Maniac Magee By Kristin

While reading Maniac Magee, teach the children different forms of figurative language (similes,metaphors, exaggerations, idioms, puns, etc.) It is a PERFECT book for teaching this concept, since it is used a great deal throughout the book. My kids absolutely had a ball learning and experimenting with figurative language and then picking the different forms out in the novel.
It also makes great bulletin board decorations for others to laugh at. Ex. "What's wrong, cat got your tongue?" The child can draw a cat pulling a person's tongue. Have fun.

 

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