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7 Fantastic Figurative Language Stories ~ Close Reading for school Years 4-9 (9-14 years)
Over 300 copies sold worldwide as of 1st February 2024.
7 original reading passages for teaching and reviewing figurative language: simile, metaphor, hyperbole, personification, alliteration, onomatopoeia, idiom, and allusion.
These activities are perfect for weekly homework, daily/bell work, classwork, review, test prep, or assessment.
Each of the 7 passages includes 4 activities. Please view the preview file for the first passage and tasks in their entirety.
Task A: Identify Figurative Language - Read the story and annotate (highlight or underline and label) figurative language; includes a checklist of what students should find. There are 12+ instances of figurative language in each passage.
Task B: Analyze Figurative Language - Students answer higher-order thinking questions based on the figurative language used in the story.
Task C: Modify Figurative Language - Students choose 5 instances of figurative language from the story and modify them so that figurative language still keeps its basic original meaning.
Task D: Revise Figurative Language - Students revise the paragraph based on the changes they made in Task C.

VOLUMES OF CUBES AND CUBOIDS KS2/KS3. WORD AND PDF FILES. EXAMPLE Q ON 1ST PAGE. ANSWERS PAGE 4.
VOLUMES OF CUBES AND CUBOIDS KS2/KS3.
Variety of questions on volumes of cubes and cuboids that increase in difficulty.
7 questions in Section A, 7 questions in Section B, 4 questions in Section C and 5 questions in Section D.
23 questions in total with all working out and answers on an answer page.
ANSWERS AND WORKING OUT ON PAGE 4. PDF FILE FORMAT.

GCSE REARRANGING FORMULA. 85 Q THAT INCREASE IN DIFFICULTY. WORD & PDF & ANSWERS & WORKING OUT
GCSE MATHS. TWO AND A HALF PAGES AND 85 QUESTIONS THAT GENERALLY INCREASE IN DIFFICULTY AND ARE SIMILAR TO THOSE THAT HAVE FREQUENTLY OCCURRED ON PAST EXAM PAPERS. WORD AND PDF VERSIONS. WORKING OUT AND ANSWERS ON PAGE 4 ONWARDS. PREVIEW IS COPYRIGHT PROTECTED. WORKSHEETS DONT HAVE BLUE LINES.

Figurative Language - Personification Worksheet
This is a 27 question worksheet that focuses on personification. Students are required to identify what is being personified and how that personification is happening. Students underline the idea, object, or animal being personified and then circle the human action that they’re doing that makes it an example of personification. There are two A4 sheets of examples and 2 answer pages. Previews are copy protected, file is free from blue lines. I hope that you and your children/students enjoy the challenge.

How To Draw Animals (30 popular animals in 6 easy steps with color finale)
How to Draw Animals guides students to confidently draw 30 different animals that are popular with children. A great drawing unit to compliment your Art or animal topic lesson plans. The children can choose from aardvark, cat, chicken, deer, dog, dolphin, duck, dragon, eagle, elephant, frog, hedgehog, horse, iguana, kangaroo, komodo dragon, lion, monkey, orangutan, owl, peacock, rabbit, raccoon, rhinoceros, sea otter, shark, snake, tiger, turtle and a wolf
Each guide contains six easy-to-follow pictured steps that start with basic lines and progress to a completed animal. The difficulty of the animal increases with the first 10 being the easiest and the last ten being for the more gifted artists/drawers in your class.
The first 5 steps are in black and white with step 6 giving an idea of the colour(s) to use if so wished.

KS2/KS3 MULTIPLYING DECIMALS BY WHOLE NUMBERS. PWR POINT. WORD & PDF WSHEETS. DIFFERENTIATED. ANS P3
KS2/KS3 MULTIPLYING DECIMALS BY WHOLE NUMBERS. PWR POINT. WORD AND PDF WORKSHEETS. DIFFERENTIATED. ANSWERS ON P3.

YEAR 6 SATS ENGLISH SPAG PAPER. 46 Q CONDENSED LESS PRINTING. WORD & PDF VERSIONS. ANSWERS INC
YEAR 6 SATS ENGLISH SPAG PAPER. 46 QUESTIONS CONDENSED SO LESS PRINTING. WORD & PDF VERSIONS. ANSWERS INCLUDED. ALL AT A REASONABLE PRICE. GIVE YOUR CHILD/CHILDREN THE BOOST THEY DESERVE. PRACTICE PAPERS PROPEL PUPILS!

