Describe It Figurative Language Activity
Figurative language word and picture cards for go fish, memory or matching games, followed by a My Figurative Language Book where students write each word, use it in a sentence and draw it.
- Year groups
- Years 2–3 (Key Stages 1–2)
- File type
- Preparation
- Print ready
- Subject
- Grammar, ESL, Language Development, English
- Topic
- Speaking and Listening
- Resource types
- Activities
- Preparation
- Print ready
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About this resource
This activity is great for helping students understand figurative language. With this activity, students will match words to pictures that best describe them. This is a great way for students to learn about figurative language and how to use it.
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Learning objectives
Use a figurative language term correctly in a sentence
Connect figurative language words with pictures that show their meaning
Skills covered
Sentence writing — using each booklet word in an original sentence
Word-picture matching — pairing cards during go fish or memory
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