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Teach Figurative Language With Flocabulary

“Cooler than a polar bear’s toenails…” -Big Boi

In the world of figurative language, the simile is king. Or rather, the simile is like the king. This rap simile activity will get you and your students creating their own similes, and then the class will have to guess whether similes were written by a famous rapper or their classmate. You’ll be surprised how hard it is to tell. This simile activity is a favorite in our trainings, and we think you’ll have fun with it, too.

We've just released a new song about Women's Rights. And one of the major heroines of the women's rights movement is Elizabeth Cady Stanton. Stanton was born on November 12, and this Saturday she would have been 196 years young. So in honor of her birthday, we present to you... A Timeline of Elizabeth Cady Stanton 1815 - Born in New York. She was the 8th of 11 children. 1826 - Stanton's older brother Eleazar dies. Her father famously tells her, "Oh, my daughter, I wish you were a boy!" 1830 - Stanton graduates from the Johnstown Academy, where she…

Teach Figurative Language with Flocabulary [jwplayer file=https://s3.amazonaws.com/flocabulary/media-jrev/figurative-language-media.mp4 image=http://flocabulary.s3.amazonaws.com/images-jrev/figurative-language-image.jpg] Check out the lyrics and more. Listen to Flocabulary’s new, free Figurative Language song. You’ll learn all about metonymy, as well as metaphors, simile and more. METONYMY Definition: When the name of one object replaces another object that is closely associated with it. It comes from the Greek word metōnymía, meaning "change of name." Why Writers Use it: Metonymy can often allow writers and speakers to refer to complicated concepts or large groups of people with a single world. It also helps to create a quick mental image by using everything that…

Are you teaching a special numerical lesson this Friday? 0 will feel jealous of his binary brother this Friday. To help you in your celebration of so many 1s, we're making all our 1 and 11-related math songs free for one day only on 11/11/11! We've got "1" songs for Addition & Subtraction, Multiplication, and Division. Use them this Friday to review the special mathematical properties of 1 and 11. And if you can't wait till then, sign up for your free trial to listen to "1" songs (and many, many others) now.

Revolution, rotation, orbit—the terms could make your head spin. But our new free Solar System video, "Confessions of a Planet," will set your students straight! In this lesson, students will research a planet in the Solar System, and present their findings to the class...in rhyme!