Similes and Metaphors in Music Activity Pack

This packet contains:

~links to 6 different music videos with fun songs the kids know and love that contain examples of similes and metaphors. The songs include:

"Without Love" from the movie Hairspray
"Firework" by Katy Perry
"Red" by Taylor Swift
"Mr. Grinch" from When the Grinch Stole Christmas
"Stereo Hearts" by Gym Class Heroes
and "Similes and Metaphors in Pop Music" you can use as an introduction or review

~A Simile and Metaphor Cheat Sheet

~Song Lyrics to the songs listed above

~Practice pages for each song

~One Homework Page

~A 2 Page Final Assessment

Beginning in third grade students must be able to demonstrate understanding of figurative language, word relationships and nuances in word meanings and distinguish the literal and nonliteral meanings of words and phrases in context in accordance with the common core standards. In fourth grade students must explain the meaning of simple similes and metaphors in context. In fifth grade students must be able to interpret figurative language, including similes and metaphors, in context. It is in these grades students build a solid foundation and understanding of figurative language to use throughout middle school and high school.

I designed the activities in this packet to teach students two types of figurative language: similes and metaphors. This product will allow students to practice identifying and writing similes and metaphors in a fun way…with music!

You can print a packet for each child or each page individually. I’ve provided youtube links to each song on the next page so your students can listen to each song as well as read the lyrics. These pages could be used whole group, at a center or individually.