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Lesson Plan
Similes That Describe ME!
Every student is unique. This lesson emphasizes that uniqueness by having young learners use similes to share some of the traits that make them special. It features Quick as a Cricket by Audrey Wood and a fantastic storyboard exercise.
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Learning Objectives
Students will be able to identify and write their own similes.
The adjustment to the whole group lesson is a modification to differentiate for children who are English learners.
Introduction
(10 minutes)
- Begin the lesson by asking your students to think about what type of people they are.
- State some adjectives, e.g. funny or quiet, and ask students to stand up whenever they believe your word describes them.
- Explain that the words you stated are adjectives, or words that describe things.
- Ask students to share some adjectives that describe them. List these words on the board.
- Let the class know that you're going to read a story about a boy who describes himself with similes.
- Explain that a simile is a figure of speech that compares two things using "like" or "as."
- Read Quick as a Cricket aloud.
- Beginning: Ask students to talk to a partner about adjectives that describe them. Allow them to use English or their home language (L1).
- Have ELs use a dictionary or glossary in English or L1 to choose adjectives.
- Intermediate: Provide a word bank with student-friendly definitions and images of common adjectives for ELs to reference.