Literally, Figurative Language Is So Fabulously Fun!

By Susie Rogers, ELA, 5th-8th

For the past week, my fifth graders have had the absolutely best time of their lives by digging deep into the figurative language. They were detectives as they found words and phrases that shouted, “Don’t take me literally!” Today, the students were as busy as bees trying to escape the St. Patrick’s Day Escape Room by using their knowledge of alliteration, similes, metaphors, onomatopoeias, hyperboles, idioms, and personification. Though some will remain locked away forever because of the quick as a wink time limit, most students simply soared like eagles and were successful with their excellent and exciting escape!