Match the Metaphor to the Picture
Match the metaphor to the picture: find the direct comparison!
3rd Grade - English Language Arts - Visual and Multimedia Literacy
About This Skill
On Iqleel, third-grade students can practice identifying creative comparisons to learn how metaphors work. They will discover that a metaphor compares two unlike things directly (e.g., 'The classroom was a zoo') without using 'like' or 'as'. By matching metaphors to the correct pictures, students move beyond literal thinking to interpret author's craft and boost their reading comprehension.
Skills & Topics
- Reading & Comprehension
- Reading Strategies
- Details
- Reading Comprehension
- Multimedia
Curriculum Alignment
- L.3.5.a: Distinguish the literal and nonliteral meanings of words and phrases in context (e.g., take steps).
- ELA.3.R.3.1
- ELA.3.10.D