These engaging third grade literal and nonliteral language activities, worksheets, and teaching slides are the perfect no-prep resources to elevate your grammar lessons and boost your students’ skills! You’ll get a full week of skill-building lessons with a 5-day lesson plan done for you, plus whole group, independent, and partner activities to provide your students with short, daily practice in a variety of formats.
Covers These Concepts:
literal language
nonliteral language including
- hyperbole
- simile
- metaphor
- personification
- idiom
Short on time to teach grammar? This simple 5-day routine with detailed lesson plans allows you to teach, practice, or assess your students in 15 minutes or less each day.
Weekly grammar routine
Monday: A mini lesson on PowerPoint with interactive practice slides
Tuesday: Practice worksheet
Wednesday: Task cards center activity
Thursday: Reading passage and writing activity
Friday: Assessment & Grammar glossary
Literal and Nonliteral Language Activities Included
A 5-day lesson plan provides you with daily pacing and detailed instructions for each day of the week. Answer keys are also included.
A teaching PowerPoint with engaging lesson slides that introduce the skill and the grammar rule, give examples, and provide interactive slides for whole group practice.
Literal and nonliteral language practice worksheets provide reinforcement, independent practice, morning work, or homework.
A grammar-based reading passage allows students to read a high-engagement “Grammar Gazette” news article written by kid reporters and distinguish between literal and nonliteral language. Three different formats are included for easy differentiation.
A differentiated writing activity for students to write their news articles
Task cards and a recording sheet for a no-prep grammar center and early finisher activity
An assessment to monitor progress that is simple, direct, and easy to grade
A grammar glossary notebook page gives students a handy reference to add to their writing notebooks.
A full-page poster gives students a reference and is a great addition to your grammar wall!
All the literal and nonliteral language activities in this unit are intentionally designed with easy-to-understand activities for students and easy-to-grade papers for the teacher. All the materials require very little prep or no prep at all. You’ll only need to make copies and cut out a few straight lines on the task cards to be ready to go! Teaching grammar has never been easier!
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Happy teaching!
Linda Kamp
Around the Kampfire
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