Figurative Language Giveaway!

Phew, it took an entire year to complete my Figurative Language Bundle and you now have a chance to win it in this bundle giveaway!

3 lucky winners will get the entire Figurative Language Bundle!  

This is a great resource to use throughout the entire school year to incorporate figurative language into your 3rd - 5th general ed classrooms or to use for middle school age students who struggle with these higher level language skills. 

Each season includes:  figurative language definitions, idiom cards, idiom card covers, simile and metaphor activity, personification identification, personification creation, multiple meaning match, multiple meaning story, black/white printables, idiom data tracking form, simile and metaphor data tracking form page, personification data tracking form, multiple meaning data tracking form page, figurative language rubric


Figurative language is an important piece of addressing the Common Core Standards as it requires students to use critical thinking skills not only used in the classroom but in everyday life.  

Here is a preview of my new summer figurative language product.  Each month includes the same format of pages and data forms to make seasonal tracking and progress monitoring a breeze.

Win the ENTIRE BUNDLE by entering below.  Three lucky winners be chosen!

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Top Hits Figurative Language FREEBIE for upper grades

I don't think I've ever used the expression it's raining cats and dogs, but I have told my students to "shake it off!"  My middle schoolers LOVE pop music and think it's really cool to learn language through song lyrics.  I decided to share what has been successful in my room by creating a product with the latest hits for you.  

Top Hits uses today's pop music to explore figurative language.  

Multi-Model Approach

You may find it helpful for students to read the full song lyrics and watch music videos prior to using the cards.  Be sure to preview videos for appropriateness and search edited lyrics as needed.    

I also wanted to let you know that my SLP Runner store is participating in the TpT SALE!  I have lots of spring products and upper grade goodies similar to this freebie, but with added rubrics and data charting pages.  

Be sure to check out my bundles as they are heavily discounted for 28% off ALREADY discounted prices.  

Have Fun shopping and enjoy the freebie!

Lava lamps, tie dye, and summer language!

Hi friends,  You may have seen my Tie Dye Language unit for higher level language learners.  I have added some fun ideas to go in with this groovy product. 

Lava Lamps!  Who doesn't love lava lamps and their bubbling fun.  I tried out this inexpensive and easy craft with my own children and am sure my older students will LOVE it too.  Here are the directions:  

Why end the fun there.  The "I Have Who Has" inferencing game found in Tie Dye Language, goes through all of the materials and associations with actually tie dying (For example, I have rubber bands, who has something that contains blobs of wax in a glass container?"

  I have never tie dyed before so I had to try this with my own three girls.  Here are the results:  

Following directions, sequencing, vocabulary, and memory recall are just a few of the many language areas that can be targeted through these fun hands-on crafts and activities.

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They all lead up to my many higher-level language activities in Tie Dye Language: students work on multiple meaning words, similes, metaphors, inferencing, idioms, and my favorite moods/emotions (with my Mood Ring match pages).  You can even find mood rings at many dollar stores and in bulk online.  These activities will surly be the highlight of your students' summer service time.  

Click here for my blog post with full details about Tie Dye Language and how it can make your summer planning a breeze.  

Have a rad day! 

Tie Dye Language!

Let me give you the skinny on my new far out product!

Tie Dye Language is jam-packed with 8 activities in the areas of idioms, inferencing, similes/metaphors, multiple meaning words, and identifying emotions. + Data Progress Charts for each activity.  

Middle and Upper Grade Language Activies!

Mulitple Meaning Words: Students identify two meanings of sixties themed slang/multiple meaning words and create a story (not shown) with the vocabulary words. 

Mood Ring Match: The students read/listen to sentences and use the mood ring color chart to identify which person is wearing what color ring. 

Inferencing: "I Have…Who Has?"(28 cards) is a super fun game of using those higher level language. 

Color Idioms- A rainbow of colors in these idioms (48 total).

Similes or Metaphor?  - This activity (2 pages) has students using definition page (not shown) to identify if the sentence contains a simile or a metaphor.  In addition, student needs to underline the figurative language.  

These are just a few of the many colorful activities you'll find it here:Tie Dye Language. 

Also included are Data Points for each activity!  

Easily document student progress!
Baseline + at least 2 data points per activity.  

See full size example below. 

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