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Targeted Reading Skills Practice: Figurative Language in The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
Targeted Reading Skills Practice: Figurative Language in The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
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Targeted Reading Skills Practice: Figurative Language in The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
Sixth Grade
Reading
Practice analyzing figurative language in context with this excerpt from C.S. Lewis’s classic fantasy novel, The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe!
Worksheet
Targeted Reading Skills Practice: Figurative Language in The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
Targeted Reading Skills Practice: Figurative Language in The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
Worksheet
Targeted Reading Skills Practice: Figurative Language in The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
Practice analyzing figurative language in context with this excerpt from C.S. Lewis’s classic fantasy novel, The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe!
Sixth Grade
Reading
Worksheet
Find the Idiom
Find the Idiom
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Find the Idiom
Third Grade
Figurative Language
Practicing with idioms is a piece of cake with the help of this worksheet!
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Find the Idiom
Find the Idiom
Worksheet
Find the Idiom
Practicing with idioms is a piece of cake with the help of this worksheet!
Third Grade
Figurative Language
Worksheet
Foreshadowing: The Championship
Foreshadowing: The Championship
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Foreshadowing: The Championship
Sixth Grade
Figurative Language
Predict what will happen during the championship game with this middle-grade worksheet all about foreshadowing!
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Foreshadowing: The Championship
Foreshadowing: The Championship
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Foreshadowing: The Championship
Predict what will happen during the championship game with this middle-grade worksheet all about foreshadowing!
Sixth Grade
Figurative Language
Worksheet
Follow the Path: Oxymorons
Follow the Path: Oxymorons
Interactive Worksheet
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Follow the Path: Oxymorons
Fourth Grade
Figurative Language
Discover the interesting and sometimes humorous world of oxymorons with this fun maze activity!
Interactive Worksheet
Follow the Path: Oxymorons
Follow the Path: Oxymorons
Interactive Worksheet
Follow the Path: Oxymorons
Discover the interesting and sometimes humorous world of oxymorons with this fun maze activity!
Fourth Grade
Figurative Language
Interactive Worksheet
Look for the Sounds
Look for the Sounds
Worksheet
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Look for the Sounds
Fourth Grade
Figurative Language
In this worksheet, children will read five sentences, underlining the word that is an example of onomatopoeia.
Worksheet
Look for the Sounds
Look for the Sounds
Worksheet
Look for the Sounds
In this worksheet, children will read five sentences, underlining the word that is an example of onomatopoeia.
Fourth Grade
Figurative Language
Worksheet
Novel Study: The Hunger Games: Costume Symbolism
Novel Study: The Hunger Games: Costume Symbolism
Worksheet
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Novel Study: The Hunger Games: Costume Symbolism
Seventh Grade
Reading
After reading The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins, challenge students to think about the symbolism of the costumes in the novel and get creative!
Worksheet
Novel Study: The Hunger Games: Costume Symbolism
Novel Study: The Hunger Games: Costume Symbolism
Worksheet
Novel Study: The Hunger Games: Costume Symbolism
After reading The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins, challenge students to think about the symbolism of the costumes in the novel and get creative!
Seventh Grade
Reading
Worksheet
Dino Fishing: Complete the Idiom
Dino Fishing: Complete the Idiom
Game
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Dino Fishing: Complete the Idiom
Fifth Grade
Figurative Language
Children use their knowledge of figurative language to complete the idioms in this fun fishing game!
Game
Dino Fishing: Complete the Idiom
Dino Fishing: Complete the Idiom
Game
Dino Fishing: Complete the Idiom
Children use their knowledge of figurative language to complete the idioms in this fun fishing game!
Fifth Grade
Figurative Language
Game
Onomatopoeia Practice: A Day at the Park
Onomatopoeia Practice: A Day at the Park
Worksheet
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Onomatopoeia Practice: A Day at the Park
Fourth Grade
Figurative Language
Can you hear the dogs barking and the birds chirping in the park? Study onomatopoeia in this worksheet! 
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Onomatopoeia Practice: A Day at the Park
Onomatopoeia Practice: A Day at the Park
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Onomatopoeia Practice: A Day at the Park
Can you hear the dogs barking and the birds chirping in the park? Study onomatopoeia in this worksheet! 
Fourth Grade
Figurative Language
Worksheet
The Day I Saved the World!
The Day I Saved the World!
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The Day I Saved the World!
Fifth Grade
Reading
When your students read this exaggerated tale, they will find a ton of hyperboles!
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The Day I Saved the World!
The Day I Saved the World!
Worksheet
The Day I Saved the World!
When your students read this exaggerated tale, they will find a ton of hyperboles!
Fifth Grade
Reading
Worksheet
Determine the Meaning of Common Allusions
Determine the Meaning of Common Allusions
Worksheet
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Determine the Meaning of Common Allusions
Seventh Grade
Figurative Language
Learners will use their background knowledge and sentence-based context clues to determine the meaning of common allusions.
