{"product_id":"year-6-idioms-imagery-and-hyperbole-figurative-language-lesson-sequence-teacher-resource-australian-curriculum","title":"Year 6: Idioms, Imagery and Hyperbole Figurative Language Lesson Sequence","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003ci\u003eGifted and Talented Teacher creates high-quality teaching resources and printable teacher resources designed to support calm, organised, and engaging learning environments. From curriculum-aligned teaching tools to functional classroom decor, our resources are classroom-ready and designed to save teachers time.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"211\" data-start=\"0\"\u003eBring figurative language to life with this explicit Lesson Plan for Teaching \u003cstrong data-end=\"111\" data-start=\"78\"\u003eIdioms, Imagery and Hyperbole\u003c\/strong\u003e — designed to build confidence through clear modelling, guided discussion and independent practice.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"211\" data-start=\"0\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a_GcMg font-feature-liga-off font-feature-clig-off font-feature-calt-off text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none\"\u003eNote:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a_GcMg font-feature-liga-off font-feature-clig-off font-feature-calt-off text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none\"\u003e \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eGet the most from this lesson by using it with the matching teacher slides and independent student activities. \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/giftedandtalentedteacher.com\/products\/year-6-bundle-idioms-imagery-and-hyperbole-lesson-plan-slides-and-activities\"\u003eClick here\u003c\/a\u003e to view the bundle.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"503\" data-start=\"213\"\u003eAligned to the Gradual Release of Responsibility (\u003cem data-end=\"284\" data-start=\"263\"\u003eI Do, We Do, You Do\u003c\/em\u003e) framework, this lesson supports students as they learn to \u003cstrong data-end=\"437\" data-start=\"344\"\u003einterpret idioms, recognise imagery, explain the effect of exaggeration through hyperbole\u003c\/strong\u003e, and experiment with applying these devices in their own writing.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLearning Intention: \u003c\/strong\u003ew\u003cspan class=\"a_GcMg font-feature-liga-off font-feature-clig-off font-feature-calt-off text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none\"\u003ee are learning to understand how idioms, imagery, and hyperbole create vivid and meaningful expressions in language.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSuccess Criteria: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong data-end=\"642\" data-start=\"622\"\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a_GcMg font-feature-liga-off font-feature-clig-off font-feature-calt-off text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none\"\u003eI can identify idioms, imagery and hyperbole in texts.\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-end=\"720\" data-start=\"661\"\u003eI can explain how they enhance meaning.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-end=\"720\" data-start=\"661\"\u003eI can experiment with using figurative language in my own writing.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"550\" data-start=\"505\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-end=\"550\" data-start=\"505\"\u003eWhat’s included in this teacher resource?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"635\" data-start=\"552\"\u003eA complete lesson sequence structured around the Gradual Release of Responsibility:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli data-end=\"635\" data-start=\"552\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong data-end=\"647\" data-start=\"639\"\u003eI Do\u003c\/strong\u003e – explicit teacher modelling, think-alouds and worked examples unpacking idioms, imagery and hyperbole.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-end=\"635\" data-start=\"552\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong data-end=\"765\" data-start=\"756\"\u003eWe Do\u003c\/strong\u003e – guided practice and collaborative analysis of examples, including rewriting idioms into figurative, hyperbolic and literal versions.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-end=\"635\" data-start=\"552\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong data-end=\"915\" data-start=\"905\"\u003eYou Do\u003c\/strong\u003e – independent application tasks where students describe meanings, create their own examples and illustrate scenarios to match.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"1527\" data-start=\"1458\"\u003eOpportunities for oral discussion, annotation and written response.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"1527\" data-start=\"1458\"\u003ePerfect for introducing figurative language in a structured, engaging way, this lesson helps students move from recognition to explanation — and finally to confidently use in their own writing.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-is-only-node=\"\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-end=\"960\" data-start=\"945\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-end=\"956\" data-start=\"945\"\u003eFormat:\u003c\/strong\u003e PDF\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-is-only-node=\"\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-end=\"960\" data-start=\"945\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAustralian Curriculum Outcome Address: \u003c\/strong\u003eIdentify authors’ use of vivid, emotive vocabulary, such as metaphors, similes, personification, idioms, imagery and hyperbole. 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