Aug 19
This blog post outlines comprehensive lesson plans I created for teaching sound devices to fourth and fifth-grade students. The lessons cover alliteration, rhyme, and onomatopoeia and are presented in PowerPoint format to facilitate engaging and structured teaching. The two PowerPoint lessons are nearly identical, with just one difference: the 4th-grade version includes rhyme slides, while …
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Aug 12
Teaching students to understand proverbs and adages improves reading comprehension. These sayings have meanings beyond what can be understood in their individual words. Definitions Adages and proverbs are both forms of traditional sayings that offer wisdom or advice based on common sense or experience. While they are similar, there are subtle differences between the two. …
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Jun 17
Understanding humor devices enhances students’ writing skills and comprehension and helps them know how to respond appropriately in social situations. Definitions This lesson focuses on three humor devices: Understatement: Stating or presenting something with modesty or restraint to create a subtle or ironic effect. Hyperbole: An obvious and deliberate exaggeration or overstatement intended for …
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Oct 19
This figurative language lesson on understatements includes a free organizer and digital resources. It’s perfect for 4th, 5th, and 6th graders—curious minds ready to explore language in a new light. And guess what? We’re keeping it engaging and relatable with examples that’ll lighten their eyes! So, let’s get started on this figurative language adventure. Definition …
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Oct 05
This figurative language lesson on sarcasm includes a free organizer and digital resources. It’s perfect for 4th, 5th, and 6th graders. This lesson covers the definition with examples appropriate for upper elementary students. Definitions of Irony and Sarcasm Irony is the difference or contrast between expectations and reality in a circumstance. Irony is often only …
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Sep 21
This figurative language lesson on irony includes a free organizer and digital resources. Upper elementary students will love these fun activities. This lesson covers the definition with examples appropriate for 4th–6th graders. Definition Irony is a difference or contrast between expectations and realities in a circumstance. Irony is often only recognized well after an original …
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Sep 07
This figurative language lesson on puns includes a free organizer and digital resources. Students in 4th, 5th, and 6th grades will love these fun activities. This lesson covers the definition with examples appropriate for upper elementary students. Definition A pun is a joke exploiting the different possible meanings of a word or the fact that …
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