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Determine the Meaning of Common Allusions
Determine the Meaning of Common Allusions
Worksheet
Determine the Meaning of Common Allusions
Learners will use their background knowledge and sentence-based context clues to determine the meaning of common allusions.
Seventh Grade
Figurative Language
Worksheet
Pick the Pun
Pick the Pun
Worksheet
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Pick the Pun
Fourth Grade
Figurative Language
Get ready for a little wordplay with this silly pun worksheet!
Worksheet
Pick the Pun
Pick the Pun
Worksheet
Pick the Pun
Get ready for a little wordplay with this silly pun worksheet!
Fourth Grade
Figurative Language
Worksheet
Spot the Oxymoron
Spot the Oxymoron
Worksheet
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Spot the Oxymoron
Fourth Grade
Figurative Language
It’s an open secret that this charming oxymoron worksheet will boost your knowledge of figurative language!
Worksheet
Spot the Oxymoron
Spot the Oxymoron
Worksheet
Spot the Oxymoron
It’s an open secret that this charming oxymoron worksheet will boost your knowledge of figurative language!
Fourth Grade
Figurative Language
Worksheet
Novel Study: The Lightning Thief: Analyzing Characters’ Dialogue
Novel Study: The Lightning Thief: Analyzing Characters’ Dialogue
Worksheet
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Novel Study: The Lightning Thief: Analyzing Characters’ Dialogue
Sixth Grade
Reading
After finishing Rick Riordan’s The Lightning Thief, students reflect on the author's use of dialogue and literary techniques to drive the story.
Worksheet
Novel Study: The Lightning Thief: Analyzing Characters’ Dialogue
Novel Study: The Lightning Thief: Analyzing Characters’ Dialogue
Worksheet
Novel Study: The Lightning Thief: Analyzing Characters’ Dialogue
After finishing Rick Riordan’s The Lightning Thief, students reflect on the author's use of dialogue and literary techniques to drive the story.
Sixth Grade
Reading
Worksheet
Identify the Idiom
Identify the Idiom
Worksheet
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Identify the Idiom
Fourth Grade
Figurative Language
Kids practice using idioms in this figurative language worksheet.
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Identify the Idiom
Identify the Idiom
Worksheet
Identify the Idiom
Kids practice using idioms in this figurative language worksheet.
Fourth Grade
Figurative Language
Worksheet
The Twisted Ankle
The Twisted Ankle
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The Twisted Ankle
Third Grade
Figurative Language
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?
Worksheet
The Twisted Ankle
The Twisted Ankle
Worksheet
The Twisted Ankle
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?
Third Grade
Figurative Language
Worksheet
Finish the Alliteration
Finish the Alliteration
Worksheet
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Finish the Alliteration
Third Grade
Figurative Language
Help your students practice identifying and writing alliterative sentences
Worksheet
Finish the Alliteration
Finish the Alliteration
Worksheet
Finish the Alliteration
Help your students practice identifying and writing alliterative sentences
Third Grade
Figurative Language
Worksheet
Determine the Meaning of Common Allusions #2
Determine the Meaning of Common Allusions #2
Worksheet
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Determine the Meaning of Common Allusions #2
Seventh Grade
Figurative Language
Learners use their background knowledge and sentence-based context clues to determine the meaning of more common allusions.
Worksheet
Determine the Meaning of Common Allusions #2
Determine the Meaning of Common Allusions #2
Worksheet
Determine the Meaning of Common Allusions #2
Learners use their background knowledge and sentence-based context clues to determine the meaning of more common allusions.
Seventh Grade
Figurative Language
Worksheet
Novel Study: The Hunger Games: Character Archetype Trading Cards
Novel Study: The Hunger Games: Character Archetype Trading Cards
Worksheet
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Novel Study: The Hunger Games: Character Archetype Trading Cards
Seventh Grade
Reading
Encourage creativity and critical thinking about the characters in The Hunger Games with this artistic extension activity!
Worksheet
Novel Study: The Hunger Games: Character Archetype Trading Cards
Novel Study: The Hunger Games: Character Archetype Trading Cards
Worksheet
Novel Study: The Hunger Games: Character Archetype Trading Cards
Encourage creativity and critical thinking about the characters in The Hunger Games with this artistic extension activity!
Seventh Grade
Reading
Worksheet
Foreshadowing: The Train Trip
Foreshadowing: The Train Trip
Worksheet
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Foreshadowing: The Train Trip
Sixth Grade
Figurative Language
Use foreshadowing to guess what will happen on this train ride!
Worksheet
Foreshadowing: The Train Trip
Foreshadowing: The Train Trip
Worksheet
Foreshadowing: The Train Trip
Use foreshadowing to guess what will happen on this train ride!
Sixth Grade
Figurative Language
Worksheet
Analyzing a Passage from The Wizard of Oz
Analyzing a Passage from The Wizard of Oz
Worksheet
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Analyzing a Passage from The Wizard of Oz
Fifth Grade
Reading
Children read a passage from L. Frank Baum's classic The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, then answer a series of questions in this reading comprehension worksheet.
Worksheet
Analyzing a Passage from The Wizard of Oz
Analyzing a Passage from The Wizard of Oz
Worksheet
Analyzing a Passage from The Wizard of Oz
Children read a passage from L. Frank Baum's classic The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, then answer a series of questions in this reading comprehension worksheet.
Fifth Grade
Reading
Worksheet
Follow the Path: Onomatopoeia #2
Follow the Path: Onomatopoeia #2
Interactive Worksheet
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Follow the Path: Onomatopoeia #2
Third Grade
Figurative Language