YEAR 6 SATS PAPER 3 REASONING QUESTION PAPER AND ANSWERS. WORD AND PDF. CONDENSED SO LESS PRINTING.
YEAR 6 SATS PAPER 3 REASONING QUESTION PAPER AND ANSWERS. WORD AND PDF. CONDENSED SO LESS PRINTING. GREAT PRACTICE FOR YOUR CHILD. A BOOST TO THEIR PERFORMANCE AND FUTURE. GREAT REASONABLE PRICE.

YEAR 6 SATS PAPER 2 REASONING QUESTION PAPER AND ANSWERS. WORD AND PDF. CONDENSED SO LESS PRINTING.
YEAR 6 SATS PAPER 2 REASONING QUESTION PAPER AND ANSWERS. WORD AND PDF. CONDENSED SO LESS PRINTING. GREAT PRACTICE FOR YOUR CHILD. A BOOST TO THEIR PERFORMANCE AND FUTURE. GREAT REASONABLE PRICE.

WRITING TO INFORM. PAGE 2 = FOUR MORE PARAGRAPHS CONTINUING THE EXAMPLE .
GCSE OR KS3 ENGLISH. PAGE 2 = FOUR MORE PARAGRAPHS CONTINUING THE EXAMPLE ON WRITING TO INFORM THAT FILL THE WHOLE PAGE.

Figurative Language Card Sort Activity 100 Examples Metaphor, Simile, etc
This is an engaging card sorting game to review and reinforce the student’s understanding of figurative language. There are 100 cards with examples of figurative language taken from recommended literature books and poems for 5th to 11th graders 5. Students will enjoy discussing and classifying them into seven possible categories: alliteration, hyperboles, idioms, metaphors, onomatopoeia, personification and similes.
This interactive resource contains the following:
♦ Definitions A to G for the seven figurative languages used
♦ 100 cards with figurative language examples
♦ Answer keys
♦ Placemats
♦ Directions and ideas for use
Please check out the preview for an insight into the contents of the resource.
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YEAR 6 KS2 BALANCING EQUATIONS LOW, MID AND HIGHER SHEETS. WORD & PDF. ALL ANSWERS PROVIDED.
YEAR 6 KS2 BALANCING EQUATIONS LOW, MID AND HIGHER SHEETS. WORD & PDF. ALL ANSWERS PROVIDED. PREVIEWS WITH BLUE LINES FOR COPY RIGHT PROTECTION. GREAT PRACTICE FOR YOUR CHILD/CHILDREN/CLASS. IMPROVE THEIR UNDERSTANDING AND GIVE THEM THE BOOST IN THEIR SATS RESULTS THAT THEY DESERVE.

6 FREE BRAIN BREAKS
Each of these 6 appealing Brain Breaks is not only super-fun, but also popular with the children I’ve taught and continue to teach! Everything required is on the card. Just print, cut, and go.
If you enjoy them please take a look at 60 others as part of 66 in total.
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These 6 brain breaks have been carefully and meticulously selected and created to meet a variety of prerequisites:
They engage every student and none are just watching.
They can be completed in less than five minutes - many average less than two minutes.
They require very little if any prep - most require no prep at all.
They are fun!
Many are unique and will not be found anywhere else as they were originally devised by myself.
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Happy brain developing!

I Can Read Simple Sentences NO PREP (Set 1) PDF CVC Words
This NO PREP packet is the ultimate packet for building FLUENCY, CONFIDENCE and REINFORCING children’s understanding of CVC words when practicing simple sentences. The hands-on and engaging activities included in this packet will allow students to practice and master over 500 simple sentences! The simple sentences will work with all the pre-primer sight words and short vowel words (CVC word families). This ensures that students are mastering simple sight words and using their decoding skills to read decodable words rather than simply “guessing” at words.
The activities in this packet require NO PREP! There is no need to laminate, no cutting or use of costly colored ink. Just PRINT and use for literacy centers, small groups, morning work, homework and more!
Here is what is included in the PDF "I Can Read Simple Sentences NO PREP (Set 1) packet:
12 I Can READ it and MATCH it! These fun pages require students to read the simple sentences at the bottom of the page, cut them out and paste them to MATCH the picture.
*12 I Can READ and DRAW Simple Sentences! These pages allow students to read the simple sentence and then draw a simple picture to match the sentence. This engaging activity ensures that students are reading the sentence correctly.
*12 Spin and READ Simple Sentences. Children will love spinning the spinner with a paperclip and pencil and reading a word from the corresponding column! Reading becomes a GAME, not just mundane practice. This activity can also be played with a partner or in small groups. How FUN!
*12 Roll and READ Simple Sentences! Another interactive and FUN game for kids! Roll a die, read and check off one of the sentences in the correct column. Each of these pages have a total of 33 different simple sentences!
*12 I Can READ Simple Stories! Now it is time to read simple sentences in story! Kids will feel so accomplished as they read 12 stories that includes pre-primer sight words and simple CVC words! These fun stories will keep kids engaged and are a great way to work on fluency!
A total of 60 pages for £4.00. That’s less than 7p a page!
It is my sincere hope that you enjoy this I Can Read Simple Sentences NO PREP (Set 1) packet!

Finding The Theme In A Story Worksheet
This resource helps students practice finding the theme of a story in a fun way.
Students can read and reinforce the definitions for the themes and then the students can read a story and determine which theme is in the story. They can then answer some discussion questions about character actions, their own chooses in life, beliefs and society.
There are 10 stories to work through and discuss. My students love this task as it is great for reinforcing themes and generating discussion.
This makes a great theme review for years 5 to 9 or 10 to 14 year olds. In the US it is applicable to be used with 4th to 9th grade students. However, it is mainly used with 4th, 5th and 6th grade students.
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YEAR 6 KS2 MATHS BUNDLE
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FRACTIONS OF AMOUNTS.
REFLECTIONS OF SHAPES.
DRAWING 2D SHAPES.
MULTIPLYING DECIMALS BY WHOLE NUMBERS.
PRIME NUMBERS AND PRIME FACTORS.
VOLUMES OF CUBES AND CUBOIDS.
BALANCING EQUATIONS.
WORDED MATHS PROBLEMS.

Bundle of year 1 and 2 resources. Word and PDF files. Please read the description for more details
Bundle of year 1 and 2 resources. Word and PDF files. Doubling numbers, sharing items, more than less than or equal to, number sentences, number and pattern sequences, numbers 11-20 digits and spellings trace, one more and one less than a given number and worded numbers.

AREAS OF SHADED REGIONS. KS3 OR FOUNDATION GCSE. WORD AND PDF FILES. ANSWERS PAGES 3, 4 AND 5
AREAS OF SHADED REGIONS. KS3 OR FOUNDATION GCSE. WORD AND PDF FILES. ANSWERS AND WORKING OUT ON PAGES 3, 4 AND 5. PREVIEW IS COPYRIGHT PROTECTED.

SUBTRACTING PAIRS OF THREE DIGIT NUMBERS KS2. POWERPOINT AND DIFFERENTIATED WORKSHEETS.
SUBTRACTING PAIRS OF THREE DIGIT NUMBERS KS2. POWERPOINT AND DIFFERENTIATED WORKSHEETS.

Free Figurative Language Story
A free original reading passage for teaching and reviewing figurative language: simile, metaphor, hyperbole, personification, alliteration, onomatopoeia, idiom, and allusion.
If you like this free example then check out similar stories with their answers at:
/teaching-resource/figurative-language-stories-close-reading-for-national-curriculum-school-years-4-9-9-14-years-12249618
These activities are perfect for weekly homework, daily/bell work, classwork, review, test prep, or assessment.
Task A: Identify Figurative Language - Read the story and annotate (highlight or underline and label) figurative language; includes a checklist of what students should find. There are between 10+ instances of figurative language in each passage.
Task B: Analyze Figurative Language - Students answer higher-order thinking questions based on the figurative language used in the story.
Task C: Modify Figurative Language - Students choose 5 instances of figurative language from the story and modify them so that figurative language still keeps its basic original meaning.
Task D: Revise Figurative Language - Students revise the paragraph based on the changes they made in Task C.