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Watch this video to learn some common idioms. See if you can use these idioms in your own speech.
This video explains the meaning of similes and provides common examples.
This video teaches you about metaphors and provides a few examples.
Can you spot the figurative language in the various songs and movie clips? Identify the type of figurative language. Is it a simile, metaphor or idiom?
This book is loaded with idioms! Can you identify 4 idioms from the story and explain what they really mean?
This video teaches you about personification
Tell or write a story about your masterpiece. Can you include characters, setting, problem and solution?
Tell or write a story about your masterpiece. Can you include characters, setting, problem and solution?
Tell or write a story about your masterpiece. Can you include characters, setting, problem and solution?
Tell or write a story about your masterpiece. Can you include characters, setting, problem and solution?
Write a story about this character with a sibling or grown-up at home. You start the story by writing the first sentence and then pass the story to your family member. They will add a sentence to your story. Continue taking turns adding to the story one sentence at time. The story must include character, setting, problem and solution.
Write a story about this character with a sibling or grown-up at home. You start the story by writing the first sentence and then pass the story to your family member. They will add a sentence to your story. Continue taking turns adding to the story one sentence at time. The story must include character, setting, problem and solution.
Write a story about this character with a sibling or grown-up at home. You start the story by writing the first sentence and then pass the story to your family member. They will add a sentence to your story. Continue taking turns adding to the story one sentence at time. The story must include character, setting, problem and solution.
Explain the steps you took to draw this masterpiece to a family member. Use transition words: first, next, then, last.
Explain the steps you took to draw this masterpiece to a family member. Use transition words: first, next, then, last.
Explain the steps you took to draw this masterpiece to a family member. Use transition words: first, next, then, last.
Explain the steps you took to draw this masterpiece to a family member. Use transition words: first, next, then, last.
Listen to the following stories and answer the questions below each video
Who were the characters in this story? Where did it take place? What happened first, second, third, and forth in the story? What was the problem? How did Great Big Billy Goat Gruff solve the problem at the end of the story? Now, use these answers to these questions to help you retell the story to your grown up.