Imagery activities

We are going to read Green Giant by Jack Prelutsky and create mental images. I'm excited to see what they end up creating. I wrote the poem ...

When it comes to writing, imagery is an important literary device for kids to understand and use. Imagery brings a writer’s ideas to life. It helps them paint a picture with words. I love hel…

Teaching Figurative Language can be fun and meaningful for your students. Teaching figurative language through poetry can make it even better! Here are my best tips for teaching similes, metaphors, idioms, hyperbole, onomatopoeia, imagery, alliteration, and personification.

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The CBT banana 🍌 A simplified visual imagery showcasing CBT’s different ‘levels’ of thinking and general cognitive processing. NATS (Negative Automatic Thoughts) are the most easily accessible and, therefore, on the ‘outer layer,’ a.k.a. the unpeeled. They are frequent in nature and can pop up in response to everyday events. They can be conscious or subconscious and can trigger intense emotions, e.g., “I’m going to get fired.” The next layer, the 'peel,' is Underlying Assumptions, which…

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This Reading Comprehension Worksheet - Scared of the Dark is for teaching reading comprehension. Use this reading comprehension story to teach reading comprehension.

Most students will be able to say that the setting of a story is where and when the story takes place; however, writing a setting is a whole new story (pun intended). This lesson includes five activities that help students write descriptive settings for their narratives.

In this winter mindfulness for kids, your child uses their imagination to relax into the stillness of a mindful snowman.

Metaphor Activities for Kids | Whether you are trying to meet the figurative language standards for fourth or fifth grade or you are looking for a way to challenge your younger learners, these metaphor activities can elevate your figurative language lessons. Try out the metaphor lessons and activities today and watch your students begin to find, use, and understand metaphors tomorrow!