Similes by Zaria & Darius

Similies are used by authors to make funny sentences. This is an example of similies, she sings like a cow. You have to use words like and as.

He is strong like Hulk.
The bed is softer than a marshmellow.
Ms. K is as old as Joesph in the Bible.
Ms. K is as old as dead fish.



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The past two days, our writing group has been learning about similes. As you can see, they rather enjoyed themselves. In fact, I think they really got the hang of it. I definitely saw the creative, if not slightly disgusting, thinking of the class. Students are learning to create a picture with their words in order to tell a story. When you talk with your child, make sure they can tell you that a simile compares two seemingly different things using the words "like" or "as." (Please know that similes are not necessarily funny!) A simile can express both positive and negative attributes, as in the following examples:

The girl runs like a cheetah. The girl runs like dried glue.

Encourage your child to describe their feelings, surroundings, friends, etc using similes!