Creative Teaching Press Language Arts: Analogies

Heres an ideal way to introduce analogies to your primary students. By teaching your students how to make analogies, youere providing them with practice in analyzing relationships between words and concepts while strengthening vocabulary-essential test-prep skills! This book is divided into 5 sections:Introduction to different kinds of analogies likely encountered on standardized tests: synonyms, antonyms, homophones, animal groups and offspring, individual members of a larger group, characteristics, rhyming words, plurals, things that go together and tools with people who use themPrimary science topics: plants and insectsSocial studies topics: community helpers, the neighborhood and transportationMiscellaneous topics such as fun things to eat, wear and playResource section with word lists, a student record sheet, student awards and reproducibles for a fast-paced game called Analogy Whizo that provides analogy practice for small groups or your entire classSharpen your students thinking skills with these analogies and watch their confidence grow as they learn how to make analogies and prepare for standardized tests. Contains 48 pages. For grades 2-4.