Summary
A movement break about figurative language. Kids march along with the coach while they meet similes, metaphors, and other figures of speech -- and figure out what they really mean.
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All ages
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Teaching resources
Discussion questions
Language and talk
- What figurative phrase did the video use?
- What does that phrase really mean? (It is not literal!)
- Can you make up a simile using 'like' or 'as'?
Quick work-a-long
Try it: Finish this simile out loud: 'As fast as a ___.' Then act it out.