Figurative Language Escape Room activity by the Sydney Teacher for Years 5&6 with task sheets and answers on a yellow background.
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Figurative Language Escape Room | Year 5 & 6

$7.00 AUD
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Looking for a fun way to practise or revise figurative language? Want to build teamwork and collaboration in your classroom? Escape rooms are the perfect solution!

In this activity, students work together to solve four challenging and engaging figurative language puzzles in order to save the school!

Note: To get the most out of this activity, please ensure students are familiar with the definitions for, and examples of: simile, metaphor, oxymoron, hyperbole, personification, idiom, onomatopoeia and alliteration.

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Outcome Codes: AC9E5LE04, AC9E6LA08

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Digital download links are made available on the order summary page immediately after purchase. These links are also emailed directly to your inbox! Simply click on the link to begin the download process and the files will save to your device. 

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Figurative Language Mega Bundle for Years 5&6 by The Sydney Teacher featuring Figurative Language Task Card showing Simile, Task Two puzzle and 'Metaphor' activity. A light green banner on the right side shows text that reads '100+ pages'. Figurative Language Escape Room activity by The Sydney Teacher for Years 5 and 6 with Task Two Puzzle and Task One Answers on a yellow background.
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Why Choose The Figurative Language Escape Room | Year 5 & 6?

  • All tasks are aligned with the Australian Curriculum.
  • Tasks are interactive and engaging, with hands-on elements.
  • Tasks encourage teamwork and collaboration.
  • Apart from printing the sheets and sharing the Google Form link, there’s NO prep and NO marking!

What's Included?

  • 4 rigorous figurative language tasks that develop problem solving skills and logic
  • Access to an exclusive and original video that sets the scene (see the video preview!)
  • Access to a self-checking/marking Google Form - no teacher marking required!
  • Access to a digital (Google Slide) version of the activities (Note: teachers and students will need a Google email to access this version)

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Fatima S.
Such a fun escape room!

My 5s loved these activities, and they were so good for getting them thinking and talking about figurative language together :)

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Bridget M.
Fun Actitivity

My students really enjoyed this, they were really about to see the connections between how to understand figurative and how to use it, all while playing a game.

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Stacie Edwards
A Great Resource

My students were very engaged in this activity! Such a great resource!

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Passion & Potential
Fun and Engaging

This was a fun and engaging activity for my 5th graders.

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Alisha C.

This can be a bit challenging at times. I always have my students use their interactive notebook to help them ith it.

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Tammy K.

Well Worth It

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Tammy K.
Well Worth It

​Well worth the money! The students had a blast.

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Bianca-Lee B.

So easy to organise and implement. Instructions are easy for the students to follow.

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Bronwyn D.

A highly engaging resource that students loved and made my life easier! Thank you for sharing!

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Happy to Help You

I used this as a gathering activity during a 4th and 5th grades Lit Fest. Students enjoyed the challenge!

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Ashley Cole

Used this with our advisory students for ELAR purposes. They loved it! Thank you so much!

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Tamara B.

Great Resource, thank you for creating. Very helpful

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Faith C.

The students loved this escape room. It was a little challenging for some of my lower kiddos but it was overall a big hit.

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C Hogan

You need to get this resource. Great activity for your students to work on.

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Anna P.

This was another enjoyable escape room my class could complete.

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Amanda W.

Great!

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Lauren B.

My students loved this!

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Amelia H.

Fun resource to use to reinforce knowledge on figurative language

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Lindsay M.

This was such a fun way for my students, who are very competitive, to review figurative language. Thanks!

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Brittney G.

Used this resource as a way students could practice figurative language and become more proficient.

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Suzanne D.

My students loved using their figurative language knowledge to complete this escape room. They were very engaged! Thank you!

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Rosina B.

We had a lot of fun in class playing this game. Students were learning and working together.

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Linda B.

This was a very engaging resource, as well as excellent for reviewing figurative language. Thank you!

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Kirby P.

A great way to engage students and use as a summative assessment following a unit. Love all the escape rooms!

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Gayle O.

My students loved this escape room. It provided a variety of opportunities to consolidate their understanding of figurative language.

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Natalie W.

Great for group work

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Miss Cain's Classroom

Student's loved this one. As always, wonderful!

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Simone S.

A great resource!

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Stephanie X.

Great links to figurative language.

Thank you Stephanie!

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TANIA L.

Thankyou for an excellent resource

You’re welcome Tania!

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Ashly B.

This resource was fantastic to use at the end of the year as a review with my students!

This is so great to hear, thanks for your lovely feedback!

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marie L.

My students really enjoyed this escape room, and they were completely engaged. It was a great review for figurative language.

Thank you for your lovely feedback! Much appreciated :)

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Sarah T.

Your escape room resources are an absolute favourite in my class!

Thank you for your lovely feedback! Much appreciated :)

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Meghan D.

My students love the escape rooms! Very engaging

Thank you!

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