Not so many years ago, a senior colleague of mine captured the transformative power of teaching with a memorable metaphor. “We’re helping our students rearrange their intellectual furniture,” he would ...

Julia Turchaninova is a former senior teacher from the Houston Independent School District/Houston Community College System (HISD/HCCS) with a doctorate in education and more than four decades of ...

A free, classroom-ready worksheet pack for Years 7–9 covering: Poetic form and structure Metaphor, imagery and language Comparative poetry analysis Foundation, Intermediate and Stretch & Challenge ...

This writing review worksheet is an excellent way to revise and practise using metaphors in KS2. It contains examples of metaphors and 5 different metaphor challenges, which can be used during one ...

Select an option below to continue reading this premium story. Already a Honolulu Star-Advertiser subscriber? Log in now to continue reading. The learning activity invites students to explore layers ...