Are your students struggling to write vivid, engaging descriptions using figurative language?
These Figurative Language Picture & Passage Prompt Cards provide a low-prep, highly structured approach to descriptive and creative writing. Using engaging photo and passage prompts, students brainstorm ideas, develop sensory descriptions and apply figurative language to create vivid, engaging texts with greater confidence and independence.
Guided brainstorming boxes, writing checklists and built-in figurative language references help students organise their ideas at the point of writing, reducing cognitive load while supporting independent descriptive writing.
HOW YOU CAN USE THIS RESOURCE:
🌿 Daily descriptive writing, creative writing and figurative language practice
🌿 Writing warm-ups, fast finishers or literacy rotations
🌿 Homework or consolidation tasks
🌿 Small-group intervention
🌿 Whole-class modelling and explicit instruction
WHAT'S INCLUDED:
𓅦 20 Photo & 20 Passage Prompt Cards
Independent writing, completed brainstorm version, and text starter version
Figurative language acronym ISHAMPOO on each card
𓅦 Multiple Formats
𓅦 Editable Templates
Canva template
Microsoft PowerPoint template
Insert your own images and passages, and customise the writing space and checklists
𓅦 Student Writing Supports
Writing checklists included on every prompt card
Printable checklist slips for student workbooks
Planning sheet for brainstorming examples of each figurative language type
𓅦 Resource Guide PDF
WHY YOU'LL LOVE THIS RESOURCE:
Designed to build confident writers, these Figurative Language Picture & Passage Prompt Cards help students develop vivid, descriptive texts using engaging prompts and structured writing supports. Multiple differentiation, template and format options make it easy to choose the version that best suits your teaching preferences and student needs.
EDITABLE TEMPLATES
Editable Canva and Microsoft PowerPoint templates allow you to:
insert your own images and passages
customise the writing area
customise the writing checklists
Please note: The page design, headings and instructional text are fixed.
Are your students struggling to write vivid, engaging descriptions using figurative language?
These Figurative Language Picture & Passage Prompt Cards provide a low-prep, highly structured approach to descriptive and creative writing. Using engaging photo and passage prompts, students brainstorm ideas, develop sensory descriptions and apply figurative language to create vivid, engaging texts with greater confidence and independence.
Guided brainstorming boxes, writing checklists and built-in figurative language references help students organise their ideas at the point of writing, reducing cognitive load while supporting independent descriptive writing.
HOW YOU CAN USE THIS RESOURCE:
🌿 Daily descriptive writing, creative writing and figurative language practice
🌿 Writing warm-ups, fast finishers or literacy rotations
🌿 Homework or consolidation tasks
🌿 Small-group intervention
🌿 Whole-class modelling and explicit instruction
WHAT'S INCLUDED:
𓅦 20 Photo & 20 Passage Prompt Cards
Independent writing, completed brainstorm version, and text starter version
Figurative language acronym ISHAMPOO on each card
𓅦 Multiple Formats
𓅦 Editable Templates
Canva template
Microsoft PowerPoint template
Insert your own images and passages, and customise the writing space and checklists
𓅦 Student Writing Supports
Writing checklists included on every prompt card
Printable checklist slips for student workbooks
Planning sheet for brainstorming examples of each figurative language type
𓅦 Resource Guide PDF
WHY YOU'LL LOVE THIS RESOURCE:
Designed to build confident writers, these Figurative Language Picture & Passage Prompt Cards help students develop vivid, descriptive texts using engaging prompts and structured writing supports. Multiple differentiation, template and format options make it easy to choose the version that best suits your teaching preferences and student needs.
EDITABLE TEMPLATES
Editable Canva and Microsoft PowerPoint templates allow you to:
insert your own images and passages
customise the writing area
customise the writing checklists
Please note: The page design, headings and instructional text are fixed.
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