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Metaphor Market Writing

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Metaphor Market Writing

Metaphor Market Writing

Metaphor market with classroom objects

🛍️ Part 1: Understanding Metaphors

1. What is a metaphor? Circle the best answer:

When we say something is like something else

When we say something IS something else to help people imagine it better

When we describe the colour of something

2. Which of these sentences are metaphors? Check all that apply:

The sun is a golden coin

The book is red

A pencil is a magic wand

The cat is sleeping

An eraser is a tiny hero that fixes mistakes

✏️ Part 2: Creating Your Own Metaphors

3. Complete these metaphor sentences by filling in the blanks:

A ruler is a _________________ that helps us draw straight lines.

A book is a _________________ full of adventures.

A crayon is a _________________ that paints the world with colour.

A chair is a _________________ that holds us up.

4. Choose ONE classroom object and write your own metaphor sentence:

Object I chose: _________________

5. Draw a picture of your metaphor object next to your sentence:

🌟 Part 3: Metaphor Market Challenge

6. Match each object with a creative metaphor:
1. Scissors
2. Glue stick
3. Whiteboard
4. Backpack
A. A treasure chest for school supplies
B. A blank canvas waiting for ideas
C. A magic helper that sticks things together
D. Twin silver birds that cut through paper
7. Create THREE more metaphors for classroom objects. Use the sentence starter to help you:

A _____________ is a _____________

🗣️ Part 4: Sharing and Reflection

8. Which metaphor from today's lesson is your favourite? Write it here and explain why you like it:

My favourite metaphor:

Why I like it:

9. How do metaphors help us when we write? Circle the best answer:

They make our writing longer

They help readers imagine things in new and exciting ways

They make our writing harder to read

10. Challenge: Can you think of a metaphor using te reo Māori words? Try using these words: pene (pencil), pukapuka (book), or choose your own!

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