Use foreshadowing to guess what will happen on this train ride!

Learners will use their background knowledge and sentence-based context clues to determine the meaning of common allusions.

Learners use their background knowledge and sentence-based context clues to determine the meaning of more common allusions.

Learn the uses of symbolic settings with this figurative language worksheet!

Practice using personification with this autumnal worksheet created for fifth through eighth graders!

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

After finishing Mildred D. Taylor’s Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry, give students a chance to think about the significance of the symbols used in the novel.

Let your figurative language skills blossom with this middle-grade springtime metaphor maze! 

Middle school students will become masters at decoding characters in their favorite stories after they complete this activity!

Introduce readers to the poem “I like to see it lap the Miles” by beloved American poet Emily Dickinson.

This grammar worksheet gives students a chance to study real examples of figurative language in context, including similes, metaphors, idioms, and personification.

This middle school worksheet gives students a chance to study real examples of allusion (mythological, biblical, literary, or historical), simile, personification, or metaphor. 

Give your learners some fun figurative language practice with Halloween-themed metaphors!

Students study real examples of verbal irony, puns, personification, and allusions in context with this middle grades worksheet! 

After reading The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins, challenge students to think about the symbolism of the costumes in the novel and get creative!

Help students learn and remember key types of figurative language with this convenient handout!

Practice identifying metaphors with this fun, winter-themed figurative language maze!

Encourage creativity and critical thinking about the characters in The Hunger Games with this artistic extension activity!

Brush up on your figurative language skills this fall season with this engaging metaphors maze!

Practice identifying similes like a seasoned expert with this fun, spring-themed maze!

Students make connections between classic and modern literature by identifying shared character archetypes found in each.

Write an eloquent, nature-inspired personification poem with this guided worksheet for seventh graders!

Explore figurative language in context with this personification worksheet designed for fifth through eigth graders! 

Get students thinking critically and creatively about character archetypes in the novels they’re reading with this engaging reading activity!

Predict what will happen during the championship game with this middle-grade worksheet all about foreshadowing!

Unmask the cast of every story with this worksheet for middle schoolers on character archetypes!