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Compare with Zoomy™ Untitled Document 10-15 Minutes Materials:
Zoomy™, com- puter, a book that contains many examples of simile
and metaphor. Skills:Comparison, Similes  Grades: 3-6 Whole
Class 1. Read a book to the class that has many examples of
simile or metaphor in the story. Compare and contrast simile and
metaphor with the class. 2. Allow students to explore a category
of objects using Zoomy. Students could explore fossils, shells,
seeds, rocks or any artifact that is linked to a unit or topic
the class is studying.  3. Have students view an object with
Zoomy, then take a photo and print it. Encourage students to
think creatively and write a simile or metaphor about the object
as they see it with Zoomy. Then have them write another simile
or metaphor about the object as they see it without Zomy. For
example, The seed is smooth as silk or The rock has craters like
the moon.  4. Place students' work in a center. Challenge teams
of students to