.

In this worksheet, learners will practice identifying metaphors as they color in the logs that contain them.