Splash into an ocean of onomatopoeia with this fun, inviting worksheet!

Interactive Worksheet
Follow the Path: Onomatopoeia #2
Follow the Path: Onomatopoeia #2
Interactive Worksheet
Follow the Path: Onomatopoeia #2

Splash into an ocean of onomatopoeia with this fun, inviting worksheet!

Third Grade
Figurative Language
Interactive Worksheet
Follow the Path: Onomatopoeia #1
Follow the Path: Onomatopoeia #1
Interactive Worksheet
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Follow the Path: Onomatopoeia #1
Third Grade
Figurative Language

You’ll be buzzing after completing this onomatopoeia maze for fourth- and fifth-graders!

Interactive Worksheet
Follow the Path: Onomatopoeia #1
Follow the Path: Onomatopoeia #1
Interactive Worksheet
Follow the Path: Onomatopoeia #1

You’ll be buzzing after completing this onomatopoeia maze for fourth- and fifth-graders!

Third Grade
Figurative Language
Interactive Worksheet
Follow the Path: Onomatopoeia #3
Follow the Path: Onomatopoeia #3
Interactive Worksheet
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Follow the Path: Onomatopoeia #3
Third Grade
Figurative Language

Make sure onomatopoeia clicks in your head with this engaging maze worksheet!

Interactive Worksheet
Follow the Path: Onomatopoeia #3
Follow the Path: Onomatopoeia #3
Interactive Worksheet
Follow the Path: Onomatopoeia #3

Make sure onomatopoeia clicks in your head with this engaging maze worksheet!

