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

Figurative Language Maze: Winter Similes

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

Figurative Language Maze: Fall Similes

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

Figurative Language Maze: Summer Similes

Alliteration is a type of figurative language that is often used in poetry. Use this classic poem with your students to practice identifying alliteration in context.

Figurative Language: Alliteration in Poetry

Alliteration is a type of figurative language that is often used to engage a reader’s senses. Use this resource with your students to practice identifying examples of alliteration in context.

Figurative Language: Alliteration in Context


Similes, metaphors, and idioms are some of the most widely used literary devices in both speaking and writing. Students will review each of these and practice creating some of their own. 


Similes, Metaphors, and Idioms of Figurative Language

Ideal for fourth and fifth graders, this worksheet includes figurative language examples and definitions on the first page, and a second full page of questions and tasks that can be used to check for understanding.

Fall Figurative Language Task Cards

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

Figurative Language: Idioms

Alliteration is a fun way to play with language! Use this resource with your students to practice identifying examples of alliteration

Figurative Language: Identifying Alliteration

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

Figurative Language Practice

Learn "Merry Christmas" in other languages with this fun printable. See how to say "Merry Christmas" in other languages like Arabic, Czech, and Italian.

Merry Christmas in Other Languages

Successful students set sail with alliteration! Use this resource with your students to practice writing sentences using alliteration.

Figurative Language: Alliteration Sentences

Silly sentences will have your students smiling! Use this resource with your students to practice writing silly sentences with alliteration.

Figurative Language: Silly Alliteration

Help your fourth graders organize the structure of their literary essays with this graphic organizer.

Literary Essay Graphic Organizer

Make vocabulary practice fun with this literary terms crossword puzzle, that introduces kids to words and concepts like mood, metaphor, and irony.

Literary Terms Crossword Puzzle

Kids practice using idioms in this figurative language worksheet.

Identify the Idiom

This review worksheet is a quick way to assess your students’ knowledge of prepositional phrases and other language arts skills.

Language Arts Review Part 2

This language arts review provides a quick way to assess your students’ knowledge of parts of speech and other skills.

Language Arts Review Part 1

Students will practice writing strong leads for their literary essays.

Practice Writing a Strong Lead: Literary Essay

Can you say the alphabet using just your hands? American Sign Language is the language of the deaf, but is a great tool to have and use!

Sign Language Decoding Quotes

These example literary responses model how to cite and explain evidence to support a claim.

How to Cite Strong Evidence: Literary Response

How fast can you say the alphabet using only your hands? American Sign Language is the language of the deaf, but is a great tool to have and use!

American Sign Language Quotations

Students can use this template to generate a topic for a literary argument essay by considering a story they have read.

Literary Argument Writing: Selecting Your Topic

Can you spell using just your hands? American Sign Language is the language of the deaf, but is a great tool to have and use!

Decoding Quotes with Sign Language

American Sign Language is the language of the deaf, but is a great tool to have and use! Practice your alphabet signs by decoding this quote.

Practicing Sign Language

Encourage young writers to create a story using tools like figurative language, adverbs, and adjectives.

On Demand Writing: Picture Prompt

Silence is golden, especially when speaking sign language! American Sign Language is the language of the deaf, but is a great tool to have and use.

Sign Language Alphabet Practice

There are many different ways to start a story! Hone creativity and build knowledge about literary devices with these fun story starting prompts.

Different Ways to Start a Story

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

Review: Metaphors and Similes

This worksheet offers fun figurative language practice for young readers and writers.

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