Wednesday, August 7, 2013

Using Wonderopolis To Help Teach Figurative Language

I've used Wonderopolis in my 2nd grade classroom to help introduce and teach different types of figurative language.  Below are the Wonders and some links to posts that I have created about using the Wonders to help teach figurative language.

Simile
#702 Are You Sly as a Fox?
Using Wonderopolis to Teach an Author's Craft - Similes

Metaphor
#821 What Is a Metaphor?

Alliteration
#516 Do Woodchucks Really Chuck Wood?

Personification
#259 Did Father Time Have Children?
#527 Who Is Uncle Sam?
Personification of Wonderopolis

Onomatopoeia
#299 Why Are They Called "Flip-Flops"?

Hyperbole
#766 When Will Pigs Fly?
Using Wonderopolis for a Spook-tacular Writing Workshop Lesson

Idiom
#77 Why Do People Say "A Dime A Dozen"?
#147 Why Do People Say "A Stitch In Time Saves Nine"?
#459 Which Side Is the Wrong Side of the Bed?

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