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by Julie Williams
Topics: Second Grade, Writing, Arts and Crafts, Mother's Day
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This activity is still lots of fun for older kids, and thesaurus adventures are useful for writers of any age. But if you’ve got a kid in fourth grade or above, many state standards also call for work on literary devices such as metaphor or simile. Try challenging your older child to take this activity a step further: on the underside of each adjective, create a metaphor or simile that embellishes it. As a quick refresher, similes are comparisons using “like” or “as,”: you might say, for example, that Mom as “lovely as a lavender freesia.” Metaphors are stated as “is,”: “Mom, you are the heart of our family.” Ask your kid for more ideas, and be prepared to be impressed!