Teaching Similes and Monster Simile Poem

Print and Digital! With free optional student instructional video lessons! This three-day lesson plan with printables will have your students understanding and writing similes, culminating in a cute monster simile poem! The first day includes an introduction and practice with similes. Then the next two days focus on creating the poem.

Each of the printables has an answer key/completed sample. The page used for students to plan their monster/poem comes in two different levels so you can choose which one suits your students best. Also note that three different picture books are recommended to kick off the lesson each day (not included).

The monster simile poem final product can either be displayed on a page that is included, or the activity can be taken one step further where students can create their monster out of construction paper and craft materials, and the poem is then glued onto the monster (see thumbnail picture).

Purchasing this resource will enable you to download the traditional PDF version to be printed as well as have access to a digital version to be used with Google Classroom™ or any LMS (through TpT's digital tool, Easel)! I have already prepared a student digital version of this resource for your convenience (deleted teacher pages, added instructions and text boxes for student answers, etc.). But you can also make your own changes (in terms of text boxes, instructions, etc., but note the content of the pages is not editable). For more information about how TpT's digital tool Easel works, please click here! Also check out the preview above for a glimpse of this digital version!

As an optional added bonus, you may also like my free instructional video lessons that teach my simile lessons for you! There are 3 videos in the series with student independent practice/activities (from this resource) to be completed between the video sessions. The videos can be found on my YouTube channel (name: Erin Guge; playlist: Poetry Lessons), and a link to the playlist is included in this resource.

This product includes:

- Three days of lesson plans, each taking about 30-40 minutes

- Simile poster for use during the lessons

- Simile practice sheet and answer key

- Monster simile poem planning page in 2 levels and completed samples

- Monster simile poem final copy page

- Picture samples of final products

Or buy this in a money-saving BUNDLE with three of my other Poetry Products: Alliteration Pyramid Poem, Bio Poems, and List Poems!

Also check out these other resources:

RACE Writing Strategy for Answering Text Dependent Questions: Grades 2-3

Vocabulary Interactive Notebook for Any Words: 16 Activities for Grades 2-5

Fiction and Nonfiction Literature Circles Grades 3-5

If you have questions or ideas for how I can improve my products, feel free to email me at erinteachermom@gmail.com. If you like this product, please leave positive feedback in order to receive credit toward future purchases! Also, consider following me on TpT!

Thank you and happy teaching!

Erin Guge

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