Teaching Metaphorical Language

Do you teach metaphorical language in your classroom? In this article, educator Karen Hume talks about the importance of metaphors because “all learning happens through connection. We make sense of new information by forging connections to something we already know…. When connections are unusual or unexpected, they can lead to creative insights that result in new ideas.”If you are looking for a way to introduce more metaphors to your students, my picture book Sleep, Little One, Sleep makes for a quick read and is packed full of examples of metaphors such as this one:“Come, little one. The day is done.Sleep spins a web, delicate and strong,To cradle you,To cradle you.”