A Picture Book Lesson to Teach Metaphors in Poetry

Elementary Learning

I’ve been creating units for kindergarten using picture books to introduce the poetic concepts of rhythm, rhyme, and metaphor. Today I thought I’d write about another picture book

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Onomatopoeia Picture Book Lesson: Tell a Story with Sounds

Elementary Learning

Storm Song is a rhythmic and rhyming book about three kids in the midst of a dark and long storm. Some pages feature onomatopoeia (boom, bang, rumble, rap)

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Figurative Language, Similes and Metaphor

Elementary Learning

This week’s Mentor Monday (a link up feature at The Reading Tutor/OG blog) is about using text to help teach figurative language. I realize I am a day

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