Middle school students will uncover the blueprints of every legendary tale as they learn, identify, and draw symbols for six different plot archetypes!

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

Help students learn and remember key types of figurative language with this convenient handout!

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

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

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

This middle school worksheet gives students a chance to study real examples of allusion (mythological, biblical, literary, or historical), simile, personification, or metaphor. 

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

Students study real examples of verbal irony, puns, personification, and allusions in context with this middle grades worksheet! 

After reading The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins, challenge students to think about the symbolism of the costumes in the novel and get creative!

Learn about common patterns in storytelling with this middle-grade worksheet!

Practice identifying similes like a seasoned expert with this fun, spring-themed maze!

Let your figurative language skills blossom with this middle-grade springtime metaphor maze! 

Put your creative side to work with this fun writing activity!

Become as clever as a fox as you learn to identify and interpret similes and metaphors!

Introduce readers to the poem “I like to see it lap the Miles” by beloved American poet Emily Dickinson.