Interpret figurative language, including similes and metaphors, in context.

Similes and Metaphors Lesson Plan: Craft and Structure

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*Click to open and customize your own copy of the Similes and Metaphors Lesson Plan. This lesson accompanies the BrainPOP topic Similes and Metaphors, and addresses the standard of interpreting the...

3.6.5 Idioms and Vocabulary Review

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In the BrainPOP ELL movie Area of Rectangles (L3U6L5), Ben and Moby want to install glow-in-the-dark wallpaper in their tree house. But they soon discover that putting up the wallpaper is trickier tha...

3.6.4 Idioms Lesson Plan

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In the BrainPOP ELL movie Egg on Your Face (L3U6L4), Moby is up to some strange behavior, from shaking his robot leg to zipping his robot lips, as he takes Ben’s expressions literally! In this lesson ...

Concept Vocabulary: Perspective Lesson Plan

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In the BrainPOP ELL movie Action! (L3U6L1), Ben and Moby make a movie about their school. The two are having so much fun reminiscing about their school days, that they don’t realize the mistake they’v...

Exploring Similes Lesson Plan: Enhancing Writing with Similes

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In this lesson plan, which is adaptable for grades K-5, students use BrainPOP and BrainPOP Jr. resources to identify and generate similes in a variety of contexts. Students will also explain the purpo...