Generally, teachers can use some help with lesson plans for
teaching figurative language, and this page should provide teachers with useful background knowledge, figurative expressions for examples, and exercises for practicing figurative language.
If you're looking for additional resources for
teaching figurative language, feel free to take a look at my Figurative Language Bundle or Figurative Language Tri-folds!
Not exact matches
When I
teach language arts, I love using collaborative writing to explain concepts like
figurative language or to demonstrate how to start writing different types of pieces (like an essay or a suspenseful personal narrative).
Teach strategies that emphasize analysis and interpretation — examine author styles and use of
language through literal and
figurative analysis to get meaning from text.
It's Raining Cats and Dogs Submitted by Jacqueline C. Miller This lesson plan
teaches idioms (
figurative language) in a creative, fun way.
For a lesson plan designed to help
teach students improve their reading comprehension, for example, you might state that at the end of the lesson, students should be able to read and understand
figurative language, plot, climax, and other fiction characteristics, as well as the elements of nonfiction, and display the ability to find specific information in the text.
As a teacher, take time to
teach the meanings of
figurative language.
Teach a variety of strategies for acquiring new vocabulary and help students understand
figurative language, word relationships, and nuances in word meanings
Teaching antonyms, synonyms, categories, classification, and
figurative language are just some of the ways to build relational vocabulary knowledge and support reading development.
For example, Warburton and Campbell's (2001) study indicated that preservice teachers began to understand poetic
language, developed more confidence in
teaching poetry to children, and observed how popular culture and technologies could serve their instructional aims after participating in three integrated projects that immersed them in appreciating and understanding
figurative language and poetic forms and communicating an original poem through text and computer - based illustrations.
Couple more: Benjamin McFadden and the robot babsitter, any books by Bill Peet and when he's older, The Series of Unfortunate Events by Lemony Snicket (8 or 10 books that are great for
teaching vocabulary and
figurative language).