Year 6 Bundle: Similes, Metaphors and Personification - Lesson Plan, Slides and Activities
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Teach figurative language with confidence using this complete teaching bundle for similes, metaphors and personification. Designed to lighten the load, this premium resource combines explicit teaching slides, a structured lesson plan and differentiated student activities into one cohesive solution for meaningful English instruction.
Aligned to the Gradual Release of Responsibility (I Do, We Do, You Do) framework, this bundle supports students as they identify figurative language in texts, explain its effect on meaning, and apply vivid, emotive vocabulary in their own writing. Through explicit modelling, guided discussion, check-ins for understanding and independent application, students move from recognition to confident use.
What’s included in this teaching bundle?
- A complete lesson sequence aligned to gradual release
- Explicit teacher modelling and think-alouds
- Guided discussion and collaborative analysis opportunities
- Built-in formative assessment check-in points
- Embedded exit ticket to assess understanding and inform next-step teaching
- Differentiated learning opportunities to support a range of learners
Interactive Teaching Slides (PowerPoint)
- 28 editable teaching slides for explicit instruction
- Clear explanations of similes, metaphors and personification
- Vocabulary instruction and worked examples
- Check-in opportunities to monitor understanding
- Structured support for whole-class teaching and guided practice
- 3 differentiated figurative language writing tasks
- 5–7 sentence writing or poetry response task based on a given theme
- Planning, drafting and editing scaffolds
- Worked examples for modelling and visible learning
- Bonus extension activity: design a classroom poster comparing similes, metaphors and personification
Perfect for Australian classrooms, this high-quality English teaching resource bundle provides a practical, classroom-ready solution that saves planning time while building strong student understanding and creative written expression.
Formats: PowerPoint and PDF
Aligned to Australian Curriculum Outcome:
AC9E6LA08 Identify authors’ use of vivid, emotive vocabulary, such as metaphors, similes, personification, idioms, imagery and hyperbole.
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