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.

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

After finishing Rick Riordan’s The Lightning Thief, students reflect on the author's use of dialogue and literary techniques to drive the story.

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

Introduce your students to these common English idioms, used in the context of a sentence.

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

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

Practice identifying hyperbole with this engaging winter-themed figurative language maze!

Have your learners practice identifying hyperboles with this fun figurative language maze.

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

Invite your learners to practice identifying hyperboles with this fun figurative language maze! 

Help your writing sing with personification! Practice identifying the different examples of personification in this poem by Emily Dickinson.

If someone loses their glasses, are they as blind as a bee or a bat? This fill-in-the-blank worksheet introduces your child to popular similes.

What does "when pigs fly" mean if pigs can't really fly? Kids use context clues to learn the meanings of common idioms on this third grade reading worksheet.

Invite learners to practice identifying examples of hyperbole with this fun Earth Day maze!

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

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

When your students read this exaggerated tale, they will find a ton of hyperboles!

Learners will have fun honing their language and grammar skills with this fall-themed figurative language maze!

This resource makes matching idioms as easy as pie! ​Students will pair idioms based on their identical meaning.

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

Students will learn about the history of hyperbole in literature and politics.

Use this resource with your students to practice using context clues to determine the meaning of idioms.

Give your learners some fun figurative language practice with Valentine's Day-themed similes!

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

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