Third Grade
Figurative Language
Interactive Worksheet
Crack the Code: Halloween Onomatopoeia
Crack the Code: Halloween Onomatopoeia
Worksheet
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Crack the Code: Halloween Onomatopoeia
Fourth Grade
Figurative Language
This fourth- and fifth-grade onomatopoeia worksheet is full of spooky sounds!
Worksheet
Crack the Code: Halloween Onomatopoeia
Crack the Code: Halloween Onomatopoeia
Worksheet
Crack the Code: Halloween Onomatopoeia
This fourth- and fifth-grade onomatopoeia worksheet is full of spooky sounds!
Fourth Grade
Figurative Language
Worksheet
Analyzing Poetry: “I like to see it lap the Miles” by Emily Dickinson
Analyzing Poetry: “I like to see it lap the Miles” by Emily Dickinson
Worksheet
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Analyzing Poetry: “I like to see it lap the Miles” by Emily Dickinson
Eighth Grade
Reading
Introduce readers to the poem “I like to see it lap the Miles” by beloved American poet Emily Dickinson.
Worksheet
Analyzing Poetry: “I like to see it lap the Miles” by Emily Dickinson
Analyzing Poetry: “I like to see it lap the Miles” by Emily Dickinson
Worksheet
Analyzing Poetry: “I like to see it lap the Miles” by Emily Dickinson
Introduce readers to the poem “I like to see it lap the Miles” by beloved American poet Emily Dickinson.
Eighth Grade
Reading
Worksheet
Lay of the Land: Symbolic Landscapes
Lay of the Land: Symbolic Landscapes
Worksheet
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Lay of the Land: Symbolic Landscapes
Eighth Grade
Figurative Language
Explore different biomes on your quest to interpret literary symbols!
Worksheet
Lay of the Land: Symbolic Landscapes
Lay of the Land: Symbolic Landscapes
Worksheet
Lay of the Land: Symbolic Landscapes
Explore different biomes on your quest to interpret literary symbols!
Eighth Grade
Figurative Language
Worksheet
Look Beyond the Words: Simile and Metaphor
Look Beyond the Words: Simile and Metaphor
Worksheet
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Look Beyond the Words: Simile and Metaphor
Sixth Grade
Figurative Language
Become as clever as a fox as you learn to identify and interpret similes and metaphors!
Worksheet
Look Beyond the Words: Simile and Metaphor
Look Beyond the Words: Simile and Metaphor
Worksheet
Look Beyond the Words: Simile and Metaphor
Become as clever as a fox as you learn to identify and interpret similes and metaphors!
Sixth Grade
Figurative Language
Worksheet
Idioms 1
Idioms 1
Exercise
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Idioms 1
Fourth Grade
Figurative Language
Introduce students to the world of idioms with this exercise that shares some of the most common expressions in the English language.
Exercise
Idioms 1
Idioms 1
Exercise
Idioms 1
Introduce students to the world of idioms with this exercise that shares some of the most common expressions in the English language.
Fourth Grade
Figurative Language
Exercise
Hyperbole Detective!
Hyperbole Detective!
Worksheet
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Hyperbole Detective!
Fourth Grade
Figurative Language
Become the greatest hyperbole detective the world has ever seen in this extra-exaggerative worksheet!
Worksheet
Hyperbole Detective!
Hyperbole Detective!
Worksheet
Hyperbole Detective!
Become the greatest hyperbole detective the world has ever seen in this extra-exaggerative worksheet!
Fourth Grade
Figurative Language
Worksheet
Novel Study: Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry: Exploring Symbols
Novel Study: Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry: Exploring Symbols
Worksheet
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Novel Study: Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry: Exploring Symbols
Sixth Grade
Reading
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.
Worksheet
Novel Study: Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry: Exploring Symbols
Novel Study: Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry: Exploring Symbols
Worksheet
Novel Study: Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry: Exploring Symbols
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.
Sixth Grade
Reading
Worksheet
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