Instructional Video7:06
Wonderscape

Exploring the Power of Figurative Language: Metaphors and Beyond

K - 5th
This video explores figurative language's role in writing, focusing on metaphors, similes, allusions, personification, and hyperbole. It highlights how these devices enhance understanding and persuasion, using examples and interactive...
Instructional Video4:35
Curated Video

Metaphor and Similes

6th - Higher Ed
Learn the difference between metaphors and similes and understand why these two figurative language devices are so important in writing.
Instructional Video2:44
Curated Video

Metaphors and Similes

3rd - Higher Ed
Metaphors and Similes explores metaphors and similes by interpreting literal and figurative meanings.
Instructional Video5:49
Curated Video

Simile/Metaphor: It's a Figure of Speech

3rd - Higher Ed
Mr. Griot explains and models writing similes and metaphors.
Instructional Video4:28
Curated Video

Metaphor Meanings

3rd - Higher Ed
“Metaphor Meanings” is a video that discusses metaphors and compares their literal and figurative meanings.
Instructional Video3:09
Kids Learning Videos

Birds! Learn about Birds

Pre-K - K
Birds! Learn about Birds with this video. This video teaches about birds with cartoons, videos and photos of birds. Children can learn about different birds with this video. It's a great way to learn more about birds.
Instructional Video5:39
Curated Video

Similes Examples | ESL Guessing Game | Intermediate Grade 6

Pre-K - Higher Ed
English ESL teachers and ESL students will love our Similes Examples Guessing Game. This is a fun guessing game with 10 popular simile examples. Firstly, students will see part of a zoomed in picture. If they can guess the simile and...
Instructional Video4:51
Wonderscape

Understanding Similes: The Art of Comparison in Language

K - 5th
This video examines similes, a key figure of speech used for comparison in writing. It explains how similes, characterized by the use of "like" or "as," differ from metaphors and enhance clarity and impact in communication. The video...
Instructional Video5:24
Curated Video

Figurative Language: Idioms, Similes, and Metaphors

3rd - Higher Ed
Mr. Griot examines some common idioms and identifies similes and metaphors.
Instructional Video2:57
The Bazillions

Similes And Metaphors

K - 5th
Metaphor Man and Simile Girl are here to save the day! These heroes make learning your similes and metaphors as easy as pie. Sing along and learn with The Bazillions.
Instructional Video33:37
The Wall Street Journal

COP27 Debrief

Higher Ed
PwC Chairman Bob Moritz joins the WSJ CEO Council to discuss what was achieved by the politicians, NGO's and business people at COP27, and what it all means for business.
Instructional Video5:09
TED-Ed

TED-Ed: The secret society of the Great Dismal Swamp | Dan Sayers

Pre-K - Higher Ed
Straddling Virginia and North Carolina is an area that was once described as the "most repulsive of American possessions." By 1728, it was known as the Great Dismal Swamp. But while many deemed it uninhabitable, recent findings suggest...
Instructional Video4:11
Curated Video

Figurative Language: Creating Meaning with Comparisons

3rd - Higher Ed
This video will help students understand the critical role of comparative figurative language (metaphor, simile, and personification) in establishing theme in poetry.
Instructional Video6:12
Homeschool Pop

Metaphors for Kids | Language Arts Learning Video

Pre-K - 6th
YAY! Learn all about metaphors in this language arts learning video for kids! Look at examples of metaphors, and the differences between metaphors and similes! ❤ Homeschool Pop? Join our team and get tattoos here:...
Instructional Video2:33
TED Talks

Marisa Fick-Jordan: The wonder of Zulu wire art

12th - Higher Ed
In this short, image-packed talk, Marisa Fick-Jordan talks about how a village of traditional Zulu wire weavers built a worldwide market for their dazzling work.
Instructional Video13:56
Schooling Online

English Essentials - Powering Through Prose - Narrative Style, Techniques & Figurative Language in Prose Fiction (Stage 4, Years/Grades 7-8)

3rd - Higher Ed
Our second lesson will zoom into the finer elements of prose fiction. We’ll tackle narrative style, techniques and figurative language. You’ll discover a writer’s number one rule – show, don’t tell. Soon enough, you’ll have all the tools...
Instructional Video30:30
Wonderscape

Literature Kids: Exploring Figures of Speech

K - 5th
This video is a teacher explaining different figures of speech, including symbolism, allegory, onomatopoeia, paradox, and pun. The teacher provides examples and explanations for each figure of speech and how they are used in literature....
Instructional Video4:28
Homeschool Pop

Simile Lesson | Classroom Language Arts Video

Pre-K - 6th
This simile lesson video for 2nd, 3rd, and 4th grade students will share how similes compare things using the words "like" and "as". Similes are different from metaphors, metaphors do not use the words "like" or "as". This is perfect for...
Instructional Video0:53
Kids’ Poems and Stories With Michael Rosen

Introduction Song | POEM | Kids' Poems and Stories With Michael Rosen

Pre-K - 5th
Introduction Song | POEM | Kids' Poems and Stories With Michael Rosen from ‘Even My Ears Are Smiling’ (Bloomsbury). Going to use my feet today Don’t know who I’ll meet today Going to keep the beat today Going to use my feet today Going...
Instructional Video1:26
Kids’ Poems and Stories With Michael Rosen

Attacked By A Banana | POEM | Kids' Poems and Stories With Michael Rosen

Pre-K - 5th
Attacked By A Banana | POEM | Kids' Poems and Stories With Michael Rosen Poem written and performed by Michael Rosen From : Even my Ears are Smiling Published by Bloomsbury You can browse and buy Michael Rosen Books here:...
Instructional Video5:27
Cerebellum

The Elements Of Poetry - Figurative Language

9th - 12th
The Elements of Poetry - Figurative language, meter and rhyme, simile, and metaphor . These are a few of the many topics explored in this lively video tour through the genre of poetry. Other elements illustrated in the program include:...
Instructional Video15:46
Schooling Online

Emily Dickinson - This is my letter to the World

3rd - Higher Ed
Join us for an in-depth look at one of Dickinson’s most iconic poems. It’s a short but powerful lyric that carries an important message for us all. We’ll take you through the poem’s big ideas, context, form, and poetic techniques. With...
Instructional Video1:24
Curated OER

Similes and Metaphors

3rd - 8th
It only takes 90 seconds for this student to explain the differences between a simile and a metaphor. He gives examples of different phrases, along with helpful definition.
Instructional Video
Turtle Diary

Turtle Diary: Decoding Metaphors and Similes

3rd - 4th Standards
A video [1:15] explaining and giving examples of how to decode similes and metaphors.

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