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Believe me! I’ve seen a huge difference when I take the time to explicitly work on figurative language. Utilize this Valentine’s Day Figurative Language resource to do just that! Students will write and identify and write similes, metaphors, hyperboles, personification, alliteration, and onomatopoeia. Valentine’s Day is a fun holiday for practicing figurative language, but all fun aside, understanding and identifying different types of figurative language is a staple of middle school ELA standards, so they do need to be practiced and taught regularly. Last year on Valentine’s Day I pulled a bunch of Valentine’s Day-Themed ELA activities together to create a fun, no-pressure filled day with my middle schoolers in our ELA classes. We had so much fun with: Figurative Language Valentine’s Day-Themed phrases; Rhetorical Appeals in Valentine’s Day commercials 3. Figurative Language Valentine’s Day Cards. Figurative language can be a tough skill for students to pick up on. Let students use figurative language to create adorable and funny Valentine’s Day cards. This is a great way to pair the English classroom with an annual card exchange, but with a fun and creative writing exercise. For even more Valentine’s Day figurative language fun, check out this Valentine’s Day Figurative Language resource! 4. Secondary ELA Valentine’s Day Literary Activities. If Valentine’s Day seems to sneak up on you, or if you need an easy, no-prep activity to help fill the day, I’ve also got you covered. There are so many awesome Valentine’s Day activities for middle school language arts, but these are some of my favorites. If you do each of these over the course of the week leading up to Valentine’s Day, your students will get some extra writing practice, some ELA skill review, and an extra special Figurative Language review that they will be sure to remember. SKILL 1: FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE. Figurative language is such an expansive topic, so continuing to review the skills is important to students’ long term mastery. Luckily, there are some really engaging ways to bring figurative language into the classroom via Valentine’s. First, review the different types of figurative language with students. Geared toward middle-grade learners, this fun seasonal worksheet features a unique maze containing several different examples of figurative language. Students will have the opportunity to show their ability to recognize metaphors and distinguish them from similes, hyperbole, and other forms of figurative language in order to find the correct This figurative language maze, designed for middle-grade learners, contains examples and non-examples of a variety of figurative language techniques. Students will be asked to demonstrate their grasp of figurative language by identifying only the examples of similes to move through the maze, which will require them to differentiate between This would be a great day for students to practice their skills in using poetic devices. Have students find examples of each type of figurative language below, and then write an original example using each device, each time employing the word love: Simile: Love is like an ocean rolling over me. Metaphor: Love is a tree with many branches. 5 ELA Activities to do on Valentine’s Day #1 Valentine’s Day Short Stories. An easy way to bring Valentine’s day into the classroom is by picking a love-themed short story. You can review skills like theme, conflict, and plot, but with a Valentine’s Day twist. By using a short story, you’re able to just spend one day on it. 25 Fun And Romantic Things To Do On Valentine’s Day. Valentine’s Day deserves something personal and magical, not just another night out. If you’re wondering how to make the day unforgettable for you and your spouse, I’ve got some ideas on things to do on Valentine’s Day that will feel intimate, fun, and easy to pull off. Valentine's Day Articu- Games for Articulation - Sentence Formulation - Figurative Language is a set of fun and motivating coloring and game activities themed to celebrate St. Valentine's Day. The materials target articulation practice for phonemes: [k], [g], [s], [z], [r], [l], [sh], [ch], [j], and Students can explore figurative language with this fun and engaging Valentine's Day activity. This pack includes activities to practice figurative language with love and Valentine's Day-themed idioms.Your students can use task cards to practice literal and figurative meanings of popular sayings. Plan some Valentine's Day fun for your middle school students this year with some figurative language review activities! Practice simile, metaphor, personification, hyperbole, idiom, and symbol - take students from identifying figures of speech to reading comprehension to analyzing meaning with exam Simile: A simile uses language to compare two things that are not alike, applying the words "like" or "as" to compare them. A good Valentine's Day example of a simile is the line "O, my Luve's like a red, red rose," an excerpt from Robert Burns' poem "A Red Red Rose." Valentine’s Day Figurative Language Sort. This Valentine’s Day activity requires students to review the four main types of figurative language: similes, metaphors, hyperboles, and personification. The students will sort the pieces of chocolates into groups based on what figurative language is being described or used in the sentence. Perfect for middle-grade learners, this Valentine's Day-themed maze contains a variety of figurative language examples and non-examples. Students will have the opportunity to show their knowledge of figurative language by identifying only the hyperboles amidst a sea of other techniques, including metaphors, alliteration, and rich imagery. Teaching and reviewing middle school ELA concepts through these Valentine's Day-themed printables and digital resources has never been easier or more engaging.This Volume One resource includes five ELA Valentine's Day activities for reviewing figurative language, analyzing rhetoric, picking love story novels, and analyzing the theme of famous love songs. Celebrating Valentine’s Day in your English class doesn’t have to be over the top or dramatic, though. In this post, I hope to share three ideas for celebrating Valentine’s Day in the high school English classroom appropriately. Valentine’s Day Ideas for the High School English Classroom #1: Read a Love Poem
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