Similes, Idioms and Metaphors
Identify the figurative language: "The snow sparkled like glitter."
Simile
What do we call a group of lines in a poem?
Stanza
Find the product:
1,234 x 2
2,468
Solve using the area model.
23 x 14
322
How many children does Mrs. Penfield have?
2
Identify the figurative language: "Our classroom is a beehive of activity."
Metaphor
Which pair of words rhymes?
A. light/night
B. moon/morning
C. tree/trail
A. light/night
Find the product. Show your thinking.
2,136 x 3
6,948
Use an area model to find 32 x 21.
How many years has Mrs. Penfield been a teacher?
9 years
"I was feeling under the weather, so I stayed home." Identify the idiom and explain its meaning.
Under the weather - means feeling sick
Rain taps softly on the street.
Puddles sparkle at my feet.
Which two words rhyme? Which sense does "Rain taps softly" refer to?
Street/feet; sound/hearing
Find the product:
3,407 x 4
13,628
Using an area model, solve 46 x 25.
1,150
Mrs. Penfield is currently going back to school for her masters. What college is she attending?
OBU
Name each type of figurative language in order.
1. The pond was a mirror.
2. Her voice was as soft as cotton.
3. Please give me a hand.
1. Metaphor
2. Simile
3. Idiom
I plant a seed in soil so deep.
Beneath the ground, it seems to sleep.
I water it through sun and rain.
A tiny sprout rewards my pain.
How does the second stanza build on the first?
The first stanza describes planting the seed. The second shows how you care for it so it can grow.
Find the product using an area model.
5,068 x 6
30,408
28; 888
Where did Mrs. Penfield teach before she came to Peake?
Bryant; Hurricane Creek Elementary
Change the simile into a metaphor without changing its main meaning:
"The stars were like diamonds in the sky."
Example: The stars were diamonds in the sky.
The puzzle pieces would not fit.
I frowned and thought of stopping it.
I turned one piece and tried once more.
Then pieces fit -- three, two, then four!
What lesson does the poem suggest?
Never give up, keep trying even when something gets hard.
A school orders 7 boxes of stickers. Each box contains 2,756 stickers.
How many stickers are ordered?
19,222 stickers
A student used an area model for 52 x 36 and added 1,500 + 60 + 300 = 1,860.
What did the student leave out? Find the correct product.
12; 1,872
Who is Mrs. Penfield's favorite team?
Packers