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Here's a richly detailed unit, designed for second graders, that focuses on decoding figurative language, including similes, metaphors, personification and idioms.
- Create transparencies of the reading passages, as well as of the other animals mentioned in the passages, and ask kids to use figurative language to describe the images
- Some readers may need additional support reading the assessments
The 32-page packet includes three lessons, worksheets, graphic organizers, a list of figurative language clue words, simile and metaphor exercises, assessments, extensions and a bibliography