You're Toast and Other Metaphors We Adore
Title | You're Toast and Other Metaphors We Adore PDF eBook |
Author | Nancy Loewen |
Publisher | Capstone |
Total Pages | 14 |
Release | 2011 |
Genre | Figures of speech |
ISBN | 1404862706 |
Here's a BRIGHT IDEA: read this book. It's a PIECE OF CAKE. And trust us; no one will call you A TURKEY. For more metaphors, look inside.
Teaching Poetry Level 9-12
Title | Teaching Poetry Level 9-12 PDF eBook |
Author | ETC Montessori Digital |
Publisher | ETC Montessori Digital |
Total Pages | 183 |
Release | 2018-02-13 |
Genre | Language Arts & Disciplines |
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Continuing the work that was started with Teaching Poetry Level 6-9, this second part of the curriculum focuses on more advanced types of poetry, examples, research, and activities that are geared towards the students in Elementary II. This Language arts module is well written and researched so that it allows your students to enjoy poetry in a low anxiety level environment that fosters creativity, imagination and fun. The materials are designed to meet CCS standards with each standard is outlined and listed by grade or level. A full manual with teacher lessons on how to present each concept is included, along with an answer key. The Level 9-12 unit includes the following: Introduction lessonsAdditional resources listsCCS standards by level/gradeTeacher and presentation lesson for each conceptAnswer key20 Level 4 task cards20 Level 5 task cards20 Level 6 task cards27 Teacher Presented Nomenclature cards with picture, label, and definition24 Types of poems cards with definitions and examples
My Momma Likes to Say
Title | My Momma Likes to Say PDF eBook |
Author | Denise Brennan-Nelson |
Publisher | Sleeping Bear Press |
Total Pages | 34 |
Release | 2013-08-15 |
Genre | Juvenile Fiction |
ISBN | 1627531289 |
From the author of Buzzy the Bumblebee comes a child's hilarious visual interpretation of such parental idioms and witticisms as "Hold your horses;" "Money doesn't grow on trees;" and "I have eyes in the back of my head." "Cat got your toungue?" My momma likes to say. I'm not sure what she means but I like it anyway. My cat has never tried to take my tongue away. But if he did, he'd find that it can stretch a long, long way.
It Figures!
Title | It Figures! PDF eBook |
Author | Marvin Terban |
Publisher | Houghton Mifflin Harcourt |
Total Pages | 67 |
Release | 1993-10-18 |
Genre | Juvenile Nonfiction |
ISBN | 0547346271 |
“Enjoyable and informative . . . Using this humorously presented book, children will truly improve their styles of writing” (School Library Journal). Writing “The road was bumpy” is okay . . . but isn’t it more fun to say “It felt like we were riding on square tires”? This lively guide shows kids how to make their writing more dramatic, more memorable, or just plain funnier—whether they’re writing for school or for creative expression. It explains six techniques: Similes Metaphors Onomatopoeia Alliteration Hyperbole Personification . . . and provides guidelines for their use, plenty of examples, and entertaining illustrations.
Crazy Like a Fox
Title | Crazy Like a Fox PDF eBook |
Author | Loreen Leedy |
Publisher | National Geographic Books |
Total Pages | 0 |
Release | 2009-09-15 |
Genre | Juvenile Fiction |
ISBN | 0823422488 |
Rufus the fox is up to something-- find out why he's acting so crazy in this clever simile story. All night, he's been sleeping like a log. When the sun rises, he feels as fresh as a daisy. In a story told entirely with similes, Rufus sneaks up and startles his friend Babette, and leads her on a wild chase through the woods. Perfect for teaching figurative language, this brightly-illustrated picture book includes the definition of a simile, as well as a brief introduction to idioms and cliches-- and examples on every page of different sayings and similes. Loreen Leedy's zany illustrations depic the figurative sayings in literal ways-- a wooden fox sleeping like a log, a yellow and black striped sheep who's as mad as a hornet-- to bring home the meanings of the expressions. Perfect for kids studying creative writing, or English language learners who may not be familiar with common but less literal sayings, Crazy Like a Fox will make readers happy as a clam-- and help them incorporate similes into their own writing.
Stubborn as a Mule and Other Silly Similes
Title | Stubborn as a Mule and Other Silly Similes PDF eBook |
Author | Nancy Loewen |
Publisher | Capstone |
Total Pages | 14 |
Release | 2010-12 |
Genre | Juvenile Nonfiction |
ISBN | 1404862714 |
Are you silly as a goose? Do you laugh like a hyena? Like a monkey? Like a moose? For more similes, look inside.
She Sells Seashells and Other Tricky Tongue Twisters
Title | She Sells Seashells and Other Tricky Tongue Twisters PDF eBook |
Author | Nancy Loewen |
Publisher | Capstone |
Total Pages | 14 |
Release | 2010-12 |
Genre | Juvenile Nonfiction |
ISBN | 1404867147 |
A collection of tongue twisters, along with an explanation of what sounds in the piece make it difficult to repeat.