Metaphors

The computer in our classroom is a dinosaur.

• The computer is old. 
• The computer is scary.
• The computer is brand new. 

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

Students are sponges in the classroom.  

• Students soak up water. 
• Students soak up knowledge.
• The student is turning into a sponge. 

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

That test was a piece of cake!

• The test was too hard.
• The test tasted like cake. 
• The test was easy.

Tags

TEKS.ELA.5.10D

TEKS.ELA.5.9B

TEKS.ELA.CR.2F

TEKS.ELA.E2.2B

TEKS.ELA.E4.7B

My room is a disaster zone. 

• Construction it happening in my room. 
• My room is clean. 
• My room is messy. 

Tags

TEKS.ELA.3.10G

TEKS.ELA.5.10G

TEKS.ELA.7.12H.II

TEKS.ELA.CW.4A

TEKS.ELA.E1.6B

My sister is a clown. 

• My sister is mad. 
• My sister is funny. 
• My sister is crying. 

Tags

CCSS.L.3.4A

CCSS.L.3.5A

CCSS.RL.3.3

CCSS.RL.3.4

That cat was a bolt of lightning. 

• My cat is slow. 
• My cat was struck by lightning. 
• My cat is really fast. 

Tags

TEKS.ELA.4.10D

TEKS.ELA.4.9B

TEKS.ELA.5.10D

TEKS.ELA.6.9D

TEKS.MATH.7.9D

At lunch, we were pigs. 

• We ate really fast and messy. 
• Pigs were at the lunch table. 
• We ate a pig. 

Tags

TEKS.ELA.4.10D

TEKS.ELA.4.9B

TEKS.ELA.5.10D

TEKS.ELA.6.9D

TEKS.MATH.7.9D

You are my sunshine. 

• You make happy. 
• You upset me. 

Tags

TEKS.ELA.4.10D

TEKS.ELA.4.9B

TEKS.ELA.5.10D

TEKS.ELA.6.9D

TEKS.MATH.7.9D

My friend has a heart of gold. 

• My friends is kind and helps everyone. 
• My friend is mean. 
• My friend's heart is made of real gold. 

Tags

TEKS.ELA.5.10D

TEKS.ELA.5.9B

TEKS.ELA.CR.2F

TEKS.ELA.E2.2B

TEKS.ELA.LG.2I

The girl stood out like a sore thumb in the group of boys. 

• The girls thumb was sore. 
• The girl stood out in front of the group of boys. 
• The girl was in the wrong line. 

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.5.1