Description
Help students understand language that goes beyond literal meanings.
- Grades: 2
- Format: Downloadable teaching resource
Learning Objective
Students will interpret figurative language and explain its meaning in context.
What's Included
- Anchor Charts/ Journal Pages
- Mentor Text: Where Go The Boats?
- Original Poems Included:
- Rainstorm
- I Like to Pretend
- Secrets Unleashed
- Original Stories Included:
- Movie Madness- 490L
- The Lemonade Stand- 610L
- Distracted- 710L
- Nonfiction Passages Included:
- The History of Lacrosse- 640L
- J.K. Rowling- 670L
- Woodland Wreath- 700L
- What Is a Journalist- 790L
- Assessment Passages Included:
- This Is Your Life- (Poem)
- The Best Medicine- 420L
Ways to Use
Whole-class instruction, small groups, independent practice, or enrichment.
Preparation
Preview the included directions and select the activities you will use.
Standards & Skills
Source-listed alignment: ELA.2.R.3.1.








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Sarah Jurewicz –
This is a great resource to use when learning about figurative language.
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Dream Further –
I wasn’t a huge fan of this. The topics were not very interesting.
Tremendous in Third –
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The Gilded Classroom –
I love all of the resources from MagiCore but this was one seemed very challenging for my 2nd graders. The open-ended questions seemed very advanced and my students struggled with how to respond even after I modeled answers with them.