Thursday, July 14, 2011

This and That

Teaching new things to our children can be quite interesting. Yesterday we had a discussion about; metaphor, analogy, and simile.  After I thought they understood what I was trying to explain they set to work on coming up with some of their own.

The results sent me seeking a place where I could chuckle without being discovered.

  • A tree without leaves is like life without happiness.
  • A sky with no clouds is like meat without salt.
  • Balloons without air is like children with no parents to care.
  • Corn without roots is like sadness with no end.
While the first three made me chuckle I could kind of see the reasoning behind it, but the one about corn has me totally stumped. I think we'll be needing a few more lessons!

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7 comments:

  1. Hmmm. Does someone really like corn as much as I do? Knowing that without it, we're sad? Yep. That one takes thought.

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  2. Hmm... Interesting. Yes, that fourth one does sort of leave you wondering. Love them though!

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  3. smart children you have. my favorite is the balloon one!

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  4. My favorite is the cloudless sky being like meat with no salt.
    They hit the mark with that one. *giggles*
    Have a great weekend!

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  5. That is really cute, very creative.

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  6. The one with the corn makes complete sense, without roots for nourishment there is no life, sadness dries up the bones and does not produce life or a product, smart children indeed.
    Mrs. J.

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  7. The clouds one is hilarious - they either really like clouds or really don't like salt on their meatloaf! That's too funny - sounds like they got YOU thinking, too! LOL

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