Can you tell the difference between a simile and a metaphor? Students will seek to distinguish between—and determine the meanings of—simple similes and metaphors with this multiple choice activity.

Get students thinking figuratively by having them connect their understanding of metaphors and similes to the books they read in class. Students will seek out a metaphor or simile in their reading, consider the quote's context, then explain what they

As quiet as a mouse or as quiet as a cucumber? Kids will learn the definition of a simile, then use pictures as clues to complete the similes.

Are you as quick as lightning? Learn about similes with this fun activity. Pick a simile and draw a picture to represent it.

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.

This worksheet will help your child understand what similes are, and she'll even get to use her imagination to write some of her own!

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!

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

Give your learners some fun figurative language practice with this worksheet featuring summer-themed similes!

EL students will read similes and identify how the two things being compared are alike.

Use this glossary with the EL Support Lesson: Similes with Linking Words.

Help your EL students use linking words to write similes!

Use these vocabulary cards with the EL Support Lesson: Similes with Linking Words.

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

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

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

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

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

Students will learn to identify and interpret similes, metaphors, and personification in writing.

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?