Monday morning students are going to arrive to school with instructions to "follow the simile road," of course you have to say it to the tune of "Follow the Yellow Brick Road."
From the time they hit the cafeteria doors, in the morning, until they reach our classroom they will find "bricks" with similes on them. A simile is a figure of speech that makes a comparison between two very diffent things using 'as' or 'like.' Here are several example of similes: "Love is like a rose." "The sweater was as warm as a roaring fire." "The cat meowed as loud as a siren."
Figurative language is one way writers elaborate details and make their writing more interesting. If you notice any similes in your own reading point it out to your child. We will be looking through the books we have previously read to find the similes. The more we notice them the more we can add to our own writing.
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