Description
Bite-Size Brain Builders™: Figurative Language Bell Ringer Journal for 3rd Grade and Up:
Incorporate figurative language bell ringers into your daily routine using these warm-up activities! This file includes activities related to metaphors, similes, idioms, hyperbole, proverbs/adages, personification, alliteration, and onomatopoeia.
This figurative language file contains the following:
- Optional cover pages in color or black-and-white
- 36 weeks of daily figurative language bell ringer activities
- 18 reference pages (related to metaphors, similes, idioms, hyperboles, proverbs, personification, alliteration, onomatopoeia)
- Answer keys (13 pages)
You will be over the moon with this figurative language bell ringer product!
Designed for an entire year, this packet can also be used at any point in the year because of the spiraling layout (each figure of speech shows up every eight weeks and then repeats until the final 12 weeks, where all the figures of speech are combined). This layout ensures that your students walk out of your class with a firm grasp of each figurative language element.
Used as a warm-up, homework, or an early finisher activity, each figurative language activity is designed to last 3-6 minutes and is standards-aligned for 3rd-6th grade.
The layout for this figurative language bell ringer is as follows:
Week:
1- Metaphors
2- Similes
3- Idioms
4- Hyperboles
5- Proverbs and Adages
6- Personification
7- Alliteration
8- Onomatopoeia
9- Metaphors
10- Similes
11- Idioms
12- Hyperboles
13- Proverbs and Adages
14- Personification
15- Alliteration
16- Onomatopoeia
17- Metaphors
18- Similes
19- Idioms
20- Hyperboles
21- Proverbs and Adages
22- Personification
23- Alliteration
24- Onomatopoeia
25- Similes and Metaphors
26- Idioms and Hyperboles
27- Proverbs and Personification
28- Alliteration and Onomatopoeia
29- Similes, Metaphors, Idioms, and Hyperboles
30- Proverbs, Personification, Alliteration, and Onomatopoeia
31-36- ALL figurative language COMBINED in the final 8 weeks
Following the weekly activity pages, you will find the following:
- 18 pages of figurative language reference material to pair with the bell ringers
- 13 pages of answer keys
- 1 certificate of achievement (for distribution upon completion of the unit)
This PDF file contains 132 pages + Google Slides.












Morphology Matters –
Great resource, my students have enjoyed using it in class, thank you!
Kirsten Tulsian –
Thank you so much for your feedback, Alexandra!
I’m happy to hear that this resource was useful for your students. I appreciate the 5-star feedback and hope you’ll be back!
Much gratitude,
Kirsten
Grace English –
Great resources for teaching my ELL students figurative language!
Kirsten Tulsian –
Thank you so much for your thoughtful 5-star feedback!
I truly appreciate you for taking the time to share your thoughts and review of this resource!
Much gratitude,
Kirsten
Heather A. –
This is a great resource to introduce figurative language with examples and lots of practice.
Stacey K. –
This is a fantastic resource to review figurative language. I like to give this as morning work for extra practice !
Rachel Thomas –
I used this educational product with my middle school students and was genuinely impressed with how engaged they became. The content was age-appropriate, well-structured, and aligned with our curriculum goals. It encouraged critical thinking and problem-solving, and the interactive elements kept students motivated throughout. I also appreciated how easy it was to integrate into my lesson plans. Highly recommended for any educator looking to enhance student learning in a fun and meaningful way.
Destany G. –
This resource is engaging and easy to use—my students loved it!
Staci Wignall –
my third grade students needed daily practice or they would quickly forget. loved this resource
Sarah W. –
This resource is a great resource to use for ELA bellwork.
Mari B. –
The notes make great anchor charts for our writer’s handbook. The daily practice is a quick bell ringer!
Robyn M. –
We love how quick and easy this is to incorporate into our morning routine. My third-grader even enjoys coming up with examples.
Abigail C. –
This is a great bell ringer for students to do when they come in the classroom. It is also a great spiraling tool.
LaWanda Mitchell –
This is a great way to review figurative language.
Renee T. –
Always great to have quick and easy to implement activities to check understanding and to review concepts.
Christine Horne –
This is a fantastic language resource! It provides great practice and reinforcement of important language skills while keeping students engaged. The activities are easy to use and a wonderful addition to my language instruction. I will definitely be using this resource throughout